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Brent

In the last 12 months, 86.7% of householder applications were approved in Brent (488 decided). A typical householder decision takes about nine weeks (median 63 days).

Full planning applications: 69.9% approved (585 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-11–2026-07-02): 79.1% of 8,897 decisions approved.

10,654Total applications
7,036Approved
1,861Refused
253Withdrawn
605Pending
79.1%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
10,483Delegated Team Manager
134Not Available
23Planning Committee
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 2,382 1,621 761
68.1%
Householder 2,226 1,712 514
76.9%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 1,060 802 258
75.7%
Prior Approval (Other) 814 810 4
99.5%
Discharge of Conditions 765 724 41
94.6%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 332 327 5
98.5%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 282 173 109
61.3%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 251 205 46
81.7%
Advertisement Consent 210 169 41
80.5%
Observations-Other Boroughs Applications 162 146 16
90.1%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 132 93 39
70.5%
Tree Works (TPO) 116 102 14
87.9%
Telecommunications 51 51 0
100.0%
Listed Building Consent 33 27 6
81.8%
Prior Approval (Class MA — Commercial to Residential) 22 21 1
95.5%
PA-Dwellings on detached blocks of flats 13 13 0
100.0%
Deemed (Reg3 Councils own Development) 12 12 0
100.0%
Additional storeys to dwellinghouse 9 9 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 8 4 4
50.0%
PA-Dwellings terraced commercial/mixed 4 4 0
100.0%
Demolition 3 3 0
100.0%
Uncategorised 3 2 1
66.7%
Deemed (Reg4 Councils Other Development) 3 3 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 2 1 1
50.0%
Reserved Matters 1 1 0
100.0%
PA-Dwellings detached commercial/mixed 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 683 511
74.8%
2023-Q4 750 550
73.3%
2024-Q1 716 556
77.7%
2024-Q2 664 523
78.8%
2024-Q3 751 595
79.2%
2024-Q4 775 626
80.8%
2025-Q1 700 585
83.6%
2025-Q2 699 579
82.8%
2025-Q3 710 568
80.0%
2025-Q4 673 558
82.9%
2026-Q1 587 462
78.7%
2026-Q2 62 54
87.1%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Queens Park 863 729 134
84.5%
Kenton 617 494 123
80.1%
Brondesbury Park 533 424 109
79.5%
Dollis Hill 521 385 136
73.9%
Cricklewood & Mapesbury 495 382 113
77.2%
Harlesden & Kensal Green 491 387 104
78.8%
Welsh Harp 480 375 105
78.1%
Willesden Green 464 350 114
75.4%
Queensbury 451 354 97
78.5%
Kilburn 442 379 63
85.7%
Northwick Park 422 322 100
76.3%
Wembley Central 376 280 96
74.5%
Planning guides

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