Planning decisions in Brent
How long Brent takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 1,617 decisions it made in the twelve months to August 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
56 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 52); 59 from receipt
80%decided within eight weeks (UK 73%), 95% within thirteen
75%approved (UK 89%): 1,085 approved, 358 refused, 42 withdrawn
251 of 321UK rank for speed, down 118 places on last year; 316 of 321 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full applications (including householder) | 56 | 73% | 78% | 907 | 170 of 302 |
| Lawful development certificates | 54 | 92% | 73% | 241 | 164 of 253 |
| Prior approvals | 13 | 97% | 17% | 154 | 5 of 168 |
| Tree works | 35 | 99% | 99% | 105 | 88 of 259 |
| Amendments | 48 | 76% | 81% | 88 | 196 of 263 |
| Advertisement consent | 56 | 81% | 64% | 44 | 130 of 190 |
Appeals
179 appeals against Brent decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 50 for every 100 refusals; 16% were allowed. Every appeal in Brent.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 71 | 35% | 86% | 100 |
| 2017 * | 53 | 82% | 63% | 1,714 |
| 2018 * | 70 | 6% | 6% | 46 |
| 2019 * | 57 | 46% | 95% | 85 |
| 2020 * | 63 | 45% | 95% | 67 |
| 2021 * | 55 | 84% | 47% | 33 |
| 2022 * | 49 | 70% | 99% | 81 |
| 2023 * | 49 | 75% | 93% | 171 |
| 2024 * | 57 | 50% | 79% | 80 |
| 2025 * | 48 | 72% | 98% | 178 |
| 2026 so far | 59 | 47% | 75% | 1,617 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Decided in the last three weeks
- 28 Mount Stewart Avenue, Harrow, HA3 0JPNon-material amendment to condition 2 (approved drawings and/or documents) to allow: BMI Redland Concrete Plain Roof Tile 36 Tudor Brown (SmApproved10 Sept 2026
- 58A - 58B Keslake Road, London, NW6 6DGProposed replacement of existing single glazed timber framed sash windows with new double glazed timber framed sash windows to the front eleApproved9 Sept 2026
- 83A Hartland Road, London, NW6 6BHProposed single storey part side to rear extension, installation of 1x door to ground floor side elevation and addition of rear patio to theApproved9 Sept 2026
- 12 Shepherds Walk, London, NW2 7BSCertificate of lawfulness for proposed single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse.Approved9 Sept 2026
- 103A-C Keslake Road, London, NW6 6DHReplacement of existing double glazed timber framed sash windows with new double glazed slimline timber framed sash windows to the front eleRefused8 Sept 2026
- 117 Eton Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3BAProposed demolition of adjoining garage and single storey rear extension, conversion of single-family dwelling into 3 self-contained flats,Refused8 Sept 2026
- 14A & B Callcott Road, London, NW6 7EAProposed replacement of existing single glazed timber framed sash front windows with new timber framed sash windows and replacement of existRefused8 Sept 2026
- 60 Acton Lane, London, NW10 8TUProposed conversion of single dwellinghouse into 3x self-contained flats, soft landscaping, cycle and refuse storageApproved7 Sept 2026
Built nightly from Brent's planning register. Ranks are among the 321 published councils. See planning applications in Brent, appeals, or get alerts for Brent.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.