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49 Flat 3 York Road Acton W3 6TS

Refused Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation 253928CPE Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing

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

Proposal

Change of Use from C3 single family dwellinghouse to a small HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

As published by the council, reference 253928CPE

Application record

Reference
253928CPE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
11 Dec 2025
Ward
North Acton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
W3 6TS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Glasgow

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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  • 49 Flat 3 York Road Acton W3 6TS

    253928CPE Submitted 16 Oct 2025 0m away

    Change of Use from C3 single family dwellinghouse to a small HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

    Refused Lawful development 5 docs
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  • 49 Flat 2 York Road Acton W3 6TS

    253929CPE Submitted 16 Oct 2025 0m away

    Change of Use from C3 single family dwellinghouse to a small HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

    Refused Lawful development 16 docs
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  • 49 Flat 2 York Road Acton W3 6TS

    253929CPE Submitted 16 Oct 2025 0m away

    Change of Use from C3 single family dwellinghouse to a small HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

    Refused Lawful development 16 docs
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  • 49 Flat 1 York Road Acton W3 6TS

    253445FUL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 0m away

    76% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec

    Change of Use from C3 single family dwellinghouse to 3-bedroom 3 Persons HMO (C4)

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  • 49 Flat 1 York Road Acton W3 6TS

    253445FUL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 0m away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec

    Change of Use from C3 single family dwellinghouse to 3-bedroom 3 Persons HMO (C4)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs
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  • 8A York Road Acton W3 6TP

    261193FUL Submitted 18 Mar 2026 40m away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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    19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 262678CPL Granted

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