460, 460 A&B, High Road, Wembley, HA9 7AY Data via plota.co.uk

25/2778 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of a third floor extension to create one self contained flat, three storey rear extension to ground floor commercial premises and 2 existing flats with first and second floor balconies and provision for cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
5 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
30 Dec 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Dec 2025 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 8 Oct 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Brent built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 78)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
HA9 7AY
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Wembley Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Dec 2025
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
30 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Shakthi Consulting UK Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 28% of full applications here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
848decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Brent in the last twelve months, from validation. Brent decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14362377
Planning Portal ref
PP-14362377
Comments by
22 Dec 2025
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.