Planning application
70 Woodgrange Road Forest Gate London E7 0EN
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Part change of use of first floor commercial use (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3), with associated alterations to elevations including insertion of a residential entrance door within the existing shopfront. (This application site falls within Woodgrange Estate Conservation Area)
As published by the council, reference 26/00597/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00597/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Forest Gate North
- Parish
- Forest Gate Community Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E7 0EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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25/02878/PRECOU Refused
70 Woodgrange Road Forest Gate London E7 0EN
Prior Approval application for the change of use of the first floor ancillary commercial space of an existing commercial use to form one self-contained dwelling flat.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by Newham
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Openeight Architects Agent, an architecture practice
2 applications on PlanIndex
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25 documents on file for this application
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