London Borough of Brent planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
London Borough of Brent decided more than 3,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 21% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on London Borough of Brent’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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22 September 2026 · Refused
Prior approval for change of use of first floor office to 12 residential dwellings
42-44 Hassop Road, London, NW2 6RX · 26/1914
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18 September 2026 · Approved
Brent NHS Primary Care Trust, Wembley Centre For Health & Care, 116 Chaplin Road, Wembley, HA0 4UZ · 26/0225
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17 September 2026 · Approved
Phase 4c (Plot L) - Land Former 25-28 Northfields, Beresford Avenue, Wembley, HA0 1NW · 26/0840
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2 September 2026 · Approved
245-249 and 253 Ealing Road, Wembley, HA0 1EX · 22/2477
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31 July 2026 · Approved
(PLOT W10) Interim Red Car Park, Royal Route, Wembley, HA9 · 26/0515
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20 July 2026 · Approved
Careys, Land opposite Careys, Mcardle House, Workshop Office & Car Park, Great Central Way, Wembley, HA9 · 24/3106
Figures for London Borough of Brent
| Applications decided | more than 3,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 21%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 15%of 780 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 610 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 280plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Brent’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effects of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area and the host property; • Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the future occupiers of the proposed development with…”
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“The main issues are 1) whether the proposed development would result in an overprovision of car parking, 2) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and 3) the effect of the proposed development…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the viability of the shopping frontage; • Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and internal space…”
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“The main issues are: the effect of the proposed development on the free and safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians within the site and its vicinity; the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.