Part Ground Floor, Vine Works, Church Street, Chiswick, London, W4 2PD Data via plota.co.uk

PAC/2026/2008 - PA Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use of the existing building's first floor office (Use Class E) to a self-contained one bedroom, two person flat (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: Railings and Gate to Vine House Vine House
List entry 1294311 · 3 m away · 35 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 32 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Old Chiswick conservation area
Also Old Chiswick. 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.
Article 4 direction
Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Archaeological priority area: A riverside village with Saxon origins.
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Hounslow 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 207 m away: Chiswick Eyot
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Flood defence 9 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Inside the Hounslow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 13 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 83 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 86)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hounslow
Application type
PA
Postcode
W4 2PD
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Chiswick Homefields
Case officer
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Decision
Prior Approval Needed and Granted
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 52% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
52%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Hounslow
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#268 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Hounslow is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #203 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Hounslow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 75% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 75% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hounslow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
71%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #294 of 296
75%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #293 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #203 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #208 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
29%
Change of use approved
72 decided
1,191
Total decisions
340 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.