16 - 24 Lowlands Road, Harrow, HA1 3AT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2184/26 - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Redevelopment to provide a three storey residential building providing 9 self-contained dwellings (3 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed, 2 x 3 bed) (Use Class C3); Balconies to first floor side elevation; Roof terraces; Green roof; Solar panels on roof; Undercroft parking garage containing one disabled accessible (Blue Badge) parking space; 18 secure long stay cycle spaces; Integrated refuse and recycling storage; Vehicle access; Boundary treatment; Landscaping; Private and communal amenity space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Harrow's recent new homes.

Documents 49

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Roxborough Park and The Grove Conservation Area 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.
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
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Town centre about 19 m away: Harrow.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
HA1 3AT
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Harrow on the Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Washington Young LLP

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Harrow usually decides new homes by day 61.

Day 2437 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
48%decided within 8 weeks
44%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Harrow in the last twelve months, from validation. Harrow decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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