Am2pm, 203 - 205 High Road, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 5EE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/1358/26 - Advertisement Consent Refused

Proposal

Display of one internally illuminated hoarding sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 May 2026
✓
Validated
15 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
10 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

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
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
HA3 5EE
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Wealdstone North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Legah Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 13% of signs and adverts here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
32decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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