1 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ET Data via plota.co.uk

Refused PL/1596/26 - Full Planning Application
Change of use
Council
Harrow 4.9/10
Date received
17 Jun 2026
Postcode
HA2 9ET
Type
Full Planning Application

Description

Change of Use From C4 (6-Person HMO) to Sui Generis (7-Person HMO) Data via plota.co.uk

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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.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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 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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Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Conversion of dwellinghouse into two flats (2 x 2 Bed); Single storey front extension inc…
P/1330/22
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
6 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Change of use of detached outbuilding at rear from Gym/Store (Use Class 'C3') to Dance St…
PL/1627/25
2023 Approved
59 Minehead Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey side extension
PL/0922/23
2023 Approved
57 Minehead Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9DR
single storey side extension
PL/0919/23
2023 Approved
38 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Single storey rear extension: 3.57 metres deep, 2.87 metres maximum height and 2.82 metre…
PL/0618/23
2023 Approved
27 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Outbuilding at rear for use as gym / storage (demolition of detached garage)
P/0633/23
2022 Approved
44 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Alterations to roof; rear dormer; external alterations
P/2071/22
2021 Approved
45 Minehead Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey rear extension: 6.00 metres deep, 3.20 metres maximum height and 3.00 metre…
P/1132/21/PRIOR
2020 Refused
10 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Single Storey Rear Extension: 5.00 metres deep, 3.40 metres maximum height, 2.94 metres h…
P/2949/20/PRIOR
2020 Refused
10 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Single Storey Rear Extension: 6.00 metres deep, 3.49 metres maximum height, 2.93 metres h…
P/2571/20/PRIOR
2020 Approved
6 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Detached outbuilding at rear for use as Gym/Store (Demolition of detached garage at rear)
P/0416/20
2019 Refused
6 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Single Storey Rear Extension: 6 metres deep, 3 metres maximum height, 3 metres high to th…
P/4383/19/PRIOR
2019 Approved
15 Merlins Avenue, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Single storey outbuilding in rear garden
P/1660/19
2019 Refused
15 Merlins Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Front porch (Retrospective)
P/1415/19
2019 Approved
15 Merlins Avenue, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Detached outbuilding at rear
P/5016/18/5491
2018 Approved
15 Merlins Avenue, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Detached outbuilding at rear
P/5016/18
2018 Approved
71 Minehead Road, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey rear extension: 6 metres deep 2.9 Metres maximum height 2.5 Metres high to…
P/3942/18/PRIOR
2018 Approved
71 Minehead Road, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey rear extension: extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall 2.9 Metres…
P/2955/18/PRIOR
2018 Approved
15 Merlins Avenue, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Single storey rear extension: 6 metres deep 3 metres maximum height 3 metres high to the…
P/2310/18/PRIOR
2018 Approved
55 Minehead Road, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey rear extension extending 5 metres beyond the original rear wall 3.4 Metres…
P/1592/18/PRIOR
2018 Approved
55 Minehead Road, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey rear extension extending 5 metres beyond the original rear wall 3.2 Metres…
P/1445/18/PRIOR
2017 Approved
34 Merlins Avenue, Harrow, HA2 9ES
Single storey rear extension; rear dormer; two rooflights in front roofslope to create ha…
P/4431/17
2017 Approved
1 Merlins Avenue, Harrow, HA2 9ET
Conversion of dwellinghouse into two flats; single storey front extension incorporating f…
P/1336/17
2016 Approved
41 Minehead Road, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Single storey rear extension: extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall 4 metres m…
P/1502/16
2024 Approved
71 Minehead Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9DR
Certificate of lawful development (proposed): Alterations to roof to form end gable and r…
PL/3139/24
2023 Approved
67 Minehead Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9DR
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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
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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