109, Old Oak Common Lane, W3 7DN

253981CPLLawful development: Proposed useRefused

Lawful development certificate

Refused on 24 December 2025

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Proposal

Change of use of a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development)

Submitted: 3 November 2025
Council: London Borough of Ealing

ReceivedSubmitted3 Nov
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 109, Old Oak Common Lane, W3 7DN. Ealing has handled 412 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Ealing's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across EASACT. We hold 1,741 applications in total for the W3 postcode area.

89% of lawful development: proposed use applications at London Borough of Ealing were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The proposal is contrary to Article 3(5) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (GPDO) in that the building operations involved in the construction of the existing building are unlawful. The host building therefore does not benefit from permitted development rights granted by Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
The submitted existing and proposed plans do not accurately reflect the current rear extension on the site and internal layout of the property. Accordingly, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the change of use of the host building, which involves an unlawfully constructed rear extension, would be lawful if instituted or begun at the time of the application. The application is therefore refused under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: W3 7DN
Application type: Lawful development: Proposed use

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Ealing

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