Planning application
56 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London E7 9AE
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 second floor as 1 self-contained residential unit (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 25/02745/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02745/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 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.
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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).
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Newham
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27 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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