Telecommunications Masts, 5 Watling Gate, Edgware Road, London, NW9 6NB Data via plota.co.uk

25/0577/TELN - Tel Notification Approved

Proposal

Notification under the electronic communications code (conditions and restrictions) regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights for removal of 4 no. existing antennas, installation of 4 no. new antennas and associated ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
20 Oct 2025

Approved on 20 Oct 2025 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Site constraints 5

2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 for HMOs · Article 4 for Town Centres - Colindale. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Colindale/ The Hyde
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
Inside the Brent built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Brent
Application type
Tel Notification
Postcode
NW9 6NB
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Ward
Kingsbury
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2025
Decision
Notification Acknowledged
Decision date
20 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Team Manager
Applicant
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Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 4 days faster than Brent's median of 8 for prior approvals. Approved, as 82% of prior approvals here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
436decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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