Telephone Kiosk 1 Outside 189 Romford Road Forest Gate London E15 4JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01082/ADV - Advertisement Consent Refused

Proposal

Display of 1 no. internally illuminated digital advertisement screen integrated within a communications kiosk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Refused
16 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1419 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Newham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Newham
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
E15 4JF
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Forest Gate South
Parish
Forest Gate Community Forum
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 11% of signs and adverts here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Newham in the last twelve months, from validation. Newham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

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