How to contact us - Planning, building control and local land charges

General Enquiries – Duty Planning Service

  • If you wish to make a general planning enquiry, we offer a Duty Planning service by email. You can contact us at duty.officer@newham.gov.uk

Validation

Submission of Planning Applications

  • Planning Portal

All planning applications should be submitted via The Planning Portal website. Applications submitted directly will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Local Planning Authority. Submitting via the Planning Portal is the fastest way to ensure your payment is correctly taken and received by the Local Planning Authority and minimise any delays to the validation of your application.  

  • Directly to the Local Planning Authority

As outlined above, any application submitted directly to the Local Planning Authority (via Planning.Application@newham.gov.uk) will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances and will incur an administration fee of £60.

Planning Appeals

  • If you wish to send any correspondence relating to a planning appeal including the submission of a statement of case, you can contact us at Planning.Appeals@newham.gov.uk 

Live Planning Applications

  • If you wish to contact us in relation to a planning application that is currently under consideration by the Council, you can email the assigned case officer.  Please contact them directly using the email address provided on validation or consultation documentation.

Planning Enforcement

Developer Contributions - Planning Obligations (S106) and the Community Infrastructure Levy

  • If you wish make an enquiry regarding Planning Obligations (S106), you can contact us at PlanningObligations@newham.gov.uk
  • If you wish make an enquiry regarding Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), you can contact us at CIL@newham.gov.uk
  • Submissions to fulfil planning obligations and notices submitted to the collecting authority in relation to CIL should be made by email rather than by post to enable a prompt response.

Planning Policy

  • The Local Planning Authority gather evidence and views for the planned update to the Local Plan. We are really interested to hear from people and communities about the types of changes we can plan for in the Borough.  

If you would like to be kept updated about the Local Plan or other planning policy consultations, you can be added to our database or alternatively email us at LocalPlan@newham.gov.uk. 

Local Land Charges and conveyancing in Newham

Building Control

  • If you wish to make an enquiry regarding Building Control, you can contact us at reception.bco@newham.gov.uk or by telephone (9am to 10.30am Monday to Friday) on 020 3373 8200
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