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Brent.

Brent is a London borough with an approval rate of 70% across 11,809 substantive planning decisions spanning 27 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London27 wards609 appeals99% delegated
Wards shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
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All years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Brent's policy playbook[3]

What Brent actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Full / major
Householder
Lawful
Prior approval
Data from publicly available Brent planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
980
85%
Householder
Active
902
63%
Householder
Active
800
87%
Full / major planning
Active
714
60%
Householder
Active
583
80%
Full / major planning
Active
558
63%
Householder
Active
489
67%
Full / major planning
Active
478
63%
Full / major planning
Active
449
66%
Householder
Active
440
67%
Householder
Active
412
65%
Householder
Active
406
87%
Full / major planning
Active
980
85%
Householder
Active
902
63%
Householder
Active
800
87%
Full / major planning
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Active
714
60%
Householder
Active
583
80%
Full / major planning
Active
558
63%
Householder
Active
489
67%
Full / major planning
Active
478
63%
Full / major planning
Active
449
66%
Householder
Active
440
67%
Householder
Active
412
65%
Householder
Active
406
87%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Brent officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Labour
to 2020-06
44
subscribers
Harlesden & Kensal Green
Labour
Active
25
subscribers
Labour
to 2022-03
21
subscribers
Labour
to 2024-12
20
subscribers
Preston
Labour
to 2020-09
17
subscribers
Alperton
Liberal Democrat
to 2024-08
16
subscribers
Labour
to 2018-04
14
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-03
14
subscribers
Labour
to 2020-06
44
subscribers
Harlesden & Kensal Green
Labour
Active
25
subscribers
Labour
to 2022-03
21
subscribers
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Labour
to 2024-12
20
subscribers
Preston
Labour
to 2020-09
17
subscribers
Alperton
Liberal Democrat
to 2024-08
16
subscribers
Labour
to 2018-04
14
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-03
14
subscribers

Councillors on Brent's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
167
93%
7.3%
2,273
84%
16.2%
1,115
79%
20.6%
470
78%
22.0%
1,258
76%
24.3%
1,556
73%
27.5%
1,268
71%
29.4%
485
70%
30.0%
1,203
70%
30.0%
995
70%
30.5%
527
69%
30.5%
1,102
66%
33.5%
1,059
66%
33.6%
688
66%
33.8%
1,080
66%
34.0%
680
66%
34.4%
574
64%
35.5%
463
64%
35.6%
884
64%
35.7%
583
61%
38.8%
167
93%
7.3%
2,273
84%
16.2%
1,115
79%
20.6%
Show all 27 rows
470
78%
22.0%
1,258
76%
24.3%
1,556
73%
27.5%
1,268
71%
29.4%
485
70%
30.0%
1,203
70%
30.0%
995
70%
30.5%
527
69%
30.5%
1,102
66%
33.5%
1,059
66%
33.6%
688
66%
33.8%
1,080
66%
34.0%
680
66%
34.4%
574
64%
35.5%
463
64%
35.6%
884
64%
35.7%
583
61%
38.8%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. KDB BUILDING DESIGNS LTD
234
80%
2. Sterling Town Planning
215
67%
3. Studio 136 Architects Ltd
198
71%
4. QPAD
182
92%
5. Construct 360 T/AS DontMoveExtend.com
142
82%
6. London Interiors
111
82%
7. KDA DESIGNS LTD
111
62%
8. Saloria Architects
106
58%
1. KDB BUILDING DESIGNS LTD
234
80%
2. Sterling Town Planning
215
67%
3. Studio 136 Architects Ltd
198
71%
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4. QPAD
182
92%
5. Construct 360 T/AS DontMoveExtend.com
142
82%
6. London Interiors
111
82%
7. KDA DESIGNS LTD
111
62%
8. Saloria Architects
106
58%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughBrent
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals609
Appeals allowed166 (27.3%)
Conditions / approval
Local plan

The adopted Brent Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite. Brent's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage — condition-load and refusal-citation figures aren't shown until confidence improves.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Brent planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Brent’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — Brent's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage, so no figure is shown.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.