Major plans to redevelop the Tesco Superstore site on Station Road in Harrow with 480 homes and a replacement supermarket have been officially withdrawn.
The application, submitted by Notting Hill Genesis and Tesco Stores Limited, had been working its way through the planning system for more than two years. Harrow Council’s planning records show the application was formally withdrawn, with a decision issued on September 1.
A Tesco spokesperson confirmed to Harrow Online that the planning application has been withdrawn. They also said new investment will now be made in the existing Harrow store so it can continue serving local customers.
What was planned for the Harrow Tesco site?
The latest version of the scheme would have seen all of the existing buildings on the site demolished as part of a large two-phase redevelopment.
Plans included 480 homes, with 153 classed as affordable, alongside a replacement Tesco store and another commercial unit.
The residential buildings would have ranged from four to 13 storeys, with new play areas, landscaping, cycle storage and a publicly accessible central square also included.
Under the first phase, a new Tesco would have been built alongside 213 homes. Once that was completed, the existing supermarket would have been demolished to make way for a further 267 homes.
The application was originally submitted in March 2024.
Years of opposition to ‘Tesco Towers’
Plans to redevelop the site, known as Greenmead Place and dubbed “Tesco Towers” by opponents, had attracted significant opposition from some residents.
Harrow Online reported in June 2023 that campaigners held a protest outside the Station Road supermarket and handed a petition to Tesco. At that stage, more than 2,000 people had signed it.
Residents raised concerns about the height and scale of the development, additional traffic and pressure on local infrastructure. Some also questioned how affordable the proposed affordable housing would be.
By January 2025, Harrow Online reported that a planning application was progressing for 504 homes across ten blocks, with buildings reaching up to 13 storeys. The petition opposing the development had by then attracted nearly 2,500 signatures.
Plans were reduced following feedback
Further changes were announced last summer. In June 2025, Harrow Online reported that the plans had been scaled back to 480 homes, compared with around 560 in earlier proposals, while the maximum height had been reduced from 15 to 13 storeys.
Notting Hill Genesis said at the time that the changes had been made in response to feedback from residents and Harrow Council. The revised scheme included 36% affordable housing and an increased number of family-sized homes.
Despite the changes, opposition continued, with campaigners arguing that the buildings remained too tall for the surrounding area.
Notting Hill Genesis pulled out last year
The future of the development had already been uncertain for some time.
In November 2025, Harrow Online reported that Notting Hill Genesis had decided to step away from the Station Road scheme as part of wider plans to reduce its development pipeline and concentrate on improving its existing homes.
However, the planning application itself remained live. At the time, it was understood that Tesco would continue liaising with Harrow Council, leaving open the possibility that the proposals could still progress or be taken forward in another form.
That has now changed, with Harrow Council’s planning register confirming that the application itself was formally withdrawn on September 1.
Existing Tesco store set for investment
The withdrawal means the current planning application will not now proceed in its existing form.
Tesco has told Harrow Online that, rather than replacing the supermarket under these plans, new investment will be made in the existing Station Road store.
No details have yet been given about what that investment will involve.
Harrow Online has also approached Notting Hill Genesis for further comment on the withdrawal and whether any revised proposals could be brought forward in the future.
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