Planning application · Brent
26/0265.
702 North Circular Road, Neasden, London, NW2 7QJ
Full / Other Planning at 702 North Circular Road, Neasden, London, NW2 7QJ, received 3 Feb 2026 — refused on 25 Mar 2026 (delegated, Parag Dhanani).
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Refused
Outcome
25 Mar 2026
7 wks
Decision time
inside the 8-week target
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Conditions
not captured
7
Documents
7 linked
0
Objections
0 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
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Application
What is it?
Change of use of dwellinghouse into a 5 bedroom/5 person HMO with single storey rear extension, rear dormer window, provision for cycle and refuse storage and associated landscaping
Reference
26/0265
Type
Full Planning Permission
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
3 Feb 2026
Target date
31 Mar 2026
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Premises record
Council register
Reference
26/0265
Type
Full Planning Permission
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
3 Feb 2026
Target date
31 Mar 2026
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Premises record
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
View
Documents open on the Brent portal (the portal needs its documents tab opened first — the link handles that). View the application page ↗
Decision
What happened?
Refused on 25 Mar 2026, delegated decision by Parag Dhanani — 7 weeks from submission.
Timeline
Date
Event
3 Feb 2026
Application received
31 Mar 2026
Statutory target date
25 Mar 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Parag Dhanani
3 Feb 2026
Application received
31 Mar 2026
Statutory target date
25 Mar 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Parag Dhanani
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed development fails to demonstrate that it would provide an acceptable standard of
accommodation for future occupiers due to an inadequate internal layout, insufficient privacy for
the ground floor rear bedroom, and a shortfall in usable shared amenity space relative to the
intended level of occupancy. The application also fails to evidence that all required facilities, as
well as adequate outlook and daylight to all habitable rooms, can be satisfactorily achieved.
Furthermore, the absence of a suitably detailed HMO Management Plan means it has not been
demonstrated that the use would operate without causing unacceptable impacts on neighbouring
residential amenity. The proposal would also result in the unjustified loss of a family sized
dwelling, with no evidence of a local need for an HMO in this location. For these reasons, the
development is contrary to Policies BH7(b), (c) and (d) of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041), the
Nationally Described Space Standards (2015), and the Brent Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD
(2022).
2
The proposed single storey rear extension, by reason of its excessive height and depth, would
result in an unduly overbearing form of development that causes significant harm to the outlook
and amenity of the adjoining property at No. 704 North Circular Road, contrary to Policy DMP1 of
Brent’s Local Plan (2019-2041) and the guidance set out within the Council’s Residential
Extensions and Alterations SPD (2025).
1
The proposed development fails to demonstrate that it would provide an acceptable standard of
accommodation for future occupiers due to an inadequate internal layout, insufficient privacy for
the ground floor rear bedroom, and a shortfall in usable shared amenity space relative to the
intended level of occupancy. The application also fails to evidence that all required facilities, as
well as adequate outlook and daylight to all habitable rooms, can be satisfactorily achieved.
Furthermore, the absence of a suitably detailed HMO Management Plan means it has not been
demonstrated that the use would operate without causing unacceptable impacts on neighbouring
residential amenity. The proposal would also result in the unjustified loss of a family sized
dwelling, with no evidence of a local need for an HMO in this location. For these reasons, the
development is contrary to Policies BH7(b), (c) and (d) of the Brent Local Plan (2019–2041), the
Nationally Described Space Standards (2015), and the Brent Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD
(2022).
2
The proposed single storey rear extension, by reason of its excessive height and depth, would
result in an unduly overbearing form of development that causes significant harm to the outlook
and amenity of the adjoining property at No. 704 North Circular Road, contrary to Policy DMP1 of
Brent’s Local Plan (2019-2041) and the guidance set out within the Council’s Residential
Extensions and Alterations SPD (2025).
Policies cited
DMP1
Public response
Measure
Count
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.