12 Littleton Road, Harrow, HA1 3SU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1761 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of single-storey garden storage building into habitable space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Article 4 direction
Article 4 for HMOs. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Brent 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
Conservation area 33 m away: Harrow on-the-Hill / Sudbury Hill; Inside the Brent built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 34 m away; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £475,000 in November 2002. Detached house, freehold.

15 November 2002£475,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area268 m² (2,885 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
HA1 3SU
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Northwick Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness - Granted
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than Brent's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 50% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
50%approved
197decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15074298
Planning Portal ref
PP-15074298
Env. assessment
No
Brent
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#113 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brent is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #91 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #269 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #247 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #91 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #42 of 296
53%
Minor dwellings approved
73 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
193 decided
1,963
Total decisions
431 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.