Planning application
23/00701/PRECOU
Land At 5 To 7 Balmoral Road Forest Gate London E7 0NR
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of the commercial unit into a self contained flat (Use class C3) (Application site is adjoining Woodgrange Estate Conservation Area)
As published by the council, reference 23/00701/PRECOU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Apr 2023
Received by Newham
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13 Jun 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Refused
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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23/00121/HH Granted
92 Windsor Road Forest Gate London Newham E7 0RB
Installation of air source heat pump at rear of property. (This application is affecting the setting of the Woodgrange Estate conservation area.)
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26/00227/FUL Status unknown
458 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 8DF
Demolition of the existing single storey rear and side extensions, erection of a part single, part three storey building with a mansard roof and first and second floor rear extensions. Partial change of use of the ground floor front commercial unit and full change of use of the ground floor rear and upper floor commercial units to residential use, to provide 1 x 3-bedroom maisonette, 1 x 2-bedroom maisonette, and 2 x 1-bedroom flats, associated with installation of solar PV panels to the rear roof slope and second floor extension roof, and front façade improvement works, including brickwork restoration and replacement fenestration to existing building.
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23/01002/PREHH Granted
501 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 8AD
Application for prior approval for erection of a single storey rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3m
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26/00194/PREHH Refused
497 - 499 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 8AD
The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6.00m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.00m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.80m
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23/00323/CLP Granted
402 Romford Road Forest Gate London Newham E7 8DF
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension, with 3no. rooflights to the front roof-slope and a juliet balcony.
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26/01660/FUL Status unknown
110 Claremont Road Forest Gate London E7 0PX
Replacement of existing fenestration with new timber fenestration. (This application is in the Woodgrange Estate Conservation Area.)
Other prior approval applications
In Newham
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26/01680/PREHH Status unknown
75 Stevenage Road East Ham London E6 2AU
Application for prior approval for erection of two single storey rear extensions. The details submitted are as follows: Extension 1: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6.00m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.20m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.00m Extension 2: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 5.179m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.20m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.00m
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26/01303/PREHH Withdrawn
7 White Horse Road East Ham London E6 6DR
Prior notification application for the construction of a single-storey ground floor rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 4.50m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.50m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.60m
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26/01654/PREHH Status unknown
2 Jedburgh Road Plaistow London E13 9LG
Prior notification application for the construction of a single-storey ground floor rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 5.00m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.13m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.95m
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26/01632/PREHH Status unknown
13 Woodhouse Grove Manor Park London E12 6SR
Prior notification application for the construction of a single-storey ground floor rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6.00m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.00m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.80m
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26/01511/PREAC Status unknown
2 Major Road Stratford London E15 1EE
Application for prior approval for construction of a new second floor level with a pitched roof to create a new self-contained flat.