291 Harrow Road London W9 3RN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 9th October 2025 (RN:) for Demolition of existing buildings at 291 Harrow Road and 1-2 Elmfield Way and the Multi Use Games Area (MUGA)/ All Weather Play Space and replacement with three buildings at 15, 10 and 5 storeys in height to create residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and an Adult Social Care homes) (Use Class C3), a commercial unit at ground floor fronting Harrow Road (Class E) and a play court (Class F.2c) on the corner of Harrow Road and Elmfield Way, with associated amenity space, communal facilities, play space, cycle parking, waste stores, roof gardens, plant, landscaping and highways and public realm improvements. Namely, reduction in the number of lifts from four to two resulting in reduction of residential floorplates/ building bulk and massing; rationalisation of the circulation cores in Block A (fronting Elmfield Way) and C (fronting Harrow Road); knock on impacts to elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
20 May 2026
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Approved
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 36

Plans & drawings 26

PDF REVISED PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR DRAWING Drawing · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA NORTH EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SOUTH EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SOUTH WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA NORTH WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA GROUND FLOOR PLAN Superseded document · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA THIRD FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA FIFTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SIXTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA EIGHTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA NINTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA TENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA ELEVENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA TWELFTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA THIRTEENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA FOURTEENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA ROOF PLAN Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN Superseded document · 15 May 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

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.
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
Non-material amendments
Postcode
W9 3RN
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Westbourne
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Hunters
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 23 days faster than Westminster's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 93% of commercial and major works here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
233decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932944
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

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.