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Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

Refused Harrow P/4527/20 Outline Planning Permission

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application for access and scale only: Demolition of existing building and the erection of a mixed-use building, up to five storeys, including commercial floorspace (for non-residential community uses) at ground floor level and up to 41 dwellings above, with associated access from Elmgrove Road, parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure. Reserved matters: appearance, layout, and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference P/4527/20

Application record

Reference
P/4527/20
Type
Outline Planning Permission
Status
Final
Decision
Refused
Received
14 Dec 2020
Validated
8 Jan 2021
Decided
19 May 2021
Ward
Greenhill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
HA1 2ED

Site history

Applications at this address on the Harrow register

This site has had 7 applications since 2008: 3 approved, 3 refused.

  • PL/1158/24 Granted

    Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

    Change of use from sorting office (Sui Generis) to two separate units – Unit One: Car Repair, Storage, Mot (Sui Generis) and Unit Two: Car Showroom (Sui Generis)

    Submitted 25 Apr 2024 Full applications
  • P/1980/22 Granted

    Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

    Change of use from Sorting Office (Sui Generis) to Flexible use for Storage and Distribution (Class B8) and Commercial floorspace (Class E(g) ii and E(g) iii with ancillary offices.

    Decided 28 Sep 2023 Full applications
  • P/4238/20 Refused

    Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office, Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

    Outline application with details of access only (all other matters reserved): demolition of existing building and the erection of a mixed-use building including commercial floorspace (for non-residential community uses) at ground floor and residential dev

    Decided 19 May 2021 Reserved matters
  • P/5049/19/5806 Decided

    Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office, Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

    Outline application for access only: redevelopment to create 3-6 storey building for up to sixty flats and commercial floorspace at ground floor; refuse and cycle storage; vehicle and pedestrian access

    Decided 27 Apr 2021
  • P/5049/19 Refused

    Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office, Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

    Outline application for access only: redevelopment to create 3-6 storey building for up to sixty flats and commercial floorspace at ground floor; refuse and cycle storage; vehicle and pedestrian access

    Decided 5 Mar 2020 Outline
  • P/0153/08 Granted

    Royal Mail Harrow Postal Delivery Office, Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2ED

    External alterations including new ramp with railings replacement of door with automated roller shutter and door set

    Decided 21 Mar 2008 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Dec 2020

    Received by Harrow

  2. 8 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

49 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Harrow refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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