Flat 1, 1 Marco Drive, Hatch End, Harrow, HA5 4FG Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2152/26 - Electronic Communications Notification Decided

Proposal

Electronic Communications Notification: Installation of 1 x 9MTR Wooden pole (7.3m above ground) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Observations
7 Sept 2026

Observations on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Scheduled monument 196 m away: Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane; Flood defence 15 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
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
Electronic Communications Notification
Postcode
HA5 4FG
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Observations
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 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