Planning application
40 Gresham Road Canning Town London E16 3DU
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
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Proposal
Single-storey rear extension, rear dormer extension and the change of use from a single dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 5-bed, 5-person HMO (Use Class C4) with provision of refuse and cycle storage.
As published by the council, reference 25/01856/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01856/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Custom House
- Parish
- Custom House And Canning Community Forum
- Postcode
- E16 3DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01474/FUL Awaiting decision
40 Gresham Road Canning Town London E16 3DU
Change of use to a 5-person HMO (Class C4) and erection of single storey rear extension, rear dormer roof extension with provision of refuse and cycle storage.
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26/00056/FUL Refused
40 Gresham Road Canning Town London E16 3DU
Construction of a single storey ground floor rear extension, rear dormer extension to loft and the change of use from a single dwelling house (Class C3) to a 4-person HMO (Class C4) with provision of refuse and cycle storage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Newham
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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