Planning application
255 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 8PL
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of the existing building from offices (Class E) into 137no. self-contained flats (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/02396/PACU1
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/02396/PACU1
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use - Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class C
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED: Under Consultation
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hammersmith Broadway
- Postcode
- W6 8PL
Comment by 21 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Hammersmith and Fulham through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Hammersmith and Fulham
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18 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hammersmith and Fulham took a median of 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
56 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hammersmith and Fulham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hammersmith and Fulham decided prior approval applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Footway Outside 255 Hammersmith Road Junction With Butterwick Road London W6
98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jan
Use of part of the public highway for the placing of 1no. gazebo style trader's market stall, measuring 3m x 3m in size, from Monday to Saturday from 8am to 5pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs -
Footway Outside 255 Hammersmith Road Junction With Butterwick Road London W6
98% historically approved · decision due ~2 Apr
Use of part of the public highway for the placing of 2no. food trailers measuring 4.8m (length) x 2.3m (width) x 2.7m (height) in size including the erection of 1no electric bollard with dual charging points and 1no electric feeder pillar to open from Monday to Sunday from 7am to 11pm (to replace the existing trader's market stall).
Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs -
255 Hammersmith Road London W6 8AZ
Change of use of the existing building from offices (Class E) into 137no. self-contained flats (Class C3).
Granted Prior approval New dwelling 45 docs -
Footpath Adjacent To Hammersmith Road Junction With North West Side Of Butterwick Road London
98% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov
Use of part of the public highway for the placing of 1no. gazebo style trader's market stall, measuring 3m x 3m in size, from Monday to Saturday from 8am to 5pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs -
Footpath Adjacent To Hammersmith Road Junction With North West Side Of Butterwick Road London
98% historically approved · decision due ~2 Apr
Use of part of the public highway for the placing of 2no. food trailers measuring 4.8m (length) x 2.3m (width) x 2.7m (height) in size including the erection of 1no electric bollard with dual charging points and 1no electric feeder pillar to open from Monday to Sunday from 7am to 11pm (to replace the existing trader's market stall).
Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs -
Butterwick Near Junction With Hammersmith Road London W6 7DP
Installation of a telephone kiosk.
Refused Telecoms 22 docs
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P/2026/01988/PALHE Granted
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P/2026/01800/PAOND12 Granted
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P/2026/02096/PALHE Awaiting decision
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Erection of a single storey rear extension, to the side of existing back addition (extending 5.35 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse with a maximum height of 3 metres and a maximum eaves height of 3 metres); installation of bi-folding doors, to the rear elevation at ground floor level.
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P/2026/01470/PA Refused
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Erection of a single storey rear extension, to the side and rear of the existing back addition (extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse with a maximum height of 3 metres and a maximum eaves height of 3 metres).