6 Masionette First And Second Floors,Marshall Close,Hounslow,TW4 5HJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/2217 - Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of part of the house for administration relating to a private vehicle hire business. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Hounslow 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
Local nature reserve 371 m away: Hounslow Heath; Inside the Hounslow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Hounslow
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
Postcode
TW4 5HJ
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Hounslow Heath
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 16 days faster than Hounslow's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 52% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
52%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Hounslow
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#268 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hounslow is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #203 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Hounslow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 75% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 75% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hounslow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
71%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #294 of 296
75%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #293 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #203 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #208 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
29%
Change of use approved
72 decided
1,191
Total decisions
340 refused in the year to March 2026

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