Padda Court Northolt Road, South Harrow, HA2 0LH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/1771/26/PRIOR - Prior Approval (Miscellaneous Acts) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Additional one storey (height 2.7m) of development containing 5 flats on an existing detached block of flats - maximum overall height 18.65m (Prior approval of transport and highways impacts; air traffic and defence asset impacts; contamination risks; flooding risks; the external appearance of the building; the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the new dwellinghouses; impact on the amenity of the existing building and neighbouring premises and impact on a protected view) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 102.

Site constraints 6

Harrow on-the-Hill / Roxeth Hill 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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 79 m away.
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
Prior Approval (Miscellaneous Acts)
Postcode
HA2 0LH
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Harrow on the Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kompas London

Decision outlook

Day 102, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Harrow are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10246 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
39%approved
251decided 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
23 Oct 2026
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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