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8 Park Lane, Wembley, HA9 7RP

26/0819Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from dry cleaners to adult gaming centre on ground floor

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Wembley Hill
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.20 May
  4. Target25 May
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 Park Lane, Wembley, HA9 7RP. Brent has handled 4,396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Wembley Hill. We hold 1,977 applications in total for the HA9 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 of the premises at 8 Park Lane from a dry cleaners (Use Class E) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis) would result in a separate gambling-related planning unit immediately adjacent to an existing Adult Gaming Centre. Although the application states that the premises would be incorporated into the adjoining Adult Gaming Centre at 446 High Road, this cannot be secured, as the adjoining premises are not included within the application site. As a result, the proposal would fail to provide the required separation between gambling-related uses, leading to an unacceptable concentration of such uses at this location. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy BE5 of the Brent Local Plan, which seeks to prevent the clustering of Adult Gaming Centres in order to protect the character, function and vitality of town centres.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HA9 7RP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Consultation expiry
20 May 2026
Consultation end
20 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 May 2026
Last date for comments
25 May 2026
Target decision date
25 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Woods Whur
Agent address
St James House, 28 Park Place, Leeds, LS1 2SP

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14803477
Documents
3
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for Town Centres - Wembley
  • 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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