Ward · London Borough of Hounslow
Hounslow South (Pre May 2022).
Hounslow South (Pre May 2022) sees an approval rate of 66% — 4 points below the Hounslow average across 197 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 34.5%.[1]
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Hounslow South (Pre May 2022) · Hounslow
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197
Applications 2020–24
Decided applications
66%
Approval rate
4pp below borough avg (70%)
34.5%
Refusal rate
21st highest of 43
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Hounslow planning records and committee minutes, 2020–24.
Ward overview
Hounslow South (Pre May 2022) recorded 197 substantive planning decisions over 2020–24, approving 66% of them — 4 percentage points below the Hounslow borough average of 70%. Its refusal rate of 34.5% is 21st highest of 43.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.
Who decides here
At a glance[1]
WardHounslow South (Pre May 2022)
CouncilHounslow
Applications197 (2020–24)
Approval rate66%
Refusal rate34.5%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Hounslow planning register and published decision notices, 2020–24. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.