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97 Greengate Street Plaistow London E13 0BG

Refused Newham 26/00630/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness Existing 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 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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 10 Jul 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by Newham

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 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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Documents

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

2 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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