Planning application
40 Avenue Road Southall UB1 3BW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Continue to use the property as 8 bedroom HMO for 13 persons (Sui Generis) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)
As published by the council, reference 253531CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 253531CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Southall Broadway
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- UB1 3BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Ealing
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4 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 71% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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