78 Harwood Road, London, SW6 4QH Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/02496/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing REGISTERED: Under Consultation

Proposal

Continued use of the existing building as 3no. self-contained flats (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Hammersmith and Fulham's recent lawful development certificates. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Parson's Green 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.
Air quality management area: Hammersmith and Fulham 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
Inside the Hammersmith and Fulham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 October 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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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
SW6 4QH
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Parsons Green And Sandford
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Hammersmith and Fulham usually decides lawful development certificates by day 63.

Day 558 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
38%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Hammersmith and Fulham in the last twelve months, from validation. Hammersmith and Fulham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Hammersmith and Fulham
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#210 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #281 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 63% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hammersmith and Fulham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #20 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #4 of 296
33%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #281 of 296
63%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #275 of 296
97%
Minor dwellings approved
209 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,321
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026