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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 dates8,386Searchable applications
529Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 6,703 approved or refused records
1,484Refused applications
5,219 approved · 1,484 refused · 170 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Nov 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided24/3380
Demolition of rear garage, erection of part single, part 2 storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer with juliet balcony and x2 front rooflights to dwellinghouse.
106 Dorchester Way, Harrow, HA3 9RB
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3381
Details pursuant to condition 24 (piling method statement) of Full Planning Permission reference: 23/3372, dated 20th February 2024, for Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to create a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8) with associated access, parking, landscaping and other associated works.
R & S Greeting Cards, Fourth Way, Wembley, HA9 0LH
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3382
Fell Cypress stem growing nearest to the house
20A Byron Road, Wembley, HA0 3NU
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3383
Site: Land At Watling Avenue Car Park, Burnt Oak Library And 41 Barnfield Road, HA8 0AYProposal: Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the Watling Avenue Car Park site including the erection of four buildings (6-13 storeys) comprising no.344 residential units (Class C3) with roof terraces and external and internal amenity space, a new public park, 85 sqm of caf� (Class E) floorspace, 64sqm of co-working space (Class E), provision of 45 town centre car parking spaces and 10 blue badge spaces for future residents and improved access. Demolition of the existing Library building and erection of a building (4 storeys) to provide 348sqm commercial (Class E) floorspace at ground floor and no.15 residential units (Class C3) on upper levels and provision of one blue badge parking space. Demolition of the buildings at 41 Barnfield Road and erection of a building (3 storeys) providing 1,230sqm floorspace for a new library, Council employment services and nursery (Use Class F1 and E), external amenity space and provision of one blue badge parking space. Associated plant, access, refuse and recycling, cycle parking, amenity spaces, landscaping, play space and public realm works are also included.Ref: 24/4556/FUL
2024, Observation Applications, Not in Brent
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3384
Change of use to a single family dwellinghouse
Flats 1-7, 10 Blenheim Gardens, London, NW2 4NS
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3385
Proposed hip to gable-end roof extension, rear dormer extension, 3x front rooflights, single storey rear extension, erection of outbuilding in the rear garden of the dwellinghouse.
28 Blockley Road, Wembley, HA0 3LR
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3386
Proposed mansard roof extension with 2x front and 1x rear dormer windows to first and second floor flat
15A Willesden Lane, Kilburn, London, NW6 7RB
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3387
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable-end extension, rear dormer extension, 2x front rooflights to the dwellinghouse.
34 Ilmington Road, Harrow, HA3 0NH
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3388
Non-material amendment: Single storey rear extension height raisedChange Size of the rooflights on main roof. Update to the Roof profile on the main roof of Full Planning Permission reference 21/1430 dated 28 July, 2021, for Single storey rear extension, raised rear patio in garden, new ground floor picture windows to north west elevation, loft conversion with installation of side and rear rooflights, new boundary treatments and associated landscaping.
16 Exeter Road, London, NW2 4SP
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3389
Outline planning permission for the demolition of the existing buildings on site and erection of a new building comprising a 2 storey pair of semi detached houses with accommodation in the basement and loft (Matters determined: Layout and Scale)
272 Dollis Hill Lane, London, NW2 6HH
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3390
Details pursuant to condition 4 (flue cover details), of full planning permission 23/3878 dated 03/04/2024 for Proposed replacement of mechanical plant at rear with internal alterations to the ground floor shop.
82 Willesden Lane, Kilburn, London, NW6 7TA
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0035/TELN
Notification under the electronic communications code regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights for replacement and relocation of 15m pole supporting 6no. antennas with 20m pole supporting 12no. antennas, replacement and relocation of 4no. equipment cabinets and development ancillary thereto on grass verge opposite 2 West Hill, Wembley, HA9
Street Record, West Hill, Wembley
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3391
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of flats A and B on first and second floor as x4 self contained flats.
167A-D Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3HY
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0036/TELN
Notification under the electronic communications code regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights for installation of a new 0.3 DIA m transmission dish at 32.5m utilising the existing steelwork or stand-off bracket along with the addition of two ancillary ODU's.
Telecommunication Mast - Building A, Wembley Commercial Centre, East Lane, Wembley, HA9 7UR
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Appeal decided24/3392
Removal of existing telephone box and installation of digital communications kiosk with integral advertisement display on pavement outside 131 Cricklewood Broadway
Street Record, Cricklewood Broadway, London
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Appeal decided24/3393
Advertisement consent for integral advertisement display to communications kiosk on pavement outside 131 Cricklewood Broadway
Street Record, Cricklewood Broadway, London
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3394
Demolition of ground & first floor rear extension, alteration of two existing self-contained flats and creation of x1 additional self-contained flat, with internal alterations and erection of two-storey rear extension with first floor terrace, alteration to garden boundary walls, hard and soft landscaping, cycle and refuse storage.
183 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HY
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3395
Removal of existing telephone box and installation of digital communications kiosk with integral advertisement display on pavement outside 3 - 4 Glenmore Parade
Street Record, Ealing Road, Wembley
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3396
Advertisement consent for integral advertisement display to communications kiosk on pavement outside 3 - 4 Glenmore Parade
Street Record, Ealing Road, Wembley
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3397
Proposed demolition of existing front door canopy and erection of front porch and single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse (revised description)
37 Townsend Lane, London, NW9 7JG
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3398
Proposed ground floor rear extension to dwellinghouse
41 Ledway Drive, Wembley, HA9 9TH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3399
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 5mMaximum height - 4mEaves height - 2.75m
44 Wrottesley Road, London, NW10 5YG
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3400
Creation of lower ground floor room and new patio to rear of dwellinghouse
112 The Avenue, London, NW6 7NN
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/3401
Replacement of windows with UPVC double glazed windows and front and rear doors to dwellinghouse
45 Rucklidge Avenue, London, NW10 4QA
Received 29 Nov 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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