Telecommunications Masts, The Crest Academies, Crest Road, London Data via plota.co.uk

26/0028/TELN - Tel Notification Approved

Proposal

Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (As Amended), Under Regulation 5 for upgrade of existing telecommunications base station on roof of The Crest Academies, Crest Road, NW2 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Brent built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Tel Notification
Postcode
NW2 7SN
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Dollis Hill
Case officer
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Target decision
17 May 2026
Decision
Notification Acknowledged
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
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Agent
WHP Telecoms Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, about the council's usual 7 days. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
393decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Brent in the last twelve months, from validation. Brent decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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