80 - 82 St Anns Road, Harrow, HA1 1JX Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2886/25/PRIOR - Prior Approval (Miscellaneous Acts) Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Retail (Class E) to 16 flats (Class C3) on first and Second floors; (Prior Approval Of Transport & Highways Impacts Of The Development, Contamination Risks And Flooding Risks On The Site, and Impacts Of Noise From Commercial Premises On The Intended Occupiers Of The Development and provision of natural light in all habitable rooms) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Nov 2025
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 36

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Market Place Harrow Premises licence · in force since 17 Jan 2024 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:30

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 6

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: Harrow
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 11 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Prior Approval (Miscellaneous Acts)
Postcode
HA1 1JX
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Greenhill
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Urban Development

How this decision compares

Decided in 293 days from validation, 237 days slower than Harrow's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 39% of changes of use here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
39%approved
257decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Harrow in the last twelve months, from validation. Harrow decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2026
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
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