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Existing areas of open space known as Victory Park and the Belvedere within East Village, Zone 5, Stratford City

23/00091/FULFull planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 April 2024

Council decision: ApprovePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Full planning application for the redesign and enhancement to the existing open space and public realm at Victory Park and Belvedere in East Village including: • The reprovision of the Neighbourhood Equipped Area of Play (NEAP) and Local Equipped Area of Play (LEAP); • The reprovision of public art and area of wilderness; • The provision of a pavilion structure (Use Class E(a) and E(b)/F.2(b)/Sui Generis) to provide a flexible space and WC facilities; • An area to provide a community space, activities and events; • The provision of a canopy structure; • Enhancements to existing pedestrian and cycle connectivity; • Hard and soft landscape proposals; • Street furniture including, but not limited to, benches and lighting; and • Associated works including, but not limited to, the removal and reprovision of utilities & in-ground services and re-levelling works.

Received
27 February 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
London Legacy
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.11 Apr
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided26 Apr

Decided in 424 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Existing areas of open space known as Victory Park and the Belvedere within East Village, Zone 5, Stratford City. London Legacy has handled 12 applications of this type. This one was decided in 424 days, 50 weeks longer than London Legacy's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

100% of all applications at London Legacy were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full planning application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Newham London Boro
District
Newham London Boro

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2023
Consultation expiry
11 April 2023
Consultation start
22 March 2023
Consultation end
11 April 2023
Target decision date
1 May 2024
Application expires
19 May 2023
Permission expires
25 April 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent address
21 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QP

Planning decision

Statutory period
429 days

Publicity

First advertised
22 March 2023
Site notice start
16 March 2023

Appeal history

3330565
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 May 2024Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
3328759
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 5 January 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11216634
UPRN
MAN000000000021538
Documents
75

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Other Article 4 Direction AreaPart of the site

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: London Legacy

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