Rayners Lane O/s 475 Alexandra Avenue Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2160/26 - Electronic Communications Notification Approved

Proposal

Electronic Communications Notification: Installation of 1 no. Omni Antenna at a height of 6 metres and ancillary development thereto including 2 no. Remote Radio Units at a height of 5.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Rayner's Lane London Regional Transport Underground Station Including Shops and Platforms (Including Rayner's Lane Station, Alexandra Avenue)
List entry 1261430 · 20 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II*)
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 ↗
Pinner / Rayners Lane 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 ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Rayners Lane
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), 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 17 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
Electronic Communications Notification
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 14 days faster than Harrow's median of 41 for prior approvals. Approved, as 77% of prior approvals here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
443decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
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