London Borough of Harrow planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
London Borough of Harrow decided more than 2,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 24% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on London Borough of Harrow’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 September 2026 · Approved
Civic 1, CIVIC CENTRE Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY · PL/0501/25
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3 September 2026 · Approved
Flat 33, COURTYARD, 33 Pinner Road, North Harrow, Harrow, HA1 4BD · PL/2912/25/PRIOR
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27 August 2026 · Approved
368 – 372 Station Road 368 – 372 Station Road, HA1 2DE · PL/1216/25
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20 July 2026 · Refused
CANONS COURT Stonegrove, Edgware, Harrow · PL/0463/26
Figures for London Borough of Harrow
| Applications decided | more than 2,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 24%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 17%of more than 810 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 360 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 110plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Harrow’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to vehicular and cycle parking, and bin storage…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the free flow and safety of pedestrians and cyclists; • Whether the proposed development would provide adequate refuse storage; and • The…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety in the vicinity of the appeal site; and • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“Prior to opening the Inquiry, a pre-inquiry note was issued1. This set out what I considered to be the main issues at that stage on the basis of the evidence before me. These main issues were repeated orally at the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.