Planning application · Harrow
PL/2621/25.
10 Wood End Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8NX
Full / Other Planning at 10 Wood End Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8NX, received 8 Oct 2025 — refused on 30 Apr 2026 (delegated, Deborah Ewenla5).
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Refused
Outcome
30 Apr 2026
29 wks
Decision time
21 wks over the 8-week target
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Conditions
not captured
13
Documents
13 linked
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Objections
not captured
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Harrow planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Change of use from Single dwelling (C3) to HMO for 8 people (Sui Generis)
Reference
PL/2621/25
Type
Full Planning Application
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Target date
30 Apr 2026
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decision Issued
Premises record
Council register
Reference
PL/2621/25
Type
Full Planning Application
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Target date
30 Apr 2026
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decision Issued
Premises record
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
View
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Documents open on the Harrow portal. View the application page ↗
Decision
What happened?
Refused on 30 Apr 2026, delegated decision by Deborah Ewenla5 — 29 weeks from submission (21 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
8 Oct 2025
Application received
31 Oct 2025
Application validated
30 Apr 2026
Statutory target date
30 Apr 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Deborah Ewenla5
8 Oct 2025
Application received
31 Oct 2025
Application validated
30 Apr 2026
Statutory target date
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30 Apr 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Deborah Ewenla5
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
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- The proposed change of use from single dwellinghouse (C3) to HMO for 8 people (Sui Generis) by reason of an
over intensification of use of the property into an 8 person HMO is unacceptable in principle due to the site’s poor
accessibility to public transport, site’s suitability, insufficient internal floorspace, cumulative impact to the prevailing
residential character of the area and the excessive number of occupants would give rise to a development that would
be detrimental to the residential character of the area and the amenities of neighbouring residents. The proposal would
therefore be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies D3 and D14 of The London Plan 2021
and Policies GR1 and HO10 of Harrow Local Plan (2021-2041).
2
- The proposed change of use from single dwellinghouse (C3) to HMO for 8 people (Sui Generis) by reason of
insufficient information submitted to show the location and provision of cycle parking, details of how waste would be
stored and managed on the site together with the lack of soft landscaping to enhance the development, would result in a
substandard form of development for the future occupiers of the site and could give rise to a visual clutter of the
forecourt to the detriment of the character and appearance of the streetscene. The proposal would therefore conflict with
the aspirations of Policies T5, T6.1 and D3 of The London Plan 2021 and Policies GR1, HO10, M1 and M2 of Harrow
Local Plan (2021-2041).
1
- The proposed change of use from single dwellinghouse (C3) to HMO for 8 people (Sui Generis) by reason of an
over intensification of use of the property into an 8 person HMO is unacceptable in principle due to the site’s poor
accessibility to public transport, site’s suitability, insufficient internal floorspace, cumulative impact to the prevailing
residential character of the area and the excessive number of occupants would give rise to a development that would
be detrimental to the residential character of the area and the amenities of neighbouring residents. The proposal would
therefore be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies D3 and D14 of The London Plan 2021
and Policies GR1 and HO10 of Harrow Local Plan (2021-2041).
2
- The proposed change of use from single dwellinghouse (C3) to HMO for 8 people (Sui Generis) by reason of
insufficient information submitted to show the location and provision of cycle parking, details of how waste would be
stored and managed on the site together with the lack of soft landscaping to enhance the development, would result in a
substandard form of development for the future occupiers of the site and could give rise to a visual clutter of the
forecourt to the detriment of the character and appearance of the streetscene. The proposal would therefore conflict with
the aspirations of Policies T5, T6.1 and D3 of The London Plan 2021 and Policies GR1, HO10, M1 and M2 of Harrow
Local Plan (2021-2041).
Policies cited
D3D14GR1HO10NPPFT5T6.1M1M2
Public response
Comment counts were not captured for this application.
People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.