Planning, development and conservation – Newham Council

Planning, development and conservation – Newham Council
Planning, development and conservation
Search for planning applications, appeals and enforcement cases
View and comment on planning applications, search for planning decisions, appeals and enforcements.
Find out if you need planning permission
You need planning permission for a range of building work and changes of use, including small changes which affect the look or use of buildings.
Apply for planning permission online
Start your planning permission application on the Planning Portal.
Report a breach of planning regulations
If you suspect someone is building without the council's permission, report it and we will investigate.
Planning permission
Search for planning applications, appeals and enforcement cases
Do you need planning permission?
Works you can carry out without planning permission
Planning permission applications
Application process and fees
Application decisions
Design review and pre-application advice
Pre-application advice service
Local Design Guidance
Homeowner’s guide to the planning process
Planning enforcement
If you think that someone is building without the council's permission, report it and we will investigate.
Planning enforcement
Report unauthorised development
Planning Policy and Local plan
Planning Policy sets out principles, standards and guidance for the development of Newham over the next 15 years through the Local Plan, part of the Development Plan for the borough.
Weight given to emerging Local Plan Policies and Emergency support for Housebuilding Measures
Planning policy and the Local Plan
Local Plan
Newham Local Plan Review
Newham Local Plan Examination
East London Joint Waste Plan
Article 4s and other guidance
Plan review & how to be involved
Evidence Base & Monitoring
Developer Contributions
Developer Contributions
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
Planning Obligations (S106)
Building control
Building control protects the health and safety of people in and around buildings by making sure that you follow the law during the building process. It’s different to planning permission.
What is building control?
Newham Building Control/Application types
Building control projects
What’s new in building control?
Application types and information
Choosing a builder
Demolition control
Dangerous structures and public safety
Building materials licence
Other planning information and policies
This section contains other planning issues, including local design guidance, our Brownfield register, neighbourhood planning.
Local design guidance
Tree Preservation Orders
Neighbourhood Planning
Brownfield Register
Self-build and Custom Build register
Additional planning controls: Article 4 Directions
Waste management for new developments
Street naming and numbering
Land charges and local searches
If you’re buying a property of piece of land, you will need to conduct a local land search, or your solicitor will. Find out more about the searches and why they are important, and how to request one.
Local land charges and searches
Request an official local authority search
Local land charges personal search
Conservation and heritage
We are proud of Newham’s heritage and have a number of conservation areas, listed, and locally listed buildings that are given particular protection for their architectural and historical interest. Find out about these here, along with detail of any additional permissions you may need to conduct building works.
Conservation areas in Newham
Trees in conservation areas
Tree management
Tree preservation
Listed and Locally Listed buildings
Assets of community value
London Legacy Development Corporation Area
London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
How to contact us
Find out details on how to contact us for planning, development and conservation
How to contact us