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Harrow.

Harrow is a London borough with an approval rate of 74% across 10,045 substantive planning decisions spanning 27 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London27 wards314 appeals99% delegatedSave
Harrow · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Harrow's policy playbook[3]

What Harrow actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Prior approval
Lawful
Full / major
Data from publicly available Harrow planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
643
78%
Householder
Active
518
76%
Householder
Active
493
71%
Householder
to 2022-09
461
87%
Householder
Active
440
73%
Householder
to 2023-01
410
83%
Householder
Active
367
68%
Full / major planning
to 2022-09
336
70%
Householder
to 2024-04
310
70%
Householder
to 2023-10
301
76%
Householder
to 2022-01
289
83%
Householder
Active
285
74%
Householder
Active
643
78%
Householder
Active
518
76%
Householder
Active
493
71%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
to 2022-09
461
87%
Householder
Active
440
73%
Householder
to 2023-01
410
83%
Householder
Active
367
68%
Full / major planning
to 2022-09
336
70%
Householder
to 2024-04
310
70%
Householder
to 2023-10
301
76%
Householder
to 2022-01
289
83%
Householder
Active
285
74%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Harrow officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Conservative
Active
625
subscribers
North Harrow
Conservative
Active
468
subscribers
Belmont
Conservative
to 2024-09
394
subscribers
Greenhill
Labour
Active
368
subscribers
Headstone
Labour
Active
338
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-01
283
subscribers
Edgware
Labour
Active
283
subscribers
Harrow Weald
Conservative
to 2021-05
198
subscribers
Conservative
Active
625
subscribers
North Harrow
Conservative
Active
468
subscribers
Belmont
Conservative
to 2024-09
394
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Greenhill
Labour
Active
368
subscribers
Headstone
Labour
Active
338
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-01
283
subscribers
Edgware
Labour
Active
283
subscribers
Harrow Weald
Conservative
to 2021-05
198
subscribers

Councillors on Harrow's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
662
82%
18.4%
227
82%
18.4%
212
80%
20.4%
303
79%
21.5%
770
78%
21.6%
848
78%
22.1%
583
76%
24.1%
376
76%
24.2%
470
76%
24.3%
272
75%
25.1%
183
75%
25.1%
337
74%
25.7%
275
74%
25.9%
255
74%
26.5%
222
73%
27.3%
403
72%
27.6%
296
72%
27.7%
291
72%
28.1%
408
71%
29.1%
314
71%
29.2%
381
71%
29.3%
544
70%
29.9%
120
67%
33.3%
179
62%
38.0%
388
60%
40.2%
140
56%
43.8%
662
82%
18.4%
227
82%
18.4%
212
80%
20.4%
Show all 27 rows
303
79%
21.5%
770
78%
21.6%
848
78%
22.1%
583
76%
24.1%
376
76%
24.2%
470
76%
24.3%
272
75%
25.1%
183
75%
25.1%
337
74%
25.7%
275
74%
25.9%
255
74%
26.5%
222
73%
27.3%
403
72%
27.6%
296
72%
27.7%
291
72%
28.1%
408
71%
29.1%
314
71%
29.2%
381
71%
29.3%
544
70%
29.9%
120
67%
33.3%
179
62%
38.0%
388
60%
40.2%
140
56%
43.8%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. London Interiors
254
79%
2. Construct 360 T/AS DontMoveExtend.com
246
87%
3. KDB Building Designs Ltd
191
87%
4. Hirani Property Solutions LTD
139
68%
5. KDA DESIGNS LTD
128
63%
6. Construct 360 Ltd T/A DontMoveExtend.com
117
92%
7. SSK Architects Ltd
100
97%
8. Smart Planning Designs Ltd
99
81%
1. London Interiors
254
79%
2. Construct 360 T/AS DontMoveExtend.com
246
87%
3. KDB Building Designs Ltd
191
87%
Show all 8 rows
4. Hirani Property Solutions LTD
139
68%
5. KDA DESIGNS LTD
128
63%
6. Construct 360 Ltd T/A DontMoveExtend.com
117
92%
7. SSK Architects Ltd
100
97%
8. Smart Planning Designs Ltd
99
81%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughHarrow
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals314
Appeals allowed90 (28.7%)
Conditions / approval4.09
Local plan

The adopted Harrow Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Harrow planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Harrow’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Harrow grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (1,830 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.