Land to rear of 59 Pound Lane and 17-19 Norman Court, 59 Pound Lane, London, NW10 2HH Data via plota.co.uk

25/3591 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of new three storey building to accommodate 3x self-contained flats with amenity space, refuse and cycle storage spaces and alteration to fenestration of Block 17-19 Norman Court, 59 Pound Lane, London, NW10 2HH Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Refused
20 Mar 2026
Appeal allowed
24 Jul 2026

Refused on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
NW10 2HH
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Roundwood
Case officer
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Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Appeal
Allowed · 24 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
151decided 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-14587234
Comments by
18 Feb 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