Planning application
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Hybrid planning application for the partial demolition of existing buildings excluding the basement and phased mixed use redevelopment comprising: in full, residential, Class C3, Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Purpose Built Shared Living, in full flexible employment, commercial and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, Bar and Drinking establishment, Car/bike showroom, theatre launderette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience venue and escape room, Sui Generis, in full, Energy Centre, Sui Generis, in outline, all matters reserved except access, for residential, Class C3, flexible employment, commercial, education/research and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, bar and drinking establishment, car/bike showroom, theatre, laundrette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience, experience venue, and escape room, Sui Generis, associated basement works and ancillary service yard areas; and, in... read more
As published by the council, reference P/2025/2394
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/2394
- Type
- Outline EIA Major Applications
- Status
- REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Brentford West
- Postcode
- TW8 9GS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hounslow register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2026/0735 Granted
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Installation of a double-sided externally illuminated kiosk sign with a height of 7 meters for a period of 3 years at the east of the main entrance from Great West Road.
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P/2026/1227 Granted
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Temporary change of use of the west car park for a period of 3 years to an Electric Vehicle Charging Hub (Sui Generis), including minor associated alterations to the existing parking layout comprising the removal of barriers and alterations to existing kerbs within the west car park.
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P/2025/3118 Granted
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Installation of three non illuminated static advertisements panel signs to the building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Hounslow
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13 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 November 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hounslow took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
200 documents on file for this application
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980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Installation of a double-sided externally illuminated kiosk sign with a height of 7 meters for a period of 3 years at the east of the main entrance from Great West Road.
Granted Advertising 6 docs -
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Temporary change of use of the west car park for a period of 3 years to an Electric Vehicle Charging Hub (Sui Generis), including minor associated alterations to the existing parking layout comprising the removal of barriers and alterations to existing kerbs within the west car park.
Granted Full applications 9 docs -
980 Great West Road Brentford TW8 9GS
90% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar
Hybrid planning application for the partial demolition of existing buildings excluding the basement and phased mixed use redevelopment comprising: in full, residential, Class C3, Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Purpose Built Shared Living, in full flexible employment, commercial and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, Bar and Drinking establishment, Car/bike showroom, theatre launderette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience venue and escape room, Sui Generis, in full, Energy Centre, Sui Generis, in outline, all matters reserved except access, for residential, Class C3, flexible employment, commercial, education/research and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, bar and drinking establishment, car/bike showroom, theatre, laundrette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience, experience venue, and escape room, Sui Generis, associated basement works and ancillary service yard areas; and, including for both full and outline parts all other ancillary car/cycle parking, amenity, plant, public and private realm, landscaping, infrastructure, access and highway works. Further explanation, not forming part of the formal description of development set out above. The height of the proposed development is up to 118m and up to 26 storeys (amended plans) (Out of Borough)
Awaiting decision Outline Demolition -
980 Great West Road Brentford TW8 9GS
Hybrid planning application for the partial demolition of existing buildings excluding the basement and phased mixed use redevelopment comprising: in full, residential, Class C3, Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Purpose Built Shared Living, in full flexible employment, commercial and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, Bar and Drinking establishment, Car/bike showroom, theatre launderette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience venue and escape room, Sui Generis, in full, Energy Centre, Sui Generis, in outline, all matters reserved except access, for residential, Class C3, flexible employment, commercial, education/research and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, bar and drinking establishment, car/bike showroom, theatre, laundrette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience, experience venue, and escape room, Sui Generis, associated basement works and ancillary service yard areas; and, including for both full and outline parts all other ancillary car/cycle parking, amenity, plant, public and private realm, landscaping, infrastructure, access and highway works. Further explanation, not forming part of the formal description of development set out above. The height of the proposed development is up to 118m and up to 26 storeys (Out of Borough)
Granted Outline Demolition 2 docs -
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS
Installation of three non illuminated static advertisements panel signs to the building.
Granted Advertising 15 docs -
980 Great West Road Brentford TW8 9GS
91% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar
Hybrid planning application for the partial demolition of existing buildings excluding the basement and phased mixed use redevelopment comprising: in full, residential, Class C3, Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Purpose Built Shared Living, in full flexible employment, commercial and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, Bar and Drinking establishment, Car/bike showroom, theatre launderette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience venue and escape room, Sui Generis, in full, Energy Centre, Sui Generis, in outline, all matters reserved except access, for residential, Class C3, flexible employment, commercial, education/research and community floorspace, use Class E, F, B2, B8, bar and drinking establishment, car/bike showroom, theatre, laundrette, dance hall, cinema, hot food takeaway, virtual reality/immersive experience, experience venue, and escape room, Sui Generis, associated basement works and ancillary service yard areas; and, including for both full and outline parts all other ancillary car/cycle parking, amenity, plant, public and private realm, landscaping, infrastructure, access and highway works. Further explanation, not forming part of the formal description of development set out above. The height of the proposed development is up to 118m and up to 26 storeys (amended plans) (Out of Borough)
Awaiting decision Outline Demolition
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