179 Forest Lane Forest Gate London E7 9BB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the lawful development application from a existing shop (Use class E) into a proposed restaurant (Use class E) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £31,000 in January 2020. Other property, leasehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Newham
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use
- Postcode
- E7 9BB
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Forest Gate North
- Parish
- Forest Gate Community Forum
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- K Studios Property Services Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than Newham's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 40% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Newham in the last twelve months, from validation. Newham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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.
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