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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 dates9,405Searchable applications
545Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 7,657 approved or refused records
1,706Refused applications
5,951 approved · 1,706 refused · 198 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Nov 2021 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/2460
Removal of Yew tree T6 to front of property.
29A Cavendish Road, London, NW6 7XR
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2461
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6mMaximum height - 2.98mEaves height - 2.98m
49 Ashford Road, London, NW2 6TT
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2462
Non material amendment to allow: - addition of x1 first floor obscure glazed side window to elevationof Householder planning permission reference 25/1075 dated 12/06/2025 for Proposed single-storey side extension, installation of sliding doors, new tile cladding and new flat roof to the existing rear extension, installation of new rear oriel window, installation of juliet balcony and new zinc cladding to rear dormer, new brick wall to the front courtyard and new render to front, side and rear elevations of dwellinghouse.
64 Mount Pleasant Road, London, NW10 3EJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2463
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed basement extension to dwellinghouse
137 Chatsworth Road, London, NW2 5QT
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2465
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to a children's home (C2) for a maximum of 3 resident children receiving care aged 8-17 with non-resident care staff support.
1 Emerson Gardens, Harrow, HA3 9TY
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2466
Address: Cricklewood Green, Land To The South Of Unit 1-3, Broadway Retail Park, Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 1ESProposal: Improvement works to Cricklewood Green open space, including both stepped and step free access, and associated hard and soft landscapingReference: 25/3341/FUL
2025, Observation Applications, Not in Brent
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2467
Details pursuant to condition 5 (construction method statement) and 12 (external materials), of Full Planning Permission reference: 25/0015, dated 07/05/2025, for Erection of two-storey detached dwellinghouse in rear garden of No. 73 The Avenue, installation of vehicular access, provision for 1x off-street parking space with electrical vehicle charging point, cycle & refuse storage and associated landscaping.
73 The Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9PH
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Appeal lodged25/2468
Certificate of lawfulness for existing contained use of site as 3x self-contained flats.
31 Beatrice Avenue, Wembley, HA9 7EH
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2470
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 3.62mMaximum height - 3.7mEaves height - 3.8m
117 Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, HA9 8ND
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2471
Change of use from x6 studio flats to a 5 bed/5 persons HMO with alterations to front elevation, associated cycle storage and soft landscaping to rear garden
Flats 1-6 inc, 10 Blackbird Court, Birchen Grove, London, NW9 8SA
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2472
Proposed hip to gable roof end extension, raise of roof ridge, loft conversion with rear dormer extension, 2x front rooflights to dwellinghouse.
125 Uxendon Hill, Wembley, HA9 9SH
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2474
Proposed installation of balcony and replacing first floor rear window with a patio door to first floor flat.
Flat 3, 64 Brondesbury Road, London, NW6 6BS
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2475
Proposed installation of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign and 1x externally illuminated projecting to premises
217 Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 0HD
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2476
Demolition of existing detached garage and the erection of 2x two-storey semi-detached dwellinghouses with associated amenity, soft and hard landscaping, dropped kerb to front, parking spaces, refuse storage and cycle storage
1 Fairfields Crescent, London, NW9 0PR
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2477
Proposed de-conversion of x3 self-contained flats into a single family dwellinghouse, erection of single storey rear extension, replacement of windows and front door, and addition of rear boundary fence and raised patio.
81 Dyne Road, London, NW6 7DR
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2478
Certificate of lawfulness for existing implementation of Full Planning Permission reference 22/1177 dated 19 August, 2022, for Erection of a new commercial building to provide flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E), together with hard landscaping, cycle and car parking and associated works
135 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6RJ
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2479
Proposed widening of existing dropped kerb.
18 Swinderby Road, Wembley, HA0 4SF
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2481
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres:Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 4.5mMaximum height - 3mEaves height - 2.5m
31 Tynsdale Road, London, NW10 2GB
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/2482
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed demolition of part rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension to the dwellinghouse.
583 Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 9RS
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/2483
Proposed change of use from shop (class E) to restaurant (class E) and installation of extraction duct to rear.
252 Neasden Lane, London, NW10 0AA
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/2484
Proposed demolition of garage and rear storage, erection of single storey side to rear extension and front porch to dwellinghouse.
17 Elmwood Crescent, London, NW9 0NL
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/2485
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer extension to dwellinghouse.
60 Beechcroft Gardens, Wembley, HA9 8EP
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Appeal decided25/2486
Proposed alterations to front soft and hard landscaping and alterations to front boundary wall to flats (Retrospective)
172A-C, Walm Lane, London, NW2 3AX
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/2487
Proposed two storey side to part rear extension and 1x front rooflight to dwellinghouse.
27 Burnley Road, London, NW10 1EE
Received 1 Sept 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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