Newham planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to London Borough of Newham, updated daily. London Borough of Newham received 428 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 77% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 768 days.
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Thames Wharf Dock Road Silvertown London E16 1AF
Temporary meanwhile event-space consent, Silvertown. Authorises six events in existing buildings to end-2026 with no structural works required. No construction activity: the site's existing envelope and services remain unchanged.
22 Sprowston Road Forest Gate London E7 9AD
Variation of condition on a seven-dwelling scheme, Forest Gate. Amends the approved drawings condition to allow minor external changes during construction, with materials details to follow. The parent demolition-and-rebuild is progressing toward site works, so façade, cladding and window…
Silvertown Way Underpass Dock Road Silvertown London E16 1AH
Public realm infrastructure beneath Silvertown Way Flyover, London E16. Delivers site clearance, concrete slab, ramps, walkways, fencing, drainage and utilities for an underpass scheme at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage, structural concrete and hard landscaping packages define the…
GroundworksStructural frameDrainage
121 - 123 High Street Plaistow London E13 9HH
Three-unit mansard roof conversion, East London. Replaces an existing mansard with a new one containing two duplexes and one single-level flat (1/2/3-bed mix) at full application stage. Roofing, structural steel, internal partitioning and three complete fit-outs drive the value in a listed-building…
RoofingSteelJoinery
Anchor House 81 Barking Road Canning Town London E16 4HB
Facade and cladding remediation with ventilation upgrades, Canning Town. Replaces combustible cladding with non-combustible systems, installs new windows, rooflights and MVHR units, and adds signage at full application stage. Cladding packages, glazing, M&E and associated structural works dominate…
Façade repairCladdingGlazing
Nursery 72 Katherine Road East Ham London E6 1EN
Mixed-use conversion creating an Islamic community centre and retaining HMO, East Ham. Ground and first floors become Class F1 religious and community space with rear infill extension; second floor remains independent HMO with new access and escape routes. Fit-out, partitioning, M&E rewiring and…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
29 Wyatt Road Forest Gate London E7 9ND
Two-flat conversion with rear dormer, Forest Gate. Splits one property into 1-bed and 4-bed flats, adding a dormer extension and reorganising amenity space at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, M&E rewiring and roofing suit London subcontractors, with cycle and refuse infrastructure…
Fit-outM&ERoofing
Newham General Hospital Glen Road Plaistow London E13 8SL
Generator replacement and expansion at Newham General Hospital. Demolishes existing units and installs two permanent generators plus two temporary units with associated works at full application stage. M&E, electrical distribution and civil groundworks for generator pads and fuel storage dominate…
DemolitionGroundworksM&E
425 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8AL
5-bedroom C4 HMO conversion, Plaistow. Ground-floor commercial unit reconfigured for five residents with façade work, lightwell and shared amenity space at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring, five en-suite bathrooms and kitchen provision drive material volumes.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Newham College For Further Education Welfare Road Stratford London E15 4HT
Car park lighting and VRF plant installation at Newham College, Stratford. Upgrades external car park infrastructure with new lighting and removes redundant fixtures, plus adds a ground-level cooling unit at full application stage. M&E and electrical installation packages drive the work, with site…
M&EDemolition
5 Station Parade Green Street Upton Park London E13 9AT
Retail-to-takeaway conversion with extraction and new shopfront, Green Street. Changes ground-floor use to hot food preparation with ducting and replacement frontage at full application stage. Extraction installation, MEP rewiring and shopfront glazing are the live trade packages.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Thames Wharf Dock Road Silvertown London E16 1AF
Fire door installation at an industrial building, Silvertown. Upgrades fire safety on an existing warehouse by fitting fire doors at full application stage. Fire-rated doors and frames, hardware, signage and compliance testing drive the package for building control specialists.
M&EGlazing
24 Oliver Gardens Beckton London E6 5SE
Two-storey rear extension with loft conversion and roof raising, Beckton. Adds a second storey extension and first-floor bedroom via loft conversion to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork and extended M&E runs dominate, with internal fit-out and front…
RoofingStructural frameSteel
Land At Dorset Place Stratford London E15 1BZ
Prior approval for demolition of a single-storey industrial unit, Stratford. Seeks consent to demolish a vacant commercial building under Part 11 of the GPDO. Demolition contractors and waste disposal are the only trades; site clearance precedes future redevelopment.
119 High Street North East Ham London E6 1HZ
Shopfront alteration on a Ham High Street retail unit. Replaces or modifies existing frontage at full application stage. Glazing and shopfront metalwork packages suit local installers, with minor groundworks for frame-bed preparation.
GlazingM&E
Planning appeals in London Borough of Newham
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so London Borough of Newham is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
London Borough of Newham, raw rate
17.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
25.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.7 percentage points below expected. London Borough of Newham's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,219 appeals counted, 1,138 judged either way (200 allowed, 938 dismissed), 81 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 17.5% | 28.8% | 476 | 468 | 82 |
| Enforcement Notice | 5.7% | 13.5% | 445 | 385 | 22 |
| Householder (HAS) | 38.3% | 35.6% | 204 | 196 | 75 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 16.1% | 36.9% | 58 | 56 | 9 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 40% | 36% | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 36.4% | 33.3% | 12 | 11 | 4 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London Borough of Newham approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder76% (105 decided)
- other86% (35 decided)
- residential70% (33 decided)
- commercial52% (21 decided)
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