Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

728 Romford Road Manor Park London E12 6BT

Refused Newham 25/02432/PRECOU Prior Approval Change of Use

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

Proposal

Prior Approval application for the change of use of the existing offices on the first and second floor into 1x 2bed 3person and 6 x 1 bed 1 person dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated refuse and cycling stores (Application site is affecting the setting of a Grade II Listed Building - Public Library).

As published by the council, reference 25/02432/PRECOU

Application record

Reference
25/02432/PRECOU
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required & Refused
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Manor Park
Parish
Manor Park Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
E12 6BT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newham register

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

  • 26/00782/FUL Refused

    728 Romford Road Manor Park London E12 6BT

    Change of use and conversion of the first and second floors from Class E (commercial) to residential use (Class C3) to provide six self-contained flats (comprising one studio, three one-bedroom units, one two-bedroom unit and one three-bedroom unit); retention of commercial use at ground floor level; internal alterations; external alterations including new and altered windows; alterations to the roof; provision of refuse and cycle storage; and associated ancillary works (Application site is affecting the setting of a Grade II Listed Building - Public Library). (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    Decided 15 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Newham

  2. 9 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

r&R Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 36% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 720 Romford Road Manor Park London E12 6BT

    25/01960/CLE Submitted 8 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    76% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

    Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) for use as provision of education (Use Class F1(a)), Public worship or religious instruction (or in connection with such use) (F1(f)) and Halls or meeting places for the principal use of the local community (Use Class F2(b))

    Status unknown Lawful development
  • 728 Romford Road Manor Park London E12 6BT

    26/00782/FUL Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use and conversion of the first and second floors from Class E (commercial) to residential use (Class C3) to provide six self-contained flats (comprising one studio, three one-bedroom units, one two-bedroom unit and one three-bedroom unit); retention of commercial use at ground floor level; internal alterations; external alterations including new and altered windows; alterations to the roof; provision of refuse and cycle storage; and associated ancillary works (Application site is affecting the setting of a Grade II Listed Building - Public Library). (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 32 docs
  • 727 - 729 Romford Road, Manor Park London, E12 6ea

    02/1895 Submitted 24 Dec 2002 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~18 Feb

    Erect And Display Illuminated Fascia And Projecting Box Signs

    Status unknown Advertising 6 docs
  • 803 - 805 Romford Road, Manor Park London, E12 6ea

    03/0832 Submitted 30 Jun 2003 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

    Display Of Fascia And Projecting Box Sign

    Status unknown Advertising 6 docs
  • 833 Romford Road Manor Park London E12 6EA

    21/01034/TEL Submitted 26 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Notification under The Electronic Communications Code (conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise Permitted Development Rights - The installation of one omni-antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing lamp post; ancillary development thereto.

    Granted Telecoms 3 docs
  • Unit 2 809 Romford Road Manor Park London E12 6EA

    23/01847/CLP Submitted 24 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed use as restaurant (Class E) and internal works to facilitate this.

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs

In Newham

  • 26/01895/PREHH Status unknown

    6 Fleetwood Close Beckton London E16 3SN

    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 5.50m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.15m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.00m

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/01212/PRESU Granted

    Stracey Road Railway Bridge Stracey Road Forest Gate London E7 0HG

    Application for Prior Approval under Class A, Part 18, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order (as Amended) 2015 (GPDO) for Proposed TAH2/04 - Stracey Road Replacement of Existing Overbridge Superstructure.

    Received 29 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 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.

    Received 23 Jul, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/01148/PREPV Granted

    1 Claps Gate Lane Beckton London E6 6JF

    Prior Approval application for proposed installation of roof mounted solar panels at Sainsburys Beckton.

    Received 22 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/01127/PREHH Granted

    21D Chobham Road Stratford London E15 1LU

    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 3.00m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.00m

    Received 21 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval