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181 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9PJ

Refused Newham 26/00636/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use to learning centre (Use Class F1).

As published by the council, reference 26/00636/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00636/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Decided
11 May 2026
Ward
Green Street West
Parish
Forest Gate Community Forum
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
E7 9PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/02001/AOD Awaiting decision

    181 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9PJ

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Cycle Parking) relating to Part A attached to Planning Consent 26/01388/COU dated 26th August 2026.

    Submitted 16 Sep 2026
  • 26/01388/COU Granted

    181 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9PJ

    Change of use from shop (Class E) to small supplementary learning centre (Class F1).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Received by Newham

  2. 11 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

BeforeBricks Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2021 · London

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Documents

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

9 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 full applications

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    26/00166/AOD Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 4 (a) (Contamination) attached to Planning Consent 21/02231/FUL dated 29th February 2024.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Site At 138 To 140 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9PJ

    26/00140/AOD Submitted 21 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) attached to Planning Consent 21/02231/FUL dated 29th February 2024.

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  • 181 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9PJ

    26/02001/AOD Submitted 16 Sep 2026 50 yards away

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    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Cycle Parking) relating to Part A attached to Planning Consent 26/01388/COU dated 26th August 2026.

    Awaiting decision

  • 181 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9PJ

    26/01388/COU Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use from shop (Class E) to small supplementary learning centre (Class F1).

    Granted

  • 178 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9NN

    25/02514/FUL Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed ground floor rear extension to Flat A and loft conversion with return dormer to Flat B (Application site is affecting the settings of Grade II Listed Buildings).

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs

  • 212 Upton Lane Forest Gate London E7 9NP

    25/02519/TPO Submitted 10 Nov 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 7 docs

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