26a-28a High Street Northwood HA6 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

79229/APP/2026/1803 Approved

Proposal

Use of two self-contained flats as two small Houses in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

2 Article 4 directions
Residential extensions · Changes of use from commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Inside the Hillingdon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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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Important details

Council
Hillingdon
Postcode
HA6 1BN
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
NORTHWOOD 2022
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Agent
Shulem Posen OCC Building A

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 13 days slower than Hillingdon's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 55% of changes of use here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
99decided in the last year

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

Hillingdon
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#219 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hillingdon ranks #194 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hillingdon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #208 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #191 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #194 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #190 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
65%
Change of use approved
17 decided
1,680
Total decisions
255 refused in the year to March 2026