Planning application
18 Faraday Road Acton W3 6JB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
- PRE-EXISTING FLOOR PLAN (BASEMENT GF FF SF) AND ELEVATIONS (FRONT AND REAR).PDF
- LOCATION PLAN.PDF
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN (BASEMENT GF FF SF) AND ELEVATIONS (FRONT AND REAR).PDF
- 261280CPE SM.PDF
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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18 Faraday Road Acton W3 6JB
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
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 docsSmall domestic -
176 Horn Lane Acton W3 6PJ
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 docsSmall domestic -
Flat C 6 Birkbeck Avenue Acton W3 6HX
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
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
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 docsSmall domestic
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263142CPL Granted
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263690CPL Awaiting decision
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262683CPE Granted
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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)
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254066CPE Refused
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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)
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262883CPL Granted
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Rear roof extension (following removal of chimney); installation of two rooflight to front roofslope (Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development)