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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 dates8,103Searchable applications
528Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 6,436 approved or refused records
1,412Refused applications
5,024 approved · 1,412 refused · 163 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/2528
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and x2 front rooflights to the dwellinghouse.
44 Mallard Way, London, NW9 8JH
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2529
Details pursuant to condition 3 (notice displayed informing occupants shall not be entitled to resident and visitor parking permits) of Full Planning Permission reference 23/1079 dated 9 June, 2023, for Proposed change of use of first floor north from ancillary shared work space to HMO comprising 12 units (12 person occupancy), associated cycle parking and refuse storage within existing ground floor western yard area
First Floor North, York House, Empire Way, Wembley, HA9 0PA
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2531
T1: Scotts Pine. To fell to ground level as the tree has grown too close to the house and the roots are causing cracks on the building. A Japanese Acacia will be put in its place.
3 Summerfield Avenue, London, NW6 6JT
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2532
Change of use from clothing shop to hot food takeaway on basement and ground floors, removal of existing flue pipe and installation of an extraction flue pipe (Revised description)
Nalli Silks, 5 Ealing Road, Wembley, HA0 4AA
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2533
Non-material amendment:ElevationsCondition 3 (drainage)Condition 8 (energy strategy)of Deemed (Reg4 Councils Other Development) reference 23/2805 dated 14 December, 2023, for Demolition of Youth Centre and the construction of a new Special Educational Needs School comprising a three-storey school building, MUGA, soft and hard landscaping, access, parking and drop off and pick up system
Wembley Youth Centre and Land next to Ex Dennis Jackson Centre, London Road, Wembley, HA9
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2535
Demolition of a disused baseball batting cage and installation of 4 uncovered padel courts with floodlighting
280 Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3TZ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2536
Proposed erection of a single-storey outbuilding in the rear garden of dwellinghouse
83 Dartmouth Road, London, NW2 4ER
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Appeal decided24/2539
Change of use from Office into a 6x bedroom 6-10 people HMO with single storey rear extension, amenity space, cycle and bin storages and car parking space in rear garden.
100 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, HA9 8HP
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2540
Certificate of lawfulness for existing single storey rear extension, rear dormer window and conversion of single dwelling into 2x self-contained flats with alterations to ground floor side/rear fenestration, bin and cycle storages, amenity space and front garden landscaping to the existing bungalow and garage.
26 Charterhouse Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3DB
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2542
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 4.3mMaximum height - 3.12mEaves height - 3m
12 Regent Close, Harrow, HA3 0SF
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Appeal decided24/2543
Installation of vehicular access, provision for off-street car parking space with retractable bollard, addition of front boundary fence and associated landscaping
6A & 6B Greenbank Avenue, Wembley, HA0 2TF
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2544
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to habitable room with replacement of garage door for window and removal of side access door to dwellinghouse.
17 Rainborough Close, London, NW10 0TR
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2545
Proposed replacement of existing front and rear windows and doors with new double glazed UPVC windows, new composite front entrance and rear garden doors and implementation of solar panels to rear roofslope of dwellinghouse.
64 Burns Road, London, NW10 4DY
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2546
Proposed replacement of existing front and rear windows and doors with new double glazed UPVC windows, new composite front entrance to the first floor flat.
12B Buckingham Road, London, NW10 4RR
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2547
Proposed replacement of existing front and rear windows and doors with new double glazed UPVC windows, new composite front entrance and rear garden doors and implementation of solar panels to rear roofslope
52A & 52B Rainham Road, London, NW10 5DJ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2548
Proposed replacement of existing front and rear windows with new double glazed UPVC windows to the first floor flat.
57B Donaldson Road, London, NW6 6NE
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2549
Proposed implementation of six solar panels to rear roofslope of the dwellinghouse.
52 Chapter Road, London, NW2 5LG
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2550
Change of use of ground floor shop into a self-contained flat and single storey side and rear extension and alterations to shopfront
5 Leopold Road, London, NW10 9LN
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2551
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of some space in the bedroom to provide a private taxi booking office to the dwellinghouse.
27 Girton Avenue, London, NW9 9TH
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2552
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of first floor flat as 5 bedroom 6 person house in multiple occupation (HMO)
88A Furness Road, London, NW10 5UE
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2553
Details pursuant to conditions 13 (construction logistics plan), 14 (construction method statement) and 15 (construction ecological management plan (CEMP)) of Full Planning Permission reference 23/1903 dated 18 April, 2024, for Demolition of bungalow and erection of a three-storey building comprising self-contained flats to include new fencing, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, solar panels, refuse and recycle bins and sub-divisions of the garden space to provide amenity space, subject to Deed of Agreement dated 18th April 2024 under Section 106 of Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 as amended.
1 Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9 9DZ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2554
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
105 Harlesden Gardens, London, NW10 4HB
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2555
Retain shed outbuilding in rear garden to ground floor flat
10A Esmond Road, London, NW6 7HE
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/2556
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 4mEaves height - 3m
5 Northchurch Road, Wembley, HA9 6HG
Received 11 Sept 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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