4 - 6 Spencer Davis & Co , Peterborough Road, Harrow, HA1 2BQ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2515/25/PRIOR - Prior Approval (Miscellaneous Acts) Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Office (Class E) To 1 Self-Contained Flat (Class C3) at ground floor of No.6 ; (Prior Approval Of Transport & Highways Impacts Of The Development, Contamination Risks And Flooding Risks On The Site, and Impacts Of Noise From Commercial Premises On The Intended Occupiers Of The Development and provision of natural light in all habitable rooms) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2025
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Approved
17 Nov 2025

Approved on 17 Nov 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Harrow on-the-Hill / Roxborough Park and The Grove conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Harrow
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 94 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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
Harrow
Application type
Prior Approval (Miscellaneous Acts)
Postcode
HA1 2BQ
Received
22 Sept 2025
Validated
22 Sept 2025
Ward
Greenhill
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dave Carroll Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 39% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
39%approved
266decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2025
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Harrow ranks #115 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harrow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harrow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #273 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #261 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #115 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #77 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
133 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
38%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,330
Total decisions
298 refused in the year to March 2026