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Land to North of Meadowlea Close HARMONDSWORTH UB7 0AF

79865/APP/2026/70FullRefused

Refused on 19 June 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Existing use of an open field as sui generis (equestrian use), erection of a field stable, caravans, and outbuildings (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for Existing Use)

Received
9 January 2026
Ward
H/ROW VILLAGES 2022
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 134 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land to North of Meadowlea Close HARMONDSWORTH UB7 0AF. Hillingdon has handled 4,983 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 15 weeks longer than Hillingdon's typical decision time. The site is in the Harmondsworth Village conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across H/ROW VILLAGES 2022. We hold 809 applications in total for the UB7 postcode area.

87% of full applications at London Borough of Hillingdon 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 Local Planning Authority is not satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that the application site has been used continuously for a period of at least 10 years prior to the date of the application for the specific purpose described, namely a commercial equestrian use with ancillary stable, storage buildings and caravans. Such a commercial equestrian use, being materially different from the grazing of land for agricultural purposes, would amount to a material change of use of land and therefore development within the meaning of section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). No planning permission has been identified for that use, and the evidence submitted is not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate that the use has become lawful through the passage of time under sections 191 and 171B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Accordingly, the applicant has failed to discharge the burden of proof and the Certificate is refused. This determination is based on your submitted plans. All measurements are taken from existing ground level.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
UB7 0AF
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Target decision date
2 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
tony white wey bank alton road farnham GU10 5EL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Hillingdon

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