717 North Circular Road, Neasden, London, NW2 7AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0665 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Access road works (temporary accessway 5 year period) for implementation of for the proposed development to extend the existing data centre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Article 4 direction
Article 4 for SIL and LSIS - Strategic Employment Areas. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Strategic industrial land
Reserved for industry and logistics.
The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 143 m away: Brent Reservoir / Welsh Harp
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 143 m away: Brent Reservoir SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Brent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
NW2 7AH
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Dollis Hill
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Maddox and Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 56 days slower than Brent's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 75% of commercial and major works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Brent in the last twelve months, from validation. Brent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14732932
Comments by
24 Apr 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