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Flats above pub permitted after several years of unauthorised residential use

July 21, 2026

London and (inset, credit LDRS) Jules Pipe at the launch of the new draft London Plan

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New London Plan includes housing target lower than government’s own aim for the capital

July 17, 2026

The Denmark Arms (creidt Nick Clark/LDRS)

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Councillors reject plan to turn vacant East Ham pub into gambling venue

June 25, 2026

774-778 Barking Road, Plaistow (credit Google)

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Big changes planned for landmark building in Plaistow

June 24, 2026

A restaurant with a paved walkway in the foreground

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Thai restaurant faces demolition to make way for long-stay hotel

June 12, 2026

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Council blocks two new fast food takeaways from opening in East Ham

June 11, 2026

The 'Stratford Junction' site as it looks now (credit LDRS)

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Fresh plans submitted for Stratford site previously earmarked for controversial ‘MSG Sphere’

June 10, 2026

East Africa Muslim Cultural Group pictured in 2019 (credit Google)

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‘Unauthorised community centre’ ordered to close down by council

May 20, 2026

The plans for new flats and (right) Floron Residential Home (credit Stephen Davy, Peter Smith Architects)

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Block of flats set to replace former West Ham care home

May 11, 2026

How Ballymore says its new development on Knights Road in Silvertown will look (credit Ballymore)

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Silvertown redevelopment approved despite just 9.2% of homes planned as ‘affordable’

April 29, 2026

The former East Ham Gasworks (credit Nick Clark/LDRS)

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East Ham Gasworks housing planned despite flood risk

April 23, 2026

Sarwan House as it looks now (credit Google) and (inset) how it is expected to look with an additional two storeys (credit Locus Architecture)

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Sweet deal as council grants permission for seven extra flats

March 30, 2026

Francis House, Barking Road (credit Google)

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New flats to be added to former office block in Plaistow

March 23, 2026

The Royal Crest site as it looks now (left) and the new proposal (right, credit Howells/Townshend)

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Developer accused of ‘mis-selling’ Silvertown homes as latest tower block approved

March 11, 2026

The existing building (left) and (right) how it had been planned to be converted

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Council rejects bid to turn storage shed into studio flat

March 6, 2026

How the new Royal Crest Avenue development is expected to look if built (credit Howells/Townshend)

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Silvertown residents accuse developer of ‘broken trust’ over latest plan for new homes

March 5, 2026

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Electrifying plans for new homes in Plaistow

February 23, 2026

An architects' impression of what the Staycity hotel in Stratford will look like when built (centre) with the existing residential tower (pictured left)

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Plans for 21-storey hotel in Stratford approved

February 11, 2026

St Bartholomew's Surgery (credit Google)

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Plans submitted to convert ex-GP clinic into tuition centre

December 15, 2025

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Silvertown development plans with over 7,000 homes win backing from councillors

December 12, 2025

Albert Island and (inset, credit Haworth Tompkins) the original plans for the site

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Plans for new shipyard at Royal Docks still a ‘priority’ despite markets move

December 9, 2025

An artist's impression of how the shared living building will look (credit Stockwool Architects)

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‘Shared living’ scheme in Plaistow with 175 homes recommended for approval

December 5, 2025

The Spotted Dog Inn has been derelict for two decades (credit Google)

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Councillors set to decide fate of derelict 500-year-old pub in Forest Gate

December 4, 2025

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East Ham pub up for rent after failed gambling venue bid

Flats above pub permitted after several years of unauthorised residential use

New London Plan includes housing target lower than government’s own aim for the capital

Councillors reject plan to turn vacant East Ham pub into gambling venue

Big changes planned for landmark building in Plaistow

Thai restaurant faces demolition to make way for long-stay hotel

Council blocks two new fast food takeaways from opening in East Ham

Fresh plans submitted for Stratford site previously earmarked for controversial ‘MSG Sphere’

‘Unauthorised community centre’ ordered to close down by council

Silvertown redevelopment approved despite just 9.2% of homes planned as ‘affordable’

East Ham Gasworks housing planned despite flood risk

Sweet deal as council grants permission for seven extra flats

New flats to be added to former office block in Plaistow

Developer accused of ‘mis-selling’ Silvertown homes as latest tower block approved

Council rejects bid to turn storage shed into studio flat

Silvertown residents accuse developer of ‘broken trust’ over latest plan for new homes

Electrifying plans for new homes in Plaistow

Plans for 21-storey hotel in Stratford approved

Plans submitted to convert ex-GP clinic into tuition centre

Silvertown development plans with over 7,000 homes win backing from councillors

Plans for new shipyard at Royal Docks still a ‘priority’ despite markets move

‘Shared living’ scheme in Plaistow with 175 homes recommended for approval

Councillors set to decide fate of derelict 500-year-old pub in Forest Gate

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