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28 Turton Road, Wembley, HA0 2BS

25/2258Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 3 October 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)9 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed conversion of dwellinghouse into a 5 bedroom 7 person House In Multiple Occupation (HMO)

Received
4 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wembley Central
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 28 Turton Road, Wembley, HA0 2BS. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Wembley Central. We hold 2,304 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. Having regard to the inaccuracies of the existing and proposed drawings submitted, the Local Planning Authority is unable to carry out a full assessment on the application. This is contrary to policy DMP1 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041.
  2. Having regard to the undersized nature of ‘Room no.1’, the poor layout and window arrangement of ‘Room no.2’ (which would fail to provide adequate light, outlook, and privacy), the absence of internal floor plans indicating furniture arrangements for all bedrooms, and the absence of cross sections to confirm sufficent floor to ceiling heights, the application has not demonstrated that a high-quality standard of bedrooms would be provided. This is contrary to policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the the guidance set out in Brent's Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD 2022.
  3. The proposed development by virtue of its failure to provide sufficient internal communal amenity space for its residents would fail to accord with policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD 2022.
  4. The proposed development by virtue of the inappropriate provision of kitchens on the upper floors and insufficient equipment provided would fail to provide a quality standard of accomondation for future residents. This is contrary to policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Housing in Multiple Occupation SPD 2022.
  5. The proposed development by virtue of its undersized shower cubicles and the inappropriate arrangement of the bathrooms, would fail to provide a quality standard of personal washing facilities for future residents. This is contrary to policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Housing in Multiple Occupation SPD 2022.
  6. In the absence of washing and drying facilities, the proposed development would fail to provide a quality standard of accomondation for future residents. This is contrary to policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Housing in Multiple Occupation SPD 2022
  7. The proposed development by virtue of its failure to provide a sufficient number of cycle spaces that are in a secure and accessible location would fail to accord with policy T5 of the London Plan, policy DMP1 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD 2022.
  8. In the absence of a UGF master plan and calculations, the proposed development has failed to demonstrate the minimum UGF score of 0.4 would be met. This is contrary to policy G5 of the London Plan 2021, policy DMP1 of Brent's Local plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Sustainable Environment & Development SPD 20223.
  9. The proposed development, by virtue of the unclear access arrangement to the amenity space to the rear garden would fail to provide sufficient and accessible external amenity space for future occupants. This is contrary to policy D6 of the London Plan 2021 and policy DMP1 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 and the guidance in Brent's Residential Amenity Space and Place Quality SPD 2023.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA0 2BS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2025
Consultation expiry
1 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
1 September 2025
Last date for comments
3 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14226850
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for HMOsPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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