THE HENRY JACKSON CENTRE, 5 Cecil Park, Pinner, Harrow, HA5 5HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/1197/26 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

change of use of the existing youth hall in association with Pinner Synagogue (Class F2(b)) to a Nursery (Class E (f)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Validated
7 May 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Pinner / Tookes Green conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Harrow AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 50 m away: Pinner.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
HA5 5HJ
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Pinner South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Shoshannah Rowland-Stone

How this decision compares

Decided in 140 days from validation, 84 days slower than Harrow's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 40% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
40%approved
256decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Harrow in the last twelve months, from validation. Harrow decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Harrow ranks #115 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harrow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harrow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #273 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #261 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #115 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #77 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
133 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
38%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,330
Total decisions
298 refused in the year to March 2026