Planning decisions in Brent
As of 24 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Brent approved 71% of 8,872 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 71% approved (2,051 decided, ~57 days)
- Rear extension : 70% approved (1,504 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 75% approved (948 decided, ~61 days)
- Loft conversion : 73% approved (923 decided, ~61 days)
- Demolition : 74% approved (711 decided, ~65 days)
- Side extension : 70% approved (457 decided, ~62 days)
- Two-storey extension : 63% approved (305 decided, ~65 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 76% approved (270 decided, ~62 days)
- Windows & doors : 88% approved (252 decided, ~73 days)
- Porch : 67% approved (206 decided, ~65 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 70% approved (205 decided, ~77 days)
- Change of use : 46% approved (190 decided, ~66 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 64% approved (162 decided, ~62 days)
- Basement : 74% approved (108 decided, ~78 days)
- Solar / renewables : 82% approved (105 decided, ~59 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 71% approved (91 decided, ~64 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 76% approved (85 decided, ~61 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 64% approved (83 decided, ~76 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 49% approved (76 decided, ~72 days)
- Tree work : 97% approved (68 decided, ~47 days)
- New dwelling : 67% approved (58 decided, ~67 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (14 decided, ~78 days) †
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Brent, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.
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