Planning application
40 Blackburn Court Bollo Lane Acton W3 8SX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Continued use of self-contained flat (Use Class C3) as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)
As published by the council, reference 261380CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 261380CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- South Acton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W3 8SX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Ealing
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Martin Arnold Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2013 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- FLOOD-MAP-PLANNING-
- COVERING LETTER FROM AGENT
- PRE EXISTING 5TH FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING 5TH FLOOR PLAN
- PRE EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- PRE EXISTING FLAT FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FLAT FLOOR PLAN
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