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20 Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3AP

25/2180Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 23 October 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to a children's home (C2) for a maximum of 3 resident children receiving care aged 7-17 with non-resident care staff support; addition of cycle storage and extension of dropped kerb.

Received
25 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sudbury
Agent
Rose Consulting
  1. Received25 Jul
  2. Validated28 Aug
  3. Consult.2 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 20 Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3AP. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Sudbury. We hold 2,303 applications in total for the HA0 postcode area.

77% of full applications at London Borough of Brent were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development by virtue of its poor access to public transport and local amenities including shops would result in the loss of a larger family sized residential unit for which there is an identified need in the borough, and the harm associated with such loss is not outweighed by the benefits of the proposal. This is contrary to policies DMP1, BH7 and BH10 of Brent's Local Plan (2019-2041).
  2. The proposed development by virtue of it further exceeding the maximum parking allowance would fail to achieve the objectives of sustainable travel. The proposed parking arrangement would also be of detriment to highway safety. This is contrary to policies T1, T2 of the London Plan (2021) and policies BT1, BT2 of Brent's Local Plan (2019-2041) and the guidance in Brent's Domestic Vehicle Footway Crossover Policy (2010).
  3. The proposed development by virtue of the inappropriate siting of the cycle spaces would fail to provide acceptable access arrangements for future visitors and residents.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA0 3AP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 August 2025
Consultation expiry
2 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
2 October 2025
Last date for comments
23 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rose Consulting
Agent address
16 Rhodesia Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0PB

Appeal history

3375894
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 February 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13729416
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for HMOs
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 43.10/121Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Brent

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