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Denmark Arms 381 Barking Road East Ham London E6 1LA

Refused Newham 26/00744/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 of the ground floor of the vacant former public house (The Denmark Arms) to an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) (sui generis) (Application site is located within East Ham Town Centre Conservation Area and is a Grade II Listed Building and affects the settings of Grade II Listed Buildings).

As published by the council, reference 26/00744/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00744/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refuse
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Decided
26 Jun 2026
Ward
East Ham
Parish
East Ham Community Forum
Decision by
Committee decision
Postcode
E6 1LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newham register

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

  • 26/00821/LBC Refused

    Denmark Arms 381 Barking Road East Ham London E6 1LA

    Change of use of the ground floor of the vacant former public house (The Denmark Arms) to an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) (sui generis) (Application site is located within East Ham Town Centre Conservation Area and is a Grade II Listed Building and affects the settings of Grade II Listed Buildings).

    Decided 26 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 May 2026

    Received by Newham

  2. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

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43 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.

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Denmark Arms 381 Barking Road East Ham London E6 1LA

    26/00821/LBC Submitted 6 May 2026 0m away

    Change of use of the ground floor of the vacant former public house (The Denmark Arms) to an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) (sui generis) (Application site is located within East Ham Town Centre Conservation Area and is a Grade II Listed Building and affects the settings of Grade II Listed Buildings).

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 38 docs
  • Advertising On Bus Shelter Outside Brickyard Barking Road East Ham London E6 1LA

    25/02701/ADV Submitted 27 Nov 2025 40m away

    Display of a double-sided LCD digital advertising display to an existing bus shelter.

    Granted Advertising 9 docs
  • Car Park East Side Ron Leighton Way St Johns Road East Ham London E6 1NN

    25/02257/NONMAT Submitted 2 Oct 2025 44m away

    Non-material amendment to planning consent ref: 19/03403/VAR dated 23rd September 2020, comprising removal of planning Condition 21.

    Withdrawn Amendments 3 docs
  • Car Park East Side Ron Leighton Way St Johns Road East Ham London E6 1NN

    25/02627/AOD Submitted 19 Nov 2025 44m away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 21 (BREEAM) attached to Planning Consent 19/03403/VAR dated 23rd September 2020.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • 387 Barking Road East Ham London Newham E6 2JT

    23/00605/FUL Submitted 20 Mar 2023 54m away

    Construction of a single storey ground floor rear/ side infill extension and installation of extraction flue to rear elevation of an existing Restaurant (Use Class E (b) (This application is located within the East Ham Town Centre conservation area and is affecting the setting of a Grade II listed building, Denmark Arms Public House)

    Granted Full applications Extension 21 docs
    Small domestic
  • 2 High Street South East Ham London Newham E6 6EU

    22/01003/FUL Submitted 26 Apr 2022 54m away

    Demolition of existing part one, part two storey rear extension and erection of a new 5 storey extension, with the change of use of the first floor to residential, to provide 8 new residential units (Use Class C3) with associated secure cycle parking and refuse storage facilities, together with the restoration and refurbishment of the host building, including the replacement of windows.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 44 docs

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