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68 Sudbury Court Drive, Harrow, HA1 3TD

26/0118Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 16 March 2026

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

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Proposal

Proposed conversion of dwellinghouse into a small residential care home for 6 residents, wheelchair step lift at front of property and associated internal alterations

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Northwick Park
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 68 Sudbury Court Drive, Harrow, HA1 3TD. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. 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 2,197 applications in total for the HA1 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 development would result in the loss of a larger family-sized residential unit, for which there is an identified need in the borough, in an area with poor public transport accessibility, resulting in higher levels of car dependency, contrary to policy T1 of the London Plan 2021 and DMP1, BH10 and BT1 of the Brent Local Plan (2019-2041).
  2. The proposed development would fail to be of acceptable quality, due to the poor outlook and access to light provided to one of the bedrooms and insufficient information regarding the accessibility of the rear amenity space. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies DMP1 and BH7 of Brent’s Local Plan (2019-2041).
  3. In the absence of information to the contrary, the proposal would result in an overprovision of off-street parking, with insufficient cycle storage and pedestrian access, encouraging excessive reliance on private motor vehicles, which in turn would fail to maximise sustainable modes of transport and would encourage unnecessary car use and ownership in the area, adding to traffic congestion and contributing to climate change, contrary to Policy DMP1, BT1 and BT2 of Brent's Local Plan (2019-2041).
  4. 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.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA1 3TD
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
5 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 March 2026
Last date for comments
16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
9 Oakdene Road, Watford, WD24 6RN

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14615680
Documents
17
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
  • 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.

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Source: Brent

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