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73A Drayton Road, London, NW10 4DG

26/0519Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 6 May 2026

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

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Proposal

Proposed installation of external staircase to the side elevation for the first floor maisonette.

Received
27 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Harlesden & Kensal Green
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.11 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 73A Drayton Road, London, NW10 4DG. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days 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 148 applications across Harlesden & Kensal Green. We hold 4,516 applications in total for the NW10 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 external staircase with associated raised platform by virtue of its design, size and positioning, would appear out of keeping and be too prominent to the detriment of the design and character of the property and its context. The proposal would fail to comply with policy DMP1 and BD1 of Brent’s Local Plan (2019-41).
  2. The proposed external staircase that incorporates a raised platform, by virtue of its design, lack of screening and siting would result in an unacceptable increase in overlooking of the neighbouring occupiers. This addition would also have an overbearing impact, result in a loss of light and increased sense of enclosure to the occupants of the neighbouring property. This would be harm the overall living conditions of the adjoining occupiers and be contrary to policy DMP1 and BD1 of Brent’s Local Plan (2019-41) and Supplementary Planning Document No. 1 (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NW10 4DG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
11 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 April 2026
Last date for comments
7 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Harein Patel
Agent address
73 Old Church Lane, Stanmore, HA7 2RG

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14742338
Documents
5
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.

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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