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72 Upton Park Road Forest Gate London E7 8LD

Refused Newham 26/00534/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use

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

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the change of use from dwelling (Use C3(a)) to a care home for up to six people (Use Class C3(b)).

As published by the council, reference 26/00534/CLP

Application record

Reference
26/00534/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refuse
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
Green Street West
Parish
Green Street Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
E7 8LD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01293/CLP Refused

    72 Upton Park Road Forest Gate London E7 8LD

    Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the change of use from dwelling (Use C3(a)) to a care home for up to six people (Use Class C3(b)).

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Received by Newham

  2. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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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 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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