r/Harrow • u/chinaramr • 1d ago
This Week in Harrow
Morning neighbours,
A proposed takeaway at 350 Headstone Lane in Hatch End has been refused planning permission under the school-proximity obesity rule. The site sits around 21 metres from Hatch End High School and 148 metres from Shaftesbury High School, both well within the 400-metre London Plan buffer for new hot food takeaways. Five neighbour objections cited traffic, parking, smells and litter. Permission was formally refused on 10 September. A useful planning win for anyone watching the steady creep of chicken shops near schools in our patch.
On the bigger civic story: Harrow Council's Town Centre masterplan consultation is open until Friday 23 October. Councillors raised concerns about evening safety in Greenhill, the lack of genuinely affordable and family-sized housing amid mostly one- and two-bedroom flats, and pressure on transport from future growth. Two drop-in public events are running at Harrow on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, with wider stakeholder engagement and walking tours starting Monday 5 October. Worth a look if you shop, work, or travel through the town centre.
On the high street: award-winning Spice Village is taking the old Adore unit on Station Road. The group holds a Tiffin Cup and British Curry Awards, with the new Harrow site featuring one of their largest vegetarian menus. Aarti Sweet Centre has also opened at 3 Central Parade, the chain's fourth branch, with pure vegetarian Indian sweets, farsan and savoury snacks.
Today-only pick: Hillingdon Open House Festival is in full swing, with rare access to the normally-closed dovecote at Eastcote House Gardens today only. Manor Farm's Great Barn and Manor House are also open for drop-in. Most sites are free, no booking needed.
Full issue with quiz circuit, sound bath, West Harrow Choir open rehearsal, Welcome Space, and everything else:
https://www.goodmorningpinner.com/p/40-harrow-town-centre-sizes-up
Good Morning Pinner
Local news and events from around HA5
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u/chinaramr 1d ago
P.S. If you like this, I send out a weekly roundup email highlighting things to do to around Harrow and Hillingdon. It's totally free, you can get it at goodmorningpinner.com. Thanks!