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56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE

Status unknown Newham 25/01926/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

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Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) for use of top floor of 56 Sprowston Mews as 1 self-contained residential unit (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 25/01926/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/01926/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Received
3 Sep 2025
Validated
3 Sep 2025
Ward
Forest Gate South
Parish
Forest Gate Community Forum
Postcode
E7 9AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02745/CLE Granted

    56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE

    Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) for use of second floor as 1 self-contained residential unit (Use Class C3).

    Decided 27 Jan 2026 Lawful development
  • 25/02739/CLE Granted

    56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE

    Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) for use of first floor as 1 self-contained residential unit (Use Class C3).

    Decided 27 Jan 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2025

    Received by Newham

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Newham took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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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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