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Travis And Perkins Building 149 Harrow Road London W2 6NA

24/03600/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 27 March 2026

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Proposal

Demolition of existing Travis Perkins building(s) at 149-157 Harrow Road, erection of a building (plus basement) between 4 and 20 storeys in height, comprising the reprovision of Travis Perkins builders merchant (Sui Generis) at ground and mezzanine floor and the development of purpose-built student accommodation (Sui Generis) and community space (Sui Generis), together with the creation of a canal side path with landscaping and a retained gable wall end. Alterations to hard and soft landscaping and trees. Provision of cycle parking and car parking for the Travis Perkins Builders Merchant. Shift location of bus stop shelter to rear of pavement on Harrow Road frontage. Use of roofs as terraces. Installation of plant equipment and other associated works, including canal mooring and edge alterations and a new public walkway under Bishops Bridge Road bridge. [The development is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment]

Received
29 May 2024
Public comments
58
Ward
Hyde Park
Agent
Gerald Eve LLP
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Sep
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 667 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Travis And Perkins Building 149 Harrow Road London W2 6NA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 667 days, 88 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Hyde Park. We hold 3,422 applications in total for the W2 postcode area.

86% of full applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
W2 6NA
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2024
Consultation expiry
3 July 2024
Target decision date
18 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address
1 Fitzroy Place 6 Mortimer Street W1T 3JJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 June 2024
Advertisement expiry
3 July 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13068268
Documents
283

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: TravisPerkinsRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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.

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

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