Planning application
1 Saville Road North Woolwich London E16 2DS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval change of use of the existing ground floor unit from Use Class E (medical/dental practice) to a single self-contained one bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/00452/PRECOU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00452/PRECOU
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Required & Refused
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Royal Albert
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E16 2DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Newham
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28 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Refused
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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