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Proposal

Change of use from an existing Class E (Bakery and Coffee Shop) to a Sui Generis Hot Food Takeaway. Installation of commercial extraction system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

3 Article 4 directions
Residential extensions · Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Hillingdon 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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 643 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Hillingdon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Building

Floor area96 m² (1,033 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 61)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hillingdon
Postcode
UB8 2HL
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
COLHAM & COWLEY
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 55% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
115decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Hillingdon
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#219 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.