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From some research (thanks CP for info on how to search the Gazette) it seems they at least gave notice that they had made an order on 15 May 2017 - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2785273 that would seem to cover the area in question, but I am unable to find the full text of the order anywhere online. Still no reply to my reps.

Today is, by my count, the 56th day since I submitted these informal reps. I have not yet received anything except the confirmation e-mail (which promised a response within 56 days), or anything in the post. The confirmation email stated the below which implied a 56 day turnaround even in the case of informal reps:

Thank you for your representation, which has been allocated to the above Penalty Charge Notice. The case is now on hold until a response is sent to you either by email (if an email address has been provided) or by post.

Where a PCN is issued under the Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004, the council will respond to your challenge within 56 days of the date it was received.

If you challenge your penalty charge notice within 14 days from the date of service of the notice, known as an informal challenge, where the notice was placed on the vehicle or handed to the driver. Then it will then be held at the reduced rate and a further 14 days will be given, from the date of our correspondence, to pay at the reduced rate if your challenge is not accepted.

Any PCNs issued by a camera, such as bus lanes, no entry restrictions, motor vehicle restriction zones, pedestrian zones in pursuant to the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 (as amended), London Local Authorities 1996 and Transport for London Act 2003 will be responded to as soon as possible. There is no corresponding provision within the Acts relating to bus lane and moving traffic contraventions which require that an Enforcement Authority must respond within a statutory time limit.

As today is a Public Holiday I am not expecting to receive anything (although not entirely ruling it out).

I am trying to decide whether they have just decided to accept the reps and not engage with me any further, or whether I should expect to hear something out of time (as I understand the 56 days isnt a hard limit?). Would it be possible they have done the former or would they always send a letter of rejection, even to informal reps?

Edit: I have reviewed the PCN online and it shows the below under 'View PCN':

Result, they must have realised the traffic order doesn't exist!

Fingers crossed! Absent any letter I'm not sure yet if it's set to 0.00 as it's on hold, or has just been cancelled. I wouldn't have thought they'd set it to £0 during informal reps in case someone had a change of heart and wanted to pay?

No, if someone pays while a challenge is outstanding they throw the challenge in the bin and laugh all the way to the bank.

If you can post or send any response to the orders you requested if you get one that'd be much appreciated - not least for my own interest!

Sure thing.

I hate to bump an old thread, but just to clear up any speculation (there was some previously whether the authority may still choose to send a Charge Notice) and to provide closure to this thread/contribute to the hivemind for anyone searching for the exact same contravention in future, no further correspondence was received from Newham Council after my representations, so I assume the PCN was fully cancelled.

As ever, thanks to the wizards (primarily to the legendary CP!!) and also perhaps, an interesting example of the use of informal reps to cancel a manifestly wrong PCN (vs taking it as a given they will fail).