11 Woodgrange Road Forest Gate London E7 8BA Data via plota.co.uk

25/02193/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Conversion of 4-bedroom maisonette above existing shop into 3no. self-contained flats including loft conversion, amenity space and waste/cycle storage. (Application site is located within Forest Gate Town Centre Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 17 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
23 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
3 Jun 2026

Refused on 23 Dec 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Forest Gate Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Newham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Forest Gate
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Newham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £750,000 in June 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

20 June 2025£750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
5 July 1999£80,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area101 m² (1,087 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Newham
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E7 8BA
Received
around 17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Forest Gate South
Parish
Forest Gate Community Forum
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 3 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007976 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
ENG Consulting Limited
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Newham's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 23% of full applications here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
573decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Newham in the last twelve months, from validation. Newham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Newham
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#211 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newham ranks #191 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #239 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #233 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #191 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #140 of 296
51%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
51 decided
989
Total decisions
170 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.