70 Woodgrange Road Forest Gate London E7 0EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval application for the change of use of the first floor ancillary commercial space of an existing commercial use to form one self-contained dwelling flat. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2016, 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
- Prior Approval Change of Use
- Postcode
- E7 0EN
- Received
- around 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Forest Gate North
- Parish
- Forest Gate Community Forum
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required & Refused
- Decision date
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Openeight Architects
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days slower than Newham's median of 39 for prior approvals. Refused, as 11% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Newham in the last twelve months, from validation. Newham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 4 Oct 2026
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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