61 Harewood Avenue London NW1 6PA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from "Meals on Wheels" Distribution Hub (Sui Generis) to Street Cleansing Vehicle Depot (Sui Generis); internal and external alterations to the building to provide bin store and cycle store and elevational changes; provision of new plant and services and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Feb 2026 · Sub-Committee · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Westminster Strategic Planning Committee on 10 Feb 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Residents, councillors and the local amenity society raised concerns about noise, traffic, parking, safety, pollution and amenity.
- The committee approved the application by three votes to two, adding conditions about the gates and complaints process.
Source: Plota analysis of Westminster's committee minutes of 10 Feb 2026.
Documents 54
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 18
Other documents 11
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Application for Council's Own Dev.
- Postcode
- NW1 6PA
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Regent's Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Sub-Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Turley
How this decision compares
Decided in 132 days from validation, 56 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
92 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14133323
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14133323
- Comments by
- 5 Nov 2025
- Site or press notice
- 15 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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