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56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE

Granted Newham 25/02739/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/02739/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/02739/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Permitted
Decision
Approve
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Forest Gate South
Parish
Forest Gate Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
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
  • 25/01926/CLE Status unknown

    56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE

    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).

    Submitted 3 Sep 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by Newham

  2. 27 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in London

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Documents

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19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Newham granted permission on 27 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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Within 500 metres

  • 56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE

    25/02745/CLE Submitted 2 Dec 2025 3m away

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

    Granted Lawful development 14 docs

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