5 Neeld Parade, Wembley Hill Road, Wembley, HA9 6QU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1652 - Prior Approval - Retail to Residential Refused

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use to rear of ground and first floors (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (change of use from Class E/betting office/payday loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Refused
24 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Article 4 for Town Centres - Wembley. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: Wembley
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; 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
Prior Approval - Retail to Residential
Postcode
HA9 6QU
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Tokyngton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior approval is required and refused
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
AVIM Consultancy Ltd

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14986094
Comments by
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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