15 Willesden Lane, Kilburn, London, NW6 7RB
Refused on 20 May 2026
Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Part change of use of ground floor commercial premise to 1 x self-contained residential flat, demolition of existing single storey rear structures, erection of proposed single storey side-infill to rear extensions
- Received
- 18 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- London Borough of Brent
- Ward
- Kilburn
- Agent
- AY Planning & Licensing
- ReceivedReceived18 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Mar
- Consult.Consultation19 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 May
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 15 Willesden Lane, Kilburn, London, NW6 7RB. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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
- The proposed partial loss of ground floor commercial floorspace and introduction of a ground floor residential unit, in the absence of robust marketing and viability evidence, would undermine the vitality and viability of Kilburn Town Centre contrary to Policy BE4 of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041) and Policy DK1 of the Kilburn Neighbourhood Plan (2023–2033).
- The proposed dwelling, by reason of its poor outlook, limited daylight, over-enclosed relationship with a narrow external space and suboptimal internal layout, would provide substandard living conditions for future occupiers, contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021).
- The proposed dwelling, by reason of its insufficient and poorly configured external amenity space, which fails to meet minimum size and quality standards, would provide an unacceptable level of amenity for future occupiers, contrary to Policy BH13 of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041).
- The proposed rear extension, by reason of its excessive depth, height and close proximity along the shared boundary with Adil House, would result in an overbearing and oppressive form of development that would significantly harm the outlook and residential amenity of adjoining ground floor level occupiers, contrary to Policy DMP1 of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041) and the guidance set out within Brent’s SPD1 Design Guide.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NW6 7RB
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 19 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 21 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- AY Planning & Licensing
- Agent address
- 63 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 8EL
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14702323
- Documents
- 8
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Brent
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