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25/3070 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Temporary use of land for meanwhile land uses comprising of; an outdoor sports facility (Use Class F2) to provide 5 no. 5-a-side floodlit all weather football pitches with a single storey pavilion building and an ancillary support area; a temporary building for use as a leisure, entertainment and events venue with storage buildings and external plant equipment in an ancillary support area; boundary treatment; shared informal public realm (with new seating, lighting and CCTV) along with provision for cycle parking, accessible car parking, and an internal vehicular access route with vehicular drop off. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
12 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Brent Planning Committee on 11 Feb 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary uses would support regeneration, community facilities, culture and the local economy.
  • No public representations were received, while the applicant’s representative highlighted sports, entertainment, community and transport benefits.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer assessment, consultation, public views, committee debate, vote and decision reasons.

Source: Plota analysis of Brent's committee minutes of 11 Feb 2026.

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
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

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Wembley Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Feb 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
CarneySweeney Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 48 days slower than Brent's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 72% 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 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14274135
Planning Portal ref
PP-14274135
Comments by
31 Dec 2025
Committee
11 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