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5 Montague Avenue Hanwell W7 3PJ

262494CPERefused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 17 August 2026

1 condition1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Continued use of the dwellinghouse as three self-contained flats (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

Submitted
22 June 2026
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at 5 Montague Avenue Hanwell W7 3PJ. Ealing has handled 13,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 681 applications in total for the W7 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The applicant has failed to demonstrate, on the balance of probabilities, that the use of the property as three self-contained residential flats has subsisted continuously throughout the relevant 10-year immunity period prior to the date of the application. The submitted evidence, comprising Statement of Truth/Affidavit unsworn Statements of Truth/documents and supporting statements, described by the applicant as affidavits, and floor plan drawings, is insufficiently precise, consistent and compelling to substantiate the continuous existence and occupation of three self-contained residential units for the requisite period. The application is therefore refused under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
W7 3PJ

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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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: Ealing

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