203 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PZ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/02018/FUL
Change of useSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsSigns & advertsSolar & renewablesCommercial premises
Council
Newham 3.7/10
Date received
around 18 Sept 2026
Date validated
18 Sept 2026
Postcode
E6 3PZ

Description

Change of use from mixed-use property (Use Class E(a) commercial and C3(a) residential to a children's home (Use Class C2), with minor external alterations including replacement of windows and doors, removal of commercial signage, installation of solar panels and rooflight, boundary treatments, landscaping and fencing and associated waste and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Newham's recent changes of use.

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Newham usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
40%approved
121decided in the last year

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

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.
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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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Newham built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 51 m away; Designated open space 45 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 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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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for change of use to resident…
25/01784/CLP
2025 Approved
229 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PZ
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for rear dormer extension, including a Juliet b…
25/00921/CLP
2025 Approved
147 Sandford Road East Ham London E6 3PY
Erection of single storey rear extension.
25/00196/HH
2024 Withdrawn
221 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PZ
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for loft conversion with erec…
24/01849/CLP
2024
221 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PZ
Prior notification application for the construction of Single storey rear extension The p…
24/01850/PREHH
2024 Approved
231 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PZ
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Th…
24/01031/PREHH
2024 Approved
154 Sandford Road East Ham London E6 3PX
Application for a lawful development certificate proposed for the erection of hip to gabl…
24/01023/CLP
2023 Approved
144 Sandford Road East Ham London E6 3PX
Demolition of existing pergola and erection of a single storey rear extension including 2…
23/02036/HH
2023 Approved
144 Sandford Road East Ham London E6 3PX
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising…
23/02012/CLP
2023 Approved
176 Sandford Road East Ham London E6 3PX
Application for a lawful development certificate for the proposed loft conversion with re…
23/00923/CLP
2023 Approved
176 Sandford Road East Ham London E6 3PX
Application for prior approval for erection of a single storey rear extension. The detail…
23/00924/PREHH
2021 Approved
34 Fabian Street East Ham London E6 3SA
Construction of a single storey side infill extension.
21/01351/HH
2016 Approved
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Application for prior approval for householder single storey rear extension. The proposed…
16/03074/PREHH
2016 Approved
217 Lonsdale Avenue East Ham London E6 3PZ
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Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer.
16/02368/CLP
2016 Refused
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Certificate of lawfulness for single storey rear extension.
16/00736/CLP
2016 Refused
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Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
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2016 Approved
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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

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