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London Borough of Newham planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

London Borough of Newham decided more than 2,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on London Borough of Newham’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for London Borough of Newham

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from London Borough of Newham’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 2,400
Share refusedof those approved or refused 13%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 14%of 420 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 250
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 21%about one in five
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 70plan adopted 2018

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Newham’s planning applications.

  • “The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of Newham’s town and local centres; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • Whether the…”

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Allowed, 2022

  • “The main issues in this appeal are the effect of the proposed development on, firstly, the character and appearance of the surrounding area and, secondly, the living conditions of existing and future occupiers with particular reference to outlook and privacy.…”

    Dismissed, 2019

  • “The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the Borough and the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular reference to noise.”

    Dismissed, 2019

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.