55 West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/0707/25 - Householder Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement entrance door in front elevation, Replacement windows in front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2025
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Validated
3 Apr 2025
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Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Delegated Report · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Reasonable Exemption Statement Supporting Info (Redacted) · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Supporting Info (Redacted) · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Report/Assessment · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF location plan Plans · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF proposed section(s) Plans · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF proposed section(s) Plans · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form (Redacted) · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HCO Consultation (Redacted) · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Harrow on-the-Hill / Village 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: (core area of Harrow on the Hill)
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: 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Castle Public House, Grade II, 47 m away · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 158 m away: Harrow Park (Formerly Flambards); Heritage at risk 59 m away: Old Pye House, West Street, HA1 3EL; Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 55 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £350,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

7 May 2025£350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area147 m² (1,582 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house
Built2026
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.48 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Householder
Postcode
HA1 3EL
Received
18 Mar 2025
Validated
3 Apr 2025
Ward
Harrow on the Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 414 days from validation, 358 days slower than Harrow's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 78% of extensions here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
1,884decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Change of use from Office (Class E) To 1 Dwellinghouse (Class C3) , (Prior Approval Of Tr…
PL/3412/24/PRIOR
2024 Refused
Change of use and conversion of 55 and 55b West Street from use class E (Commercial, Busi…
PL/1957/24
2021 Approved
Replacement and restoration of canopy at front
P/3990/21
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025 Approved
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PL/0855/25
2025 Approved
29 Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
Replacement roof light in rear roof slope, Replacement windows in first floor rear elevat…
PL/0733/25
2025 Approved
81 West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EL
Single and two storey rear extension (Demolition of stairs to rear)
PL/0380/25
2024 Withdrawn
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PL/2728/24
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Listed building consent: demolition of a 1960s breezeblock lean-to extension and Victoria…
PL/1590/24
2024
Old Pye House, West Street, Harrow, HA1 3EH
Demolition of lean-to extension and Victorian toilet block; construction of a detached si…
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2023 Approved
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Installation and replacement of front, rear doors and two windows at rear on ground floor…
PL/0483/23
2023 Approved
Srm Plastics Ltd, S R M Works West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EH
Details pursuant to Condition 8 (landscaping plan/biodiversity) attached to planning perm…
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2023 Approved
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Details pursuant to conditions 5 (drawings/sample), 8 (landscaping plan), 12 (hard and so…
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2023 Approved
Harrow School Ryan Theatre Yew Walk, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EJ
Replacement windows and doors to front and side elevations of theatre building
P/1526/23
2023 Approved
19 Victoria Terrace, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EW
Details pursuant to Conditions 5 (Materials), 6 (Construction Method Statement and Logist…
P/1645/23
2023 Approved
28 Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
Installation and replacement of windows to rear; external alterations
P/1580/23
2023 Approved
8 Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
G1 Lilac, Japanese Red Cedar ( rear garden, right-hand boundary of no.8): Reduce hedge he…
P/1069/23
2023 Approved
56 West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EN
Single storey rear extension (Partial Demolition of single storey rear extension)
P/1026/23
2023 Approved
Srm Plastics Ltd, S R M Works West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EH
Submission of details pursuant to condition 10 (planting) attached to application referen…
P/0710/23
2023 Approved
Srm Plastics Ltd, S R M Works West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EH
Submission of details pursuant to condition 12a (replacement front door) for application…
P/0713/23
2023 Approved
20a Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
Installation and replacement of front door; external alterations
P/0165/23
2023 Approved
89 West Street, Harrow On The Hill, Harrow, HA1 3EL
Installation and replacement of windows to front and rear elevations; replacement of ceme…
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2016 Approved
31 Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
LeylandiI (rear garden rear boundary): unsuitable location (close proximity to boundary w…
P/2096/16
2016 Approved
30 Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
Replacement roof tiles (retrospective)
P/1776/16
2016 Approved
1 Yew Walk, Harrow, HA1 3EJ
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P/1848/16
2016 Approved
31 Nelson Road, Harrow, HA1 3ET
Replacement roof tiles
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.