97 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2582/26 - Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed Pending Consideration
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed): Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Children's Residential Care Home for up to 2 young people (Class C3b) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Harrow's recent changes of use.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 3

PDF planning statement Report/Assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF risk assessment Report/Assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Safety Strategy Report/Assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Location plan Plans · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed floor plans & elevations Plans · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing floor Plans & Elevations Plans · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form redacted Application Form (Redacted) · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Harrow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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 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 £740,000 in February 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

22 February 2021£740,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed
Postcode
HA7 3QR
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Belmont
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
AP Surveying Limited
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Harrow usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
39%approved
249decided 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
24 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Salisbury House, 57 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
TPO No. 286 Gordon Avenue (No.10 ) Stanmore All within A1 Sycamore (front): In decline. F…
PL/2405/25
2025 Refused
Linksway Maytree Lane, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RZ
Installation of 1.8m high electric main entrance gate off Maytree Lane
PL/1673/25
2024 Approved
23 Ash Close, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RH
TPO No.564 Ash Close (No.1) Stanmore T4 Norway Maple (front boundary): Crown Reduce by re…
PL/0018/24
2023 Approved
69 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
Single storey side to rear extension; alterations to reduce roof height of existing rear…
PL/0836/23
2023 Approved
Linksway Maytree Lane, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RZ
Single and two storey rear extension; first floor side extension; single storey front inf…
PL/0332/23
2023 Refused
Linksway Maytree Lane, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RZ
Single and two storey rear extension; first floor side extension; single storey front inf…
P/2248/23
2023 Approved
15 Ash Close, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RH
A2 Common Lime (rear boundary): Crown Reduce by removing approximately 1m - 1.5m back to…
P/1070/23
2022 Approved
Evergreen, 3 Ash Close, Stanmore, HA7 3RH
First floor side extension
P/2885/21/6036
2022 Approved
21 Ash Close, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RH
Two storey rear extension; first floor side extension; alterations to roof; rooflights in…
P/0431/22
2021 Refused
Evergreen, 3 Ash Close, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RH
First floor side extension
P/2885/21
2021 Approved
63 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
T2 Beech (front garden): Reduce crown by 2m and thin by 10% due to the tree growing over…
P/4326/21
2021 Approved
Little Hornbeam Maytree Lane, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RZ
Alterations to roof, three rear single dormers. Insertion one rooflight in side roofslope.
P/4364/21
2021 Approved
89 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
Alterations and extension to roof; extension to rear dormer; single storey front extensio…
P/1117/21
2021 Withdrawn
89 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
INVALID - Construction of a double storey side extension (including the enlargement of an…
P/3609/21
2021 Withdrawn
89 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
Single storey front extension; Two storey side extension to include enlargement of rear d…
P/1173/21
2021 Approved
5 Ash Close, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3RH
Single storey front extension incorporating front porch and roof alterations; Replacement…
P/1415/21
2021 Refused
95 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow,
Two storey front extension; single and two storey side extension; single storey rear exte…
P/0672/21
2020 Approved
79 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
Single storey front to side extension incorporating front porch; conversion of garage to…
P/3831/20
2020 Approved
79 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
Single storey front to side extension incorporating front porch; conversion of garage to…
P/2717/20
2020 Refused
79 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 3QR
Two storey front to side extension; conversion of garage to habitable rooms; Juliette bal…
P/2412/20
2016 Approved
Ivy House Nursing Home, Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, HA7 3QR
Single storey rear extension: extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall 3 metres m…
P/3071/16
2016 Approved
87 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, HA7 3QR
First floor side to rear extension; alterations to roof to create habitable roofspace wit…
P/2136/16
2016 Approved
87 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, HA7 3QR
Single storey rear extension: extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall 3.6 Metres…
P/2405/16
2016 Approved
87 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, HA7 3QR
Single storey rear extension: extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall 3.6 Metres…
P/2205/16
2016
4 Ash Close, Stanmore, HA7 3RH
Two storey side extension and two storey rear extension front porch four rooflights to fr…
P/4451/15/4920
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.