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107 Princes Avenue, London, NW9 9JJ

25/3033Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 8 January 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from single dwelling into 5x bed, 5x person HMO with cycle and refuse storage spaces to the front garden.

Received
28 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queensbury
Agent
Barnab Limited
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated13 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 107 Princes Avenue, London, NW9 9JJ. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks 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 121 applications across Queensbury. We hold 1,900 applications in total for the NW9 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 proposal would result in the loss of a single-family dwellinghouse and would not comply with Brent's requirements for HMOs, to be of acceptable quality, due to being within a poor location and failing to demonstrate sufficient floor to ceiling height or outlook in the loft and insufficient information regarding the kitchen layout and amenity space. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent’s Local Plan (2019-2041) and the Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD (2022).
  2. The scheme, without information to the contrary, has failed to demonstrate that it would achieve an urban greening factor of 0.4. This is contrary to Policies DMP1 and BGI 1 of Brent's Local Plan 2019-2041 together with the guidance set out within Brent's HMO SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NW9 9JJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 November 2025
Consultation expiry
5 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 December 2025
Last date for comments
8 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Barnab Limited
Agent address
41A St Stephens Terrace, London, England, SW8 1DL

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14444613
Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
2

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
  • 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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Source: Brent

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