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18 Faraday Road Acton W3 6JB

Awaiting decision Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation 261280CPE Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing

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Proposal

Continue to use the property as a HMO (Sue Generis) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

As published by the council, reference 261280CPE

Application record

Reference
261280CPE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
East Acton
Postcode
W3 6JB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • NEIGHBOUR SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 16 Jun 2026
  • PRE-EXISTING FLOOR PLAN (BASEMENT GF FF SF) AND ELEVATIONS (FRONT AND REAR).PDF Drawing · 16 Jun 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN.PDF Drawing · 16 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN (BASEMENT GF FF SF) AND ELEVATIONS (FRONT AND REAR).PDF Drawing · 16 Jun 2026
  • 261280CPE SM.PDF Site Notice · 16 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form - Without Personal Data · 25 Mar 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation decided lawful development applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 18 Faraday Road Acton W3 6JB

    261280CPE Submitted 25 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

    Continue to use the property as a HMO (Sue Generis) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs
  • 176 Horn Lane Acton W3 6PJ

    254817FUL Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of first, second and third floor from 1 residential unit (C3) into 3 self-contained flats with provision of landscaping, cycle storage and waste storage; 4 storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey side extension, part single part two storey rear outrigger extension and rear outbuilding); increase of roof ridge height; creation of 1 rear roof terrace and 2 side balconies; alterations to front, side and rear fenestrations; installation of 6 solar panels to side roofslope

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 52 docs
    Small domestic
  • 176 Horn Lane Acton W3 6PJ

    254817FUL Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of first, second and third floor from 1 residential unit (C3) into 3 self-contained flats with provision of landscaping, cycle storage and waste storage; 4 storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey side extension, part single part two storey rear outrigger extension and rear outbuilding); increase of roof ridge height; creation of 1 rear roof terrace and 2 side balconies; alterations to front, side and rear fenestrations; installation of 6 solar panels to side roofslope

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 52 docs
    Small domestic
  • Flat C 6 Birkbeck Avenue Acton W3 6HX

    261636FUL Submitted 17 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Replacement of all existing uPVC sash and casement windows with double-glazed uPVC sash and casement windows to front and rear elevations

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 17 docs
  • Flat C 6 Birkbeck Avenue Acton W3 6HX

    261636FUL Submitted 17 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Replacement of all existing uPVC sash and casement windows with double-glazed uPVC sash and casement windows to front and rear elevations

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 17 docs
  • 176 Horn Lane Acton W3 6PJ

    262240FUL Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

    Alteration to the shopfront of the existing ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E); conversion of a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), into two self-contained dwellings; part single; part two storey rear extension; part third floor rear extension incorporating first and second floor rear terrace; alterations to front, rear, and side elevations, including changes to fenestration (windows and shopfront glazing); installation of solar photovoltaic panels and air source heat pumps; and provision of associated amenity space, cycle parking, landscaping and refuse/recycling storage. (Following demolition of part of existing shop, the existing rear single storey extension, rear outrigger and outbuilding)

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition +1 45 docs
    Small domestic

In Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

  • 263142CPL Granted

    42 Gloucester Road Acton W3 8PD

    Roof extension to rear (main) roof slope; part rear roof extension to rear outrigger roof slope and installation of two roof lights to front roofslope (Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development)

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 263690CPL Awaiting decision

    133 Trinity Road Southall UB1 1ES

    Rear roof extension, and installation of three roof lights to front roofslope (Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development)

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 262683CPE Granted

    1 Speldhurst Road Chiswick W4 1BX

    Continuous use of conversion of the roof space to provide additional habitable accommodation, installation of rooflights to the front roof slope and a rear dormer and construction of a single-storey rear extension. External materials to match the existing dwelling (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Development)

    Received 7 Jul, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 254066CPE Refused

    37 Robin Hood Way Greenford UB6 7QN

    Use of ground floor flat and first/second floor flat (Use Class C3) as 2 x House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)

    Received 24 Oct, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 262883CPL Granted

    90 Church Road Hanwell W7 3BE

    Rear roof extension (following removal of chimney); installation of two rooflight to front roofslope (Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development)

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Lawful development