5 Otter House, Cowley Business Park High Street Cowley Uxbridge
Proposal
Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 9 (Sustainable Water Management) of planning reference 63329/APP/2021/1326 dated 21-05-2021 (Change of use from offices (Use Class B1a ) to residential use (Use Class C3) to create 36 studio apartments (Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)).).
- Received
- 4 August 2025
- Decided
- 11 September 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Ward
- UXBRIDGE 2022
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- ReceivedSubmitted4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated4 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Sep
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 5 OTTER HOUSE, COWLEY BUSINESS PARK HIGH STREET COWLEY UXBRIDGE. Hillingdon has handled 4,983 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Hillingdon's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across UXBRIDGE 2022. We hold 1,129 applications in total for the UB8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202522 Sep
Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 5 (Contamination) of planning permission reference…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions63329/APP/2025/2460 - 202512 May
Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 4 (Parking Allocation Scheme) of planning permission reference…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions63329/APP/2025/1335
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Changes of use from commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses+3 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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