Land To The Rear Of The Middle Way, Wealdstone, HA3 7TS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2983/24 - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Re-development of existing brownfield site to create one single storey and four two storey dwellings (5 x 1 beds); communal and private amenity space; associated landscaping; refuse and cycle store Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Nov 2024
✓
Validated
17 Jan 2025
✓
Committee
28 May 2026
✗
Refused
17 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Jun 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Harrow Planning Committee on 28 May 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide five affordable homes on a vacant brownfield site, with acceptable design, amenity and highway impacts.
  • The committee voted by majority to refuse the application, citing backland location, poor design and insufficient family-sized affordable housing.
Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Harrow's committee minutes of 28 May 2026.

Site constraints 6

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: Wealdstone
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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Lloyds Bank, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Designated open space about 47 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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
HA3 7TS
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
17 Jan 2025
Ward
Wealdstone North
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 516 days from validation, 455 days slower than Harrow's median of 61 for new homes. Refused, as 56% of new homes here are.

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
30 Jun 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