17 Cavalry Crescent,Hounslow,TW4 6EY Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/1487 - Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a room in the house for a private hire operator business Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
25 May 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Hounslow built-up area; Designated open space 16 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £482,500 in April 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

25 April 2024£482,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hounslow
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
Postcode
TW4 6EY
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
25 May 2026
Ward
Cranford
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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
25 May 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use