Planning application
Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford TW8 9DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of the ground, 12th and 18th floors of Great West House from offices Class E to residential accommodation Class C3.
As published by the council, reference PAC/2025/0304
Application record
- Reference
- PAC/2025/0304
- Type
- PA: Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Granted As published: Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL NEEDED AND GRANTED
- Decision
- Granted As published: PRIOR APPROVAL NEEDED AND GRANTED
- Received
- 28 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Brentford West
- Postcode
- TW8 9DF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2025
Received by Hounslow
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16 Apr 2025
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL NEEDED AND GRANTED
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26 Jul 2026
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P/2025/3563 Granted
Great West House, 993 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9DF
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow changes to the internal layout of ground, 12th and 18th floors, and changes to the unit mix of PAC/2025/0304 approved 16/04/2025 for the prior approval for change of use of the ground, 12th and 18th floors of Great West House from offices (Class E) to residential accommodation (Class C3).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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