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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 dates8,420Searchable applications
529Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 6,732 approved or refused records
1,487Refused applications
5,245 approved · 1,487 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided24/3481
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use of dwellinghouse from (Use Class 3a) to dwelling for four young people receiving care (Use Class 3b)
36 Windsor Road, London, NW2 5DS
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3482
Certificate of lawfulness for demolition of rear extension and proposed erection of ground floor rear and small side infill extension and a new rooflight to the existing side extension of dwellinghouse (amended)
92 Longstone Avenue, London, NW10 3UD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3483
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into habitable room with replacement of garage door with window to dwellinghouse
22 Donnington Road, Harrow, HA3 0NA
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3485
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer extension to the outrigger, glass window and juliet balcony, 2x front rooflights to the dwellinghouse.
52 Winchester Avenue, Kilburn, London, NW6 7TU
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3486
Single storey rear and side extension, rear dormer window, creation of terrace to rear projection with 2 front rooflights and alterations to fenestration to 6 bedroom/6 person HMO
65 Chaplin Road, London, NW2 5PS
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3487
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 3.10mEaves height - 3m
17 Elmwood Crescent, London, NW9 0NL
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3488
Proposed single storey rear extension and single storey infill, removal of chimney, replacement of all upvc with timber frame windows, replacing front door with hard wood front door to the dwellinghouse.
7 Tennyson Road, London, NW6 7RT
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3489
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 - 3m
218 Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, HA9 8PZ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3490
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 3.8mEaves height - 3.6m
32 Alder Grove, London, NW2 7DB
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3491
Installation of 1no. Internally illuminated Fascia ' Canvas Student' sign, 1no. Vinyl graphic 'Canvas Student' sign and 1no. internally illuminated identity totem sign
Ex Yellow Car Park (Plot NE01), Engineers Way (Land to the East of Rutherford Way, North of Engineers Way and South of Fulton Road) Wembley
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3492
Removal of 2x fir trees and 2x dead fir trees.
1 Bouverie Gardens, Harrow, HA3 0RQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3493
Change of use of ground and second floors from homeless persons support centre to a daytime homeless persons support centre with additional winter night shelter accommodation
Challenge House, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High Street, London, NW10 4LT
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3494
Proposed replacement of existing uPVC windows with new double glazed uPVC windows to front side and rear elevations of first floor flat.
59B Bruce Road, London, NW10 8RE
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3495
Details pursuant to condition 11 (Land Contamination Management), of full planning application reference 20/1400 dated 25/08/2020 for Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8) with associated servicing, car and cycle parking.
9-11 Towers Business Park, Carey Way, Wembley, HA9 0LQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3496
Proposed replacement of existing uPVC windows with uPVC windows to front, side and rear elevations and replacement of existing uPVC door with uPVC door to rear elevation of ground floor flat.
34A Nicoll Road, London, NW10 9AB
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3497
Details pursuant to the partial discharge of condition 13 (Arboricultural Report), of full planning application reference 20/1096 dated 04/02/2022 for Erection of dwellinghouses, provision for blue badge car parking space, cycle parking and private and communal amenity space, subject to Deed of Agreement dated 3rd February 2022 under Section 106 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended.
Land rear of 25-45 odd, Woodside Avenue, Wembley
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3498
Proposed alterations to roof and fascia to retain part single storey rear, part two-storey rear and two-storey side extension and retention of rear dormer window and 1 rooflight to front, 2 rooflights to side elevation and 1 rooflight to single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse.
137 Chatsworth Road, London, NW2 5QT
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3499
Non material amendment (Modification to length of proposed pitched roof to side extension) of Householder application reference 24/1983 dated 25/09/2024 for Proposed demolition of existing garage and shed, and erection of single storey side extension, single storey infill extension and outbuilding with soft landscaping to rear garden of dwellinghouse.
63 Paxford Road, Wembley, HA0 3RJ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3500
Prior approval for change of use from offices to residential to create 2 self-contained flats with use of two existing garage spaces
215 East Lane, Wembley, HA0 3NG
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3501
Prior approval for change of use from offices to residential to create 4 self-contained flats with use of existing garage spaces for car and cycle parking
215A East Lane, Wembley, HA0 3NG
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3502
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 - 3m
18 Chapman Crescent, Harrow, HA3 0TE
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3503
Installation of accessibility ramp, steps, new canopy and sliding doors to front entrance, alterations to fenestration, rendering and internal reconfiguration
Salvation Army Hall, Manor Park Road, London, NW10 4JJ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3504
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed outbuilding in the rear garden of the dwellinghouse.
32 Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9 9HA
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/3506
Proposed replacement of single-glazed windows with double-glazed white uPVC windows and recoating of external cladding to warehouse
Unit 2, 2-6 Marsh Road, Wembley, HA0 1ES
Received 9 Dec 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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