6 and 6A Coombe Road, London, NW10 0EB Data via plota.co.uk

26/0238 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the existing commencement comprising demolition works prior to the permission expiration set out in condition 1 (the development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning on the date of this permission) of Full Planning Permission reference dated 8 April, 2021, for Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site comprising the erection of a part three, four, six and seven storey building providing flexible employment workspace on ground and part of first floor, and self-contained flats with associated car and cycle parking spaces, refuse and recycling stores, amenity space, landscaping and associated development, subject to a Deed of Agreement dated 07 April 2021 under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Validated
23 Feb 2026
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Approved
20 Apr 2026

Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 for HMOs · Article 4 for Site Allocations - Coombe Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: Brent APA 2.5
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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
Local nature reserve 367 m away: Brent Reservoir / Welsh Harp; SSSI 367 m away: Brent Reservoir SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Flood defence 33 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Brent built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 24 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area185 m² (1,991 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 121)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Postcode
NW10 0EB
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Welsh Harp
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness - Granted
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hybrid Planning & Development

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14666015
Planning Portal ref
PP-14666015
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.