Street Record, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 Data via plota.co.uk

26/2010 - Telecom development Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for proposed telecommunications installation comprising removal of 1no. existing 10-metre-high streetwork pole with 1no. existing trisector antenna and 2no. existing equipment cabinet to be replaced with 1no. new 16-metre-high alpha streetwork pole to accommodate 1no. new trisector antenna and 2no. new equipment cabinets and associated ancillary development thereto on foot path outside 231 Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3TU Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 7 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Brent
Application type
Telecom development
Postcode
HA1
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Northwick Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior approval required and approved
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 46 days slower than Brent's median of 7 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
393decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Brent in the last twelve months, from validation. Brent decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081409
Planning Portal ref
PP-15081409
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brent
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#113 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brent is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #91 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #269 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #247 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #91 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #42 of 296
53%
Minor dwellings approved
73 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
193 decided
1,963
Total decisions
431 refused in the year to March 2026