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4 Stapenhill Road, Wembley, HA0 3JJ

26/0431Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 14 May 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed conversion of a single-family dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use Class C2)

Received
20 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Ward
Northwick Park
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.6 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 4 Stapenhill Road, Wembley, HA0 3JJ. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 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 128 applications across Northwick Park. We hold 2,304 applications in total for the HA0 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, by virtue of its poor access to public transport and local amenities, would result in the loss of a larger family-sized dwelling for which there is an identified need in the borough, and would also result in higher levels of car dependency. The harm arising from this loss is not considered to be outweighed by the benefits of the proposal. The development is therefore contrary to Policies DMP1, BH7 and BH10 of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041).
  2. The proposal, by reason of insufficient evidence, fails to demonstrate that the proposed use would be appropriately managed and that it would not have an unacceptable impact on the neighbouring amenity. It is therefore contrary to Policies DMP1 and BH7 of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA0 3JJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026
Consultation expiry
6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 May 2026
Last date for comments
14 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14064666
Documents
9
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sudbury Court
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for HMOs+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Brent

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