79 & Flat 1, 79A Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR Data via plota.co.uk

25/3557 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor studio flat to provide additional accommodation for dental practice. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Validated
2 Jan 2026
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Approved
10 Mar 2026

Approved on 10 Mar 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Final decision notice Decision (Public) · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Final delegated report Report · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Heritage statement Approved Documents · 2 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Approved Documents · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Location plan Approved Drawing Plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan Approved Drawing Plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing ground floor plan Approved Drawing Plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor plan Approved Drawing Plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form (Public) · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Mapesbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 for HMOs · Article 4 for Town Centres - Cricklewood. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 ↗
Town centre: Cricklewood
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 406 m away: Westbere Copse; 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 3 November 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
NW2 3JR
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Jan 2026
Ward
Cricklewood & Mapesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Mar 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
10 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alex Munday Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 11 days slower than Brent's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 54% of changes of use here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
220decided 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-14466516
Planning Portal ref
PP-14466516
Comments by
5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
2 Skardu Road London NW2 3ER
Erection of boundary fence.
2024/2861/P
2022 Approved
Bus shelter outside 66 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EP
Display of a double-sided, internally illuminated, digital screen to a new bus shelter st…
2022/1576/A
2023 Approved
Flat 1, 71 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Proposed side dormer roof extension to existing rear outrigger of first floor flat.
23/1016
2022 Refused
Flat 1, 71 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Proposed side dormer window roof extension to first floor flat
22/3807
2022 Approved
Lebanese Grill 58 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3ET
5 Tables and 10 Chairs Monday to Saturday 09:00 - 23:00, Sunday 09:00 - 22:00 Renewal App…
2023/1009/PVL
2022 Refused
Flat 1, 71 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Dormer roof extension to rear projection to Flat 1
22/2506
2022 Approved
Flat 3, 71 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Mansard roof extension to provide additional accommodation and associated internal altera…
22/0254
2021 Approved
Flat 2 3 Skardu Road London NW2 3ES
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension
2021/4212/P
2021 Approved
Lebanese Grill 58 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3ET
5 Tables and 10 Chairs Monday to Saturday 09:00 - 23:00, Sunday 09:00 - 22:00 New Applica…
2021/5841/PVL
2021 Approved
Flat 1, 12 Ebbsfleet Road London NW2 3NA
Erection of ground floor side and rear extension.
2021/2323/P
2021 Approved
Flat 5, 88 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EL
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear elevation at ground floor level.
2021/0352/P
2021 Approved
73 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding to ground floor resta…
21/0359
2020 Refused
Studio 2 First Floor, 81A Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Change of use from a self contained flat to a small HMO
20/1838
2020
Studio 3 First Floor, 81A Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Retrospective change of use from a self contained flat to a HMO
20/2204
2020
Studio 1 First Floor, 81A Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Retrospective change of use from a self contained flat to HMO
20/2205
2020
Studio 4 First Floor, 81A Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Retrospective change of use from a self contained flat to a small HMO
20/2200
2020 Approved
69 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Change of use of the rear of retail unit (Use class A1) to facilitate the creation of 1 s…
20/0747
2020 Approved
79 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Retain existing ground floor premises as restaurant (Use Class A3) with installation of e…
20/0540
2019
69 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Change of use of the rear of retail unit (Use class A1) to facilitate the creation of two…
19/3197
2018 Approved
10 Skardu Road London NW2 3ER
Erection of hip to gable roof extension, rear roof dormer with juliet balcony and 3x roof…
2018/4498/P
2017 Withdrawn
Flat 1st and 2nd Floor 7 Ebbsfleet Road LONDON NW2 3NB
Installation of UPVC windows.
2017/1295/INVALID
2016 Refused
Bus shelter outside 64 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EP
Installation of double-sided structure to existing bus shelter no. 0107/1015 for display…
2016/2367/A
2016 Approved
77 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Replacement of existing fascia sign and addition of projecting illuminated sign to right…
16/3415
2016 Approved
77 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JR
Change of use from estate agent (Use class A2) to a health and beauty salon (Use class Su…
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2016 Refused
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Brent
Planning Authority Score
5.7/10
Average
#113 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings