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Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing commencement of building works, comprising the digging of a trench to contain the foundations of a building pursuant to Variation of Conditions reference dated 23 October, 2024, for Variation of condition 2 (development built in accordance with approved plans and/or documents) to include: an uplift in homes from 45 to 62; an additional storey from 6 to 7 storeys; enlarged community space at ground floor; addition of basement carpark; other associated changes; and associated changes to condition 3 (number of units), condition 4 (quantum of commercial floorspace), condition 5 (wheelchair accessible homes), condition 13 (flank windows), condition 27 (air quality) and condition 30 (number of storeys) of planning permission reference dated 17/07/2022 for 'Construction of a single building to provide residential units, and flexible commercial/community use floorspace, car and cycle parking, associated landscaping, highways and infrastructure works, and provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, subject to Deed of Agreement dated 16th June 2022 and a Deed of Variation dated 17th of October 2024 under Section 106 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Dec 2025 · Delegated Team Manager · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Associated applications 8
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Brent
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
- Postcode
- NW9 8RP
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Welsh Harp
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Granted
- Decision date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Team Manager
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Avison Young
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 73% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Brent in the last twelve months, from validation. Brent decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14463734
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14463734
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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Referenced application
Council archive
5 Blackbird Hill, London, NW9 8RP
Variation of condition 2 (development built in accordance with approved plans and/or documents) to include: an uplift in homes from 45 to 62; an additional storey from 6 to 7 storeys; enlarged community space at ground floor; addition of basement carpark; other associated changes; and associated changes to condition 3 (number of units), condition 4 (quantum of commercial floorspace), condition 5 (wheelchair accessible homes), condition 13 (flank windows), condition 27 (air quality) and condition 30 (number of…
- Received
- 23 Oct 2023
- Decided
- 23 Oct 2024
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Conditions
5 Blackbird Hill, London, NW9 8RR
Construction of a single building up to 6 storeys to provide residential units, and flexible commercial/community use floorspace, car and cycle parking, associated landscaping, highways and infrastructure works, and provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, subject to Deed of Agreement dated 16th June 2022 under Section 106 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended.
- Received
- 15 Jul 2020
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2022
- Outcome
- Approved
5 Blackbird Hill, London, NW9 8RP
Non-material amendment: Reduction in height to 6-storeys to provide 60 residential units; Provision of 58% studio and 1-beds, 17% 2-beds and 25% 3-beds; The retention of the basement to maintain the approved car and cycle parking provision/ratio; Removal of second stair core no longer required for fire safety with minor layout changes for the residential floorspace; Provision of 1,552.6sqm of private and communal amenity space, with a playspace provision of 167sqm and an Urban Greening Factor (UGF) of 0.56; The…
- Received
- 18 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 60