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London Borough of Brent
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Brent. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,910Searchable applications
527Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 6,252 approved or refused records
1,366Refused applications
4,886 approved · 1,366 refused · 160 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Nov 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policy and guidancePre-application advice Pre‑application planning adviceConservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningstrategy@brent.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas158 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Appeal decided24/2211
Installation of "Pulse Smart Hub" with integrated digital screens to pavement outside 390 High Road.
Street Record, High Road, Wembley
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Appeal decided24/2212
Installation of "Pulse Smart Hub" with integrated digital screens with 2x (back-to-back) digital LED displays
Street Record, High Road, Wembley
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2213
Erection of shed in rear garden to ground floor flat
193A Melrose Avenue, London, NW2 4NA
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2214
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed demolition of existing rear dormer and proposed rear dormer with 2x rooflights to flat roof, dormer to rear outrigger, alteration to rooflights of ground floor side extension and installation of 1x front rooflight to dwellinghouse
53 Tennyson Road, London, NW6 7RU
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Appeal decided24/2216
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to 5-bedroom, 5-person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), with associated landscaping, cycle & refuse storage and front boundary treatment
145 Bridgewater Road, Wembley, HA0 1AH
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2217
Reduction of height of extractor unit to rear of building, erection of screening around plant and removal of redundant air handling units on roof
13-15 Walm Lane, London, NW2 5SJ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2218
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse.
25 West Way, London, NW10 0LU
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2219
Proposed hip-to-gable roof extension, rear dormer and x1 front rooflight to dwellinghouse.
34 Ilmington Road, Harrow, HA3 0NH
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2220
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 3mEaves height - 2.8m
74 St Michaels Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6SA
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2221
Details pursuant to condition 6 (Arboricultural Method Statement), of Deemed application reference: 23/1499, dated 18/08/2023, for Demolition of caretakers house and erection of a single-storey building, as a Additional Resource Provision (ARP) for pupils with special needs and disabilities (SEND)
Caretakers House, St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School, Quainton Street, London, NW10 0BG
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2222
Details pursuant to condition 10 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement), of Deemed permission reference 23/1500 dated 14 February, 2024, for Demolition of caretakers house and erection of a new two-storey building as a new Additional Resource Provision (ARP) for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Caretakers House, Newman Catholic College, Harlesden Road, London, NW10 3RN
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2223
Demolition of the existing buildings and construction of a 2-storey building of flexible industrial floorspace (Use Class B2 & B8), ancillary commercial and cafe floorspace (Class E(g)(i) and Class E(b)), with ancillary yard area, service ramp, car and cycle parking, plant, associated public and private realm improvements, landscaping, pedestrian and vehicular access and associated highways works, subject to Deed of Agreement dated 16th May 2025 under Section 106 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended.
1-8 Capitol Industrial Park, Capitol Way, London, NW9 0EQ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2224
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to dwellinghouse.
75 Olive Road, London, NW2 6UN
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2225
Replacement of front door and front and side facing windows to dwellinghouse.
37 Norval Road, Wembley, HA0 3TD
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2226
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 3.2mEaves height - 2.5m
8 Leighton Gardens, London, NW10 3PT
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2227
Location: Premier Park Industrial Estate, Premier Park Road, London, NW10 7NZProposal: The removal of the existing totem sign and display of 1 no. totem sign.Ref: 24/0113/ADVOPDC
2024, Observation Applications, Not in Brent
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2228
Certificate of lawfulness for demolition of existing outbuilding and proposed single-storey outbuilding in rear garden of dwellinghouse
76 Wrentham Avenue, London, NW10 3HG
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2229
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 5mMaximum height - 3.4mEaves height - 3m
6 Stewart Close, London, NW9 8AJ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2230
Demolition of side outbuilding & front timber fence and erection of single-storey side extension to dwellinghouse
3 Langham Gardens, Wembley, HA0 3RG
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2231
Proposed removal of metal railings and piers to front boundary wall, gate to side entrance, soft and hard landscaping including stone paved pathway to dwellinghouse.
58 Kempe Road, London, NW6 6SL
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2232
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse.
101 Carlton Avenue West, Wembley, HA0 3RB
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/2234
Outline planning permission for the erection of a five storey Apart Hotel (matters determined: appearance, layout and scale)
Trough outside 665, Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NU
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/2235
Non-material amendment to allow the following:removal of the roof terrace from the development description and proposed plansof Full planning permission reference 23/2241 dated 15/09/2023 for Conversion of the rear part of the Beautician shop and existing first floor flat to 3 self-contained flats including demolition of existing roof, single storey side and rear extensions; erection of part single storey, part two storey side and rear extension, alteration to roof form to provide flat roof and second floor upwards extension and creation of roof terrace, replacement of front door, new ground floor side entrance door and associated hardscaping, soft landscaping, refuse and cycle storage
183 Dudden Hill Lane, London, NW10 1AU
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/2236
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 5.30mMaximum height - 3.12mEaves height - 3.00m
12 Regent Close, Harrow, HA3 0SF
Received 9 Aug 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Brent, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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