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131-135 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HS

25/3401Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 28 January 2026

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

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Proposal

Change of use of basement and ground floors from vacant bank to adult gaming centre with installation of a cycle storage to the rear courtyard.

Received
8 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
290
Ward
Kilburn
  1. Received8 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 131-135 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HS. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Kilburn. We hold 3,470 applications in total for the NW6 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 proposed change of use would result in an over concentration of adult gaming centres within the defined town centre frontage and would fail to contribute positively to the character, vitality and active frontage of the area, resulting in a diminished streetscape and an erosion of the established town centre function. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy BE5(b) of the Brent Local Plan 2019–2041, which seeks high-quality, active and engaging frontages, and Policy DK1(c) of the Adopted Kilburn Neighbourhood Plan 2023–2033 (December 2025), which seeks to maintain an appropriate mix of uses and protect town centre viability. Accordingly, the proposal would harm the function and vibrancy of Kilburn Town Centre.
  2. The proposed hours of operation would lead to the proposed development failing to sufficiently comply with the Development Plan when taken as a whole, due to the harm of the proposed use on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers not being adequately controlled, contrary to Policy DMP1 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-2041.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NW6 7HS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2025
Consultation expiry
31 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
31 December 2025
Last date for comments
4 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Barry Cunningham
Agent address
140 Weston Road, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, HP22 5EP
Applicant company

Sunni-ed Limited

Company number 12018087

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 May 2019 (7 years old)
Nature of business
Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques); Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
Luton

2 other planning applications by this company in Brent and Milton Keynes.

  • 26/2471 · Brent · 131-135 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HS
  • PLN/2026/1824 · Milton Keynes · 87-89 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2DW
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Company information from Companies House.

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14547077
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 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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Source: Brent

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