1-8 INC, Georgian House, Elms Lane, Wembley, HA0 2NU

25/2322Full Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 15 October 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed hip-to-gable roof extensions, 4x rear dormer extensions, 4x juliet balconies and loft conversions to create a total of 4x additional flats and associated refuse and cycle storage to blocks

Received: 8 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 9
Council: London Borough of Brent
Ward: Northwick Park
Agent: Verturi Architecture

ReceivedReceived8 Aug
ValidatedValidated20 Aug
Consult.Consultation22 Sep
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided15 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 1-8 INC, Georgian House, Elms Lane, Wembley, HA0 2NU. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across Northwick Park. 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

The proposal, by reason of the poor design of the rear dormer windows would unacceptably alter the appearance of the roof through the introduction of overly large and bulky additions to the detriment of the character and appearance of the existing development and the wider area. As a result, the proposal is contrary to Policy DMP1 and Policy BD1 of Brent's Local Plan and the guidance within Brent’s Residential Extensions & Alterations SPD (2025) – REA SPD
The proposal fails to provide an adequate number of family sized units, contrary to Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 policy BH6.
The proposed arrangement of the car parking and bicycle parking spaces fails to provide sufficient space for the manoeuvring of vehicles at the rear of the site, leading to the likelihood of cars reversing a lengthy distance along a narrow driveway onto Elms Lane, to the detriment of highway safety and contrary to Policy BT4 of the Local Plan.
The proposal would increase pedestrian movement into and out of a site that, due to the lack of a footway and limited visibility along Elms Lane, fails to provide a satisfactory means of pedestrian access in line with TfL’s Healthy Streets requirements, to the detriment of pedestrian safety and contrary to Policy T2 of the London Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 August 2025
Consultation expiry: 22 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 22 September 2025
Last date for comments: 15 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Verturi Architecture
Agent address: 526 Coulsdon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QQ

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14232960
Documents: 16
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 08/00073Part of the site · +2 more
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.

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