First Floor Flat B 31 Fermoy Road London W9 3NH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02253/CLEUD - Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) Refused

Proposal

Use of Flat B, 31 Fermoy Road as a 3no. bedroom small HMO (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Apr 2026
Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 May 2026 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Westminster 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 City of Westminster built-up area; Town centre 48 m away: Harrow Road.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Postcode
W9 3NH
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Harrow Road
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Complex Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Simply Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14830113
Env. assessment
No
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026