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Planning application PAC/2025/0304

Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)Permitted
Prior approval

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of the ground, 12th and 18th floors of Great West House from offices Class E to residential accommodation Class C3.

Received
28 January 2025
Decided
16 April 2025
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received28 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hounslow57% of prior approval: change of use from commercial, business and service (use class e) to dwellinghouses (use class c3) applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use. Hounslow has handled 27 applications of this type and approves 57% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Hounslow's median. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Brentford West.

Application Details

Reference
PAC/2025/0304
Local Authority
Hounslow
Application Type
Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
16 April 2025
Date Submitted
28 January 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.487640, -0.313144
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hounslow

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    28 Jan

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Change of use or development that would result in new dwellings (Class MA/ZA)+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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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