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26/1997 - Observations-Other Boroughs Applications Decided
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Address: 853-857 Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NH Proposal: Variation of condition 2 (plans), condition 4 (no. of units), condition 4 (Management Plan) and condition 7 (Travel Plan) of planning permission ref: granted 5th November 2025, as amended under s96a application (ref. ) dated 18th June 2025, for the 'Change of use of the first, second, third and part of ground floor level into short term temporary residential accommodation (Class Sui Generis).' Amendments to allow the change of use of part of the commercial (Class E) floorspace to the rear at ground floor level in connection with the provision of five additional temporary residential accommodation rooms; relocation of cycle storage, refuse storage and laundry area, and associated external alterations. Reference: Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 25 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 25 Aug 2026.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Final decision notice Decision (Public) · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Observations-Other Boroughs Applications
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
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Agent
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
P/2026/02006/VAR
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
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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