118 Whitchurch Gardens, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 6PB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/1442/25 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition and redevelopment to provide detached dwellinghouse with habitable roof space; rear dormer; four rooflights in front roof slope; boundary treatment; hard and soft landscaping; alterations to vehicle crossovers Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2025
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Approved
17 Sept 2025

Approved on 17 Sept 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 169 m away: Canons Park; Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Conservation area about 93 m away: Stanmore and Edgware / Canons Park Estate.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £640,000 in July 2023. Detached house, freehold.

4 July 2023£640,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area77 m² (829 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
HA8 6PB
Received
4 Jun 2025
Validated
4 Jun 2025
Ward
Canons
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2025
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
17 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
MAN Design and Construction LTD
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 49 days slower than Harrow's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 77% of demolitions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
276decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2025
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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.