Planning application
97 Greengate Street Plaistow London E13 0BG
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 existing for the use as large HMO (Use Class Sui Generis). The use extends across the entirety of the building at 97 Greengate Street and has been carried out continuously for a period exceeding ten years.
As published by the council, reference 26/00630/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00630/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Plaistow North
- Parish
- Plaistow Community Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E13 0BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01444/CLE Awaiting decision
97 Greengate Street Plaistow London E13 0BG
Application for a lawful development certificate existing for the use as an HMO (Use Class C4). The use extends across the entirety of the building at 97 Greengate Street, with up to six unrelated residents occupying the dwelling and sharing facilities. The use has been carried out continuously for a period exceeding ten years.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Newham
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Michael Swords Studio Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2024 · London
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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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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