®Planning appeal decision
New World Payphones Telephone Box, Outside 20 Upton Lane, London, E7 9LN
Planning appeal 3359893 at New World Payphones Telephone Box, Outside 20 Upton Lane, London, E7 9LN (London Borough of Newham) was allowed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon pedestrian safety.
the removal and replacement of an existing telephone box outside 20 Upton Lane with a single black digital communications kiosk and ancillary advertisement and removal of associated telephone boxes
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- E7 9LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon pedestrian safety
What decided it
The proposed kiosk would exceed the minimum footway clear zone width required by Transport for London guidance and would not reduce usable footway compared to the existing telephone box, thereby avoiding harm to pedestrian safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy SP7Policy SP8Policy D8Policy SD6Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 117
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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