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398 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 8DF

Refused Newham 21/01442/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use

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

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use from A1 retail with new classification E(a) to restaurant E(b).

As published by the council, reference 21/01442/CLP

Application record

Reference
21/01442/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
9 Jun 2021
Validated
9 Jun 2021
Decided
4 Aug 2021
Ward
Green Street East
Parish
Manor Park Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
E7 8DF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2021

    Received by Newham

  2. 4 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Neo Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2015 · London

24 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 58% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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