Planning decisions in Harrow
As of 14 Sept 2023.
On the public planning record, Harrow approved 87% of 1,155 decided applications across the public decisions we hold. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 84% approved (228 decided, ~65 days)
- Rear extension : 85% approved (187 decided, ~64 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (112 decided, ~77 days) †
- Loft conversion : 85% approved (86 decided, ~63 days)
- Demolition : 86% approved (83 decided, ~77 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 82% approved (82 decided, ~62 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 96% approved (75 decided, ~73 days)
- Two-storey extension : 85% approved (53 decided, ~99 days)
- Side extension : 79% approved (52 decided, ~77 days)
- Porch : 90% approved (48 decided, ~77 days)
- Solar / renewables : 98% approved (42 decided, ~56 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 92% approved (25 decided, ~59 days)
- Tree work : 100% approved (16 decided, ~78 days) †
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 67% approved (15 decided, ~89 days)
- Change of use : 73% approved (11 decided, ~87 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 89% approved (9 decided, ~86 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 100% approved (7 decided, ~62 days) †
- Shopfront / commercial : 86% approved (7 decided, ~229 days)
- Windows & doors : 83% approved (6 decided, ~118 days)
- New dwelling : 100% approved (6 decided, ~103 days) †
- Basement : 80% approved (5 decided, ~96 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Harrow, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.
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