Folk House, 55 - 57 Palmerston Road, Harrow
Proposal
Details pursuant to Condition 11 (materials) and Condition 12 (windows and door reveals) of planning permission P/2555/18 dated 7.1.2019 for Redevelopment: demolition of existing structures and construction of part 9, part 8 and part 5 storey building comprising of offices (Use class B1a/B1c), cafe (Use class A3) and co-living accommodation consisting of 222 units (Sui Generis); parking; bin and cycle stores; sub station
- Received
- 15 November 2019
- Decided
- 17 April 2020 · Grant
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Harrow
- Ward
- Marlborough
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- ReceivedSubmitted15 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Apr
Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application for demolition at Folk House, 55 - 57 Palmerston Road, Harrow,. Harrow has handled 2,395 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 154 days, 14 weeks longer than Harrow's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Marlborough. We hold 5,281 applications in total for the HA3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202114 Dec
Details pursuant to Condition 25 (crime prevention measures) attached to planning permission P/2555/18
RefusedDischarge of conditionsP/4885/21 - 20219 Nov
Display of one internally illuminated projecting sign and one externally illuminated lettering sign
ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/4478/21 - 202012 Mar
Display of one non-illuminated hoarding sign
ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/0970/20 - 202029 Jan
Details pursuant to condition 15 (lighting strategy) of planning permission p/2555/18
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/0333/20 - 202028 Jan
Details pursuant to condition 13 (landscaping); condition 14 (revised refuse storage details); condition 16…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/0309/20 - 20193 Sep
Non material amendment to planning permission P/2555/18
ApprovedNon-material amendmentP/3815/19 - 201920 Aug
Modification to section 106 planning obligation relating to planning permission p/2555/18
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/3729/19 - 201730 Nov
Part conversion of ground and first floors to two flats
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionP/5441/17 - 201124 Jun
Change of use of offices (class b1) to education facility (class d1) for a period of five years…
ApprovedFull PermissionP/1709/11 - 201019 Nov
Change of use of offices (class b1) to education facility (class d1) (retrospective application)
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionP/3169/10 - 200310 Mar
Use of building for educational purposes with ancillary offices and support accommodation (class d1)
WithdrawnFull PermissionP/528/03/CFU
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Travis Perkins, Palmerston RoadRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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 and heritage coasts.
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