New homes in North Harrow, drawn for planning
Anyone building a new home in North Harrow applies to Harrow Council, and it helps to know how that council behaves before paying for drawings. We prepare the full planning set from £1,450. This page lays out the council's record, the timetable and the cost, and says where daylight advice sits.
Fixed fee from £1,250 drawings + £200 survey (£1,450 total) · all prices
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Not looking to buy
Readers searching for new houses for sale in North Harrow will find agents and developers. We work with owners who hold land or a house they want to replace or add to, and produce the drawings that go to the council. Our new build drawings service describes the work.
Daylight and right to light questions
Neighbours often raise light. Planning officers weigh it among other effects; a surveyor's daylight assessment, where one is needed, is separate work; and a right of light is a private legal right between owners. We do none of the calculations, but we draw measured sections that show heights and distances so an adviser can use them. Mention it when you enquire.
Where a neighbouring boundary is involved, a separate notice duty may arise: see the party wall glossary entry.
The borough made 1,362 planning decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
How Harrow has behaved
The borough made 1,362 planning decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Over a longer span, 36% of the 612 planning appeals decided since 2021 were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database).
The national register also holds 31 conservation-area entries for Harrow (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset), and Harrow Council's map shows whether your HA2 road falls inside one. If it does, a design and access statement is required for development of one or more dwellings (guidance on making an application).
Timetable and budget
Decision periods are 8 weeks (not major development) and 13 weeks (major development), from the day after receipt (article 34). Add the council fee of £610 per dwellinghouse for a full application for fewer than ten dwellinghouses. Our fee starts at £1,450; see the pricing page and the nearby Harrow planning permission page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1,362 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 612 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 36% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 31 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 Oct 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| £610 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 1(3)(a): full application for the erection of fewer than 10 dwellinghouses, per dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 13 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(a): decision period for major development (source wording: 13 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| one or more dwellings | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 030 (ID 14-030-20140306): design and access statement required in a conservation area or World Heritage Site for development of one or more dwellings | www.gov.uk |
| £1,450 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for new build drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
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