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Flat 16, Jack Freedman House, 15 Coverdale Road, London, NW2 4BE

25/2876Full planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 18 December 2025

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed alterations to existing balcony comprising replacement of solid balustrade with metal railing balustrade and installation of canopy structure with glass roof panels to third-floor flat

Submitted
29 October 2025
  1. Received29 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Flat 16, Jack Freedman House, 15 Coverdale Road, London, NW2 4BE. Brent has handled 580 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker 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 170 applications across Brondesbury Park. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the NW2 postcode area.

70% of full planning permission 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 proposal is of a unacceptable design. More specifically, given its poor and contrasting material choice compared to the main building, awkward alignment coupled with its prominent siting, and given the insufficient detailing, the proposed elements would appear at odds visually with the existing building, which would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the host property and wider locality. The proposal therefore fails to comply with policies DMP1 and BD1 of the Brent Local Plan and the design principles of Brent's SPD1.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NW2 4BE
Application type
Full planning permission

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
  • Brownfield land register: 196 Willesden Lane, Kilburn, London, NW6 7PRRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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