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106 Dorchester Way, Harrow, HA3 9RB

25/2587Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 18 November 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed conversion of single dwellinghouse to x2 self-contained flats, with associated cycle and refuse storage, hard and soft landscaping including sub-division of rear garden, crossover widening and extention of front boundary wall.

Received
10 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Kenton
Agent
Shah Designs Ltd
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 106 Dorchester Way, Harrow, HA3 9RB. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 163 applications across Kenton. We hold 5,586 applications in total for the HA3 postcode area.

77% of full applications at London Borough of Brent were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would result in substandard residential accommodation, as Flat 2 fails to meet the minimum Gross Internal Area (GIA) and the proposed kitchen has been positioned within an area where the head height is less than 1.0m and not practically usable by future occupants, resulting in a poor standard of accommodation for future occupiers, contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan and Policy DMP1 of the Brent Local Plan.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposal would achieve a satisfactory urban greening factor that would effectively demonstrate mitigation and enhancement of local green infrastructure, the Council is unable to assess the impact of the proposal in this respect, contrary to policies DMP1 of the Local Plan (2019-2041) and G5 in the London Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA3 9RB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2025
Consultation expiry
20 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 October 2025
Last date for comments
18 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shah Designs Ltd
Architect profile
SHAH DESIGNS LTD
Agent address
15 Derwent Avenue, Pinner, HA5 4QH

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14317760
Documents
13
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for HMOs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Brent

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