Brent Planning Applications

Review Brent planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Brent Planning Trends

Brent recorded 3,106 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 2,977 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 76.8%, 8.5 percentage points below the London average (lower than average).

Approved applications in Brent took 8.8 weeks on average. That is 0.1 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Queens Park, with 304 applications.

Total decisions

2,977

Approval rate

76.8%

Weeks to decision

8.8

Brent total2,977
76.8%
Wembley Park64
96.9%
Stonebridge76
85.5%
Queens Park291
84.9%
Kilburn161
84.5%
Alperton100
84.0%
Roundwood85
82.4%
Brondesbury Park167
81.4%
Sudbury73
80.8%
Kenton191
78.0%
Northwick Park134
77.6%
Welsh Harp133
75.9%
Willesden Green165
75.2%
Queensbury160
75.0%
Dollis Hill164
74.4%
Harlesden & Kensal Green183
73.8%
Cricklewood & Mapesbury148
73.0%
Kingsbury73
72.6%
Barnhill90
72.2%
Preston120
71.7%
Wembley Hill143
69.2%
Wembley Central158
67.1%
Tokyngton88
62.5%

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

Check planning applications near a specific property

Enter a London postcode, select the address, and open the property report to see nearby planning applications plotted on a map. The report shows application status, proposal details, dates, council records where available, and the planning type such as rear extension, loft conversion, boundary fence or other residential works.

Planning applications map around a London property, showing nearby applications with status markers and a detail popup listing application type and approval status.

Got Questions?

Planning London Datahub. This is a publicly accessible database that brings together planning application and development proposal data from all London Planning Authorities. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. See FAQ below for further detail on methodology.

At the moment, this tool only covers London because London has a central planning dataset: the Planning London Datahub. It brings together planning application and development data from London planning authorities in one structured, publicly accessible place. Outside London, planning data is usually spread across hundreds of separate council portals. The only way to obtain this data would be to scrape these portals which can be a legally grey area. So for now, we use official bulk-access data where it is available. We may expand beyond London if more councils provide reliable public downloads or APIs.

Enter a Greater London postcode, select the property address, and open the free property report. The report shows nearby planning applications, decisions, dates, categories and a map where coordinates are available.

Time to approval is the average time between a valid planning application date and the decision date for applications that were approved or granted. Pending applications are not included in this timing measure.

Approval rate is calculated from decided applications only: approved or granted applications divided by approved plus refused applications. Applications still awaiting a decision are excluded.

We use a mix of structured fields from the Planning London Datahub and keyword matching on the application description. One application can have more than one tag. For example, a single-storey rear extension may be tagged as both single_storey and rear_extension. The tags are designed to be directional, not perfect. They help group similar applications, but they may not capture every detail. Where possible, you should review the original council planning record before relying on the information.