238 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01871/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending
Change of useSchools, care & communityNew homes

Proposal

Change of use to to a small family-style children's residential home accommodating 3 resident children (Use Class C2) with associated refuse storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Newham's recent changes of use.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Documentation · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF DRAWINGS Revised Drawing · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Drawing · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Documentation · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form (Public) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newham built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 18 m away; Designated open space 46 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E6 3PW
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
East Ham South
Parish
East Ham Community Forum
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
bMAC Studio Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Newham usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
41%approved
100decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Newham in the last twelve months, from validation. Newham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
197 - 201 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PR
Removing existing front shutters and replacing them with Windows.
25/02630/FUL
2025 Approved
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Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for rear dormer roof extensio…
25/01510/CLP
2024 Approved
179 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PR
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for a rear dormer extension.
24/02517/CLP
2024
179 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PR
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
24/02521/PREHH
2023 Approved
266 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW
Erection of rear dormer extension and installation of front rooflights.
23/02415/HH
2022 Refused
238 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London Newham E6 3PW
Change of use from C3(a) to C3(b).
22/02942/CLP
2022 Approved
242 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London Newham E6 3PW
Proposed Rear Dormer Extension including 3no. Rooflights to the front roofslope
22/02404/CLP
2022 Approved
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Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
22/00522/PREHH
2021 Approved
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Construction of a first-floor rear extension and increase in height of existing ground fl…
21/00642/HH
2021 Approved
240 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
21/00368/PREHH
2020 Approved
94 Stokes Road East Ham London E6 3SE
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
20/02678/HH
2020 Approved
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Construction of a rear first floor extension.
20/02048/HH
2020 Approved
70 Stokes Road East Ham London E6 3SB
Proposed construction of a loft conversion with rear dormer.
20/02086/HH
2020 Approved
96 Stokes Road East Ham London E6 3SE
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
20/01576/PREHH
2020 Approved
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Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
20/00720/PREHH
2019 Approved
262 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW
Application for a lawful development certificate for the proposed construction of a rear…
19/02456/CLP
2018 Approved
260 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the rear dormer loft conversion.
18/03337/CLE
2018 Approved
240 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and installat…
18/03137/CLP
2017 Refused
58 Stokes Road East Ham London E6 3SB
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
17/02148/PREHH
2016 Approved
288 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PW
Application for prior approval for householder single storey rear extension. The proposed…
16/03294/PREHH
2016 Approved
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Installation of lighting columns and LED luminaires at approximately 30m spacing along th…
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2016 Approved
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Application for prior approval for a householder extension for single storey rear extensi…
16/00937/PREHH
Newham
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#211 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings