Automobile Trimming Works and 20 Cumberland Road, Stanmore, HA7 1EL

25/3129Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Refused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 24 December 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 17 (verification report) of Full Planning Permission reference 21/3607 dated 12 January, 2022, for Demolition of the existing buildings and construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8) and flexible office space (Use Class E(g)(i)) with associated vehicle access, secure service yard and car and cycle parking.

Submitted: 6 November 2025
Council: London Borough of Brent

ReceivedSubmitted6 Nov
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Dec

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Automobile Trimming Works and 20 Cumberland Road, Stanmore, HA7 1EL. Brent has handled 194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 121 applications across Queensbury. We hold 2,215 applications in total for the HA7 postcode area.

94% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) 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

In the absence of an approved remediation strategy, it cannot be confirmed that the proposed measures to discharge condition 17 align with the agreed remediation. It cannot be confirmed that the details are acceptable contrary to DMP1 of Brent’s Local Plan 2019-2041.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: HA7 1EL
Application type: Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

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+1 more
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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Brent

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