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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 dates9,199Searchable applications
533Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 7,473 approved or refused records
1,659Refused applications
5,814 approved · 1,659 refused · 190 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Nov 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided25/1538
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
60 Lindsay Drive, Harrow, HA3 0TD
Received 23 May 2025 - Appeal lodged25/1539
Certificate of lawfulness for existing alteration to office front fenestration and installation of office rear door at 97 Acton Lane as per GPDO 2015 schedule 2 part 7 class A.
97 Acton Lane, London, NW10 8UT
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/1540
Non-material amendment (vents, boundary treatment, rooflights, re-pointing, rooftiles and fenestration) of Full Planning Permission reference 24/1964 dated 24 October, 2024, for Proposed alterations to roof of second floor flat
72D Brondesbury Villas, London, NW6 6AD
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/1541
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 3.25mEaves height - 2.85m
28 Calder Gardens, Edgware, HA8 5PT
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1542
Proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer extension with outrigger and 3x front rooflights to dwellinghouse.
78 Ealing Road, Wembley, HA0 4TH
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1543
Proposed demolition of outbuilding and erection of outbuilding, two storey side extension, part single part two storey rear extension, relocation of the front door to the front elevation, front porch extension, hip to gable-end roof extension, rear dormer and 2x front rooflights to dwellinghouse.
172 Mount Pleasant, Wembley, HA0 1SH
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1544
Proposed hip to gable-end extension, loft conversion with a rear dormer window and 3x front rooflights to dwellinghouse.
193 Beverley Drive, Edgware, HA8 5NL
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1545
Proposed hip-to-gable roof extension, increase to roof and eaves height and rear dormer extension to dwellinghouse
50 Calder Gardens, Edgware, HA8 5PT
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1546
Proposed demolition of single-storey outbuilding and erection of 2x outbuildings to rear garden of dwellinghouse
50 Calder Gardens, Edgware, HA8 5PT
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1547
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6.00mMaximum height - 3.00mEaves height - 2.49m
50 Calder Gardens, Edgware, HA8 5PT
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1548
Proposed roof extension to rear outrigger to third floor flat
213D Church Road, London, NW10 9EP
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1549
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer and x3 front rooflights to dwellinghouse.
71 Liddell Gardens, London, NW10 3QB
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1550
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse into a 5-Bedroom 6-person House of Multiple Occupation, to include bin and cycle storage to front garden
24 Avondale Avenue, London, NW2 7PA
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1551
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a Sui Generis 14 bedroom short-stay guest house
85 & 85A Draycott Avenue, Harrow, HA3 0DD
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/1552
Certificate of lawfulness for existing ground floor rear extension to cafe and access to adjacent property at 114 Chamberlayne Road.
116 Chamberlayne Road, London, NW10 3JP
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1553
T1 - Plum tree (Front garden 1-4 Brondesbury Park Mansions) - reduce height by 1.5-2m and prune sides by up to 1m. T2 - Robinia tree (Front garden 5-8 Brondesbyrt Park Mansions) - reduce low limb by approximately 5m to first appropriate growth point and remove major deadwood. T3 + T4 Lime trees (Rear garden 1-4 BPM) - prune back to previous pruning points whilst leaving furnishing growths.T5 + T6 Lime trees (Rear garden 5-8 BPM) - repollard back to previous pruning points. T7 - Quince tree (Rear garden 9-12 BPM) - remove lowest limb and reduce remaining crown by 1m-1.5m T8 - Lime tree (Rear 9-12 BPM) - reduce low limb over garden to first growth point and reduce remainder back to previous pruning points whilst leaving furnishing growths. T9 - Lime tree (Rear 9-12 BPM) - reduce back to previous pruning points whilst leaving furnishing growths.T10 - Cherry laurel (Rear 9-12 BPM) - reduce to a height of approximately 6m and prune lateral growth hard to match new height.
10 Brondesbury Park Mansions, 132 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6PD
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1554
Address: 2 Whitton Avenue East, Greenford, UB6 0PU, And 299 Bridgewater Road, Wembley HA0 1AXProposal: Redevelopment and extension of existing semi-detached houses to provide 2 residential units; and construction of 2 semi-detached houses (total of 4 residential units); and associated landscaping, cycle parking, car parking and refuse storage (following demolition of existing annex) Reference: 251243FUL
2025, Observation Applications, Not in Brent
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1555
Non material amendment to allow:Omission of windows to southern elevationDry riser inlet relocationAlteration to landscape SchemeAlteration to bin and cycle storage locationof Variation of Conditions application reference 22/3090 dated 31/03/2025 for Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings and documents), condition 4 (wheelchair accessible units), and condition 18 (CHP details) of full planning permission reference 13/1098 dated 10 February 2017, for demolition of 205 Church Road and proposal of new market square to replace Eric Road. Demolition of 3 storey building to the rear of 203 Church Road and proposal of 34 residential dwellings and ground floor non-residential space (class A1/A3/B1/D1). Stopping up of Eric Road as revised by plans.
Church Road Car Park rear of 189-203, Church Road, London
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1556
Proposed installation of PV solar panels to rear roof slope to 22A-C St Gabriels Road.
22A-C St Gabriels Road, London, NW2 4RY
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1557
Proposed installation of PV solar panels to rear roof slope to 20A-C St Gabriels Road
20A-C St Gabriels Road, London, NW2 4RY
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1558
Proposed installation of PV solar panels to rear main roof and outigger roof slope to 67A and 67B Charteris Road.
67A & 67B Charteris Road, London, NW6 7EY
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1559
Proposed conversion of property into 5-bedroom 5x person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), with associated cycle & refuse storage in the forecourt, proposed alterations to roof, including reduction in size of rear dormer, removal of gable-end roof extension from main property roof, other alterations to fenestration and the erection of a raised patio in the rear garden (amended description)
60 The Ridgeway, London, NW9 0UA
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1560
Erection of single-storey outbuilding in rear garden of ground and first floor flat
39A Buckley Road, London, NW6 7LY
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/1561
Proposed roof extension, rear shaped L-dormer extension with 2x rooflights on flat roof of dormer, rear balustrade, loft conversion to create an additional unit and installation of 5x front rooflights to premises
First Floor Flats, 200 & 200A High Street, London, NW10 4ST
Received 27 May 2025
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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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