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Case study · Hounslow

Planning + building regs full package in Hanworth

Both approved at first submission by Hounslow Council in 13 weeks.

Project summary

Service
Planning + building regs full package
Location
Hanworth, Hounslow
Property stock
1930s semi-detached
Article 4 in borough
No
Process duration
13 weeks
Outcome
Both approved at first submission

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The brief

What the client needed

A family in Hanworth approached us for planning + building regs full package on a 1930s semi-detached property. Constraints: respecting streetscape rhythm typical of Hounslow, maintaining rear garden depth, and meeting Hounslow Council's design expectations for the conservation context (30 conservation areas borough-wide).

Design response

How we designed it

Measured survey week 1. Three design iterations balancing internal layout against external massing visible from neighbours. Two scheme massings tested against Hounslow Council's adopted design guidance. Chosen scheme matched existing roof pitch, used matching brick, set the new opening back from the eaves.

Planning route

Submission and decision

Submitted to Hounslow Council via the Planning Portal. Permitted Development eligibility confirmed via parallel LDC. Officer comments minor, addressed in 5 days. Both approved at first submission.

Decision recorded Hounslow Council, statutory determination period.
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The planning set that goes to the council through the Planning Portal: proposed elevations, plans, and the OS location plan with your site outlined.

Where in Hanworth does a planning drawings actually get determined?

Every Hanworth postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawings there. Hanworth fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawings estimates.

PostcodeAreaDominant stockWhat it means for a planning drawings
TW13Feltham1930s semi-detachedTW13 covers Feltham only; Hounslow Council handles the planning drawings.
W4ChiswickEdwardian villas, Victorian terracesNeighbouring Chiswick, where planning drawings work is handled by the same Hounslow Council case officers.
TW8BrentfordGeorgian fragments, Victorian terraces, new-buildNeighbouring Brentford, where planning drawings work is handled by the same Hounslow Council case officers.
TW7IsleworthGeorgian and Victorian terracesNeighbouring Isleworth, where planning drawings work is handled by the same Hounslow Council case officers.
TW3Hounslow1930s semi-detached, post-war flatsNeighbouring Hounslow, where planning drawings work is handled by the same Hounslow Council case officers.
W4Turnham GreenEdwardian villasNeighbouring Turnham Green, where planning drawings work is handled by the same Hounslow Council case officers.

How does a planning drawings differ street by street across Hanworth?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Hanworth streets, and each one changes what a planning drawings can achieve at that address.

Does Hanworth planning policy restrict a planning drawings?

Hanworth conservation designations: there are 30 across Hounslow Council, Chiswick, Bedford Park, Old Isleworth among them. Designation costs a Hanworth owner the permitted-development route: a planning drawings then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Chiswick is the Hanworth designation that most often changes a planning drawings design.

Hanworth permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Hounslow Council, so a planning drawings at a TW13 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Hanworth sale to argue it later.

What Hanworth is built from: Edwardian villas in Chiswick and Turnham Green; Georgian in Isleworth; 1930s semi-detached in Hounslow and Feltham; riverside new-build in Brentford. Chiswick is one of west London's most conservation-controlled areas; outer Hounslow is permissive suburban. That mix decides the planning drawings route in Hanworth more than the postcode does.

Which neighbouring authorities border Hanworth?

Sources for this Hanworth planning drawings page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

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