646 Kingsbury Road, London, NW9 9HN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0771 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed use of shop front space as a Pan Masala business within the shop. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
13 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
8 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 for Town Centres - Kingsbury · Article 4 for HMOs. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Brent AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Kingsbury
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 380 m away: Masons Field; Inside the Brent built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NW9 9HN
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Queensbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abaad

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 50% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
50%approved
197decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Brent in the last twelve months, from validation. Brent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14764272
Planning Portal ref
PP-14764272
Comments by
6 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brent
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#113 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brent is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #91 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #269 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #247 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #91 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #42 of 296
53%
Minor dwellings approved
73 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
193 decided
1,963
Total decisions
431 refused in the year to March 2026