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London Borough of Hounslow planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

London Borough of Hounslow decided more than 3,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 17% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on London Borough of Hounslow’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

Figures for London Borough of Hounslow

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from London Borough of Hounslow’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 3,000
Share refusedof those approved or refused 17%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 21%of more than 740 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years 450
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 40%about one in three
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 60plan adopted 2015

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Hounslow’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Allowed, 2025

  • “The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the accessibility of the site.”

    Dismissed, 2020

  • “The main issues are: - • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development provides adequate living conditions for future occupants; and • the effect of the proposed development…”

    Dismissed, 2020

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.