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258 - 262 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HZ

Refused Newham 21/00787/PRECUJ Prior Approval (E) Office to (C3) Resi

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval for proposed conversion of the building (offices) into residential (use class C3) to provide 49 no. residential units including an additional internal staircase.

As published by the council, reference 21/00787/PRECUJ

Application record

Reference
21/00787/PRECUJ
Type
Prior Approval (E) Office to (C3) Resi
Status
Rejected
Decision
Prior Approval Required & Refused
Received
26 Mar 2021
Validated
26 Mar 2021
Decided
20 May 2021
Ward
Forest Gate South
Parish
Forest Gate Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
E7 9HZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 21/00768/PRECUJ Refused

    258 - 262 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HZ

    Prior Approval for proposed conversion of the building (offices) into residential (use class C3) to provide 49 no. residential units.

    Decided 20 May 2021 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2021

    Received by Newham

  2. 20 May 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Refused

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London

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Documents

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24 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Newham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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