Planning application
279 Katherine Road Forest Gate London E7 8PP
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 the use of property as 4 self-contained residential dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 26/00150/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00150/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Green Street East
- Parish
- Green Street Community Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E7 8PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02696/CLE Withdrawn
279 Katherine Road Forest Gate London E7 8PP
Application for a lawful development certificate existing for the use of dwelling at basement.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Newham
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cameron Jones Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Ascot
Active · incorporated 2016 · Ascot
30 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 87% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Newham granted permission on 10 February 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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