272 Dollis Hill Lane, London, NW2 6HH

26/1677Refused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 9 September 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Outline planning permission for the demolition of the existing buildings on site and the erection of a new building comprising a 2 storey pair of semi-detached houses with accommodation in the basement and loft to be used as 2 HMOs comprising 13 bedroom/13 person and 12 bedroom/12 person (Matters to be determined: layout and scale)

Received: 1 July 2026
Council: London Borough of Brent
Ward: Dollis Hill

ReceivedReceived1 Jul
ValidatedValidated1 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 Sep

Decided in 70 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 272 Dollis Hill Lane, London, NW2 6HH. Brent has handled 17,086 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Brent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Dollis Hill. We hold 2,752 applications in total for the NW2 postcode area.

Why it was refused

The proposed layout of basement habitable accommodation by virtue of its siting below ground level and reliance on lightwells with obstructions, would provide inadequate daylight, sunlight and outlook, and create a sense of enclosure and a poor living environment. The development would therefore fail to deliver a high standard of housing internal amenity quality and design, contrary to D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy DMP1 of the Brent Local Plan (2019-2041).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: NW2 6HH

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Lena Summers

Additional information

Documents: 9

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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Brent

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