Planning application
20 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres: Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6.00m Maximum height - 3.86m Eaves height - 3.00m
As published by the council, reference 26/0812
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0812
- Type
- Prior Approval - Large householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior approval is refused at submission
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Preston
- Decision by
- Delegated Team Manager
- Postcode
- HA9 8JP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Brent register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 3 refused.
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26/0880 Granted
20 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse, in metres: Extending beyond the rear wall of the original house - 6.00m Maximum height - 3.86m Eaves height - 3.00m
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26/0589 Refused
20 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear infill extension, rear dormer extension with dormer to rear outrigger, 2x front rooflights and installation of 2x windows to gable side elevation of the dwellinghouse.
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25/3587 Refused
20 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear infill extension, L-shaped rear dormer window with 2x front rooflights and installation of 2x windows to the gable side elevation of the dwellinghouse.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Brent
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval is refused at submission
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Better Building Design Ltd. Agent, a design practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2017 · London
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 78% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Brent refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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30 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
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20 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear infill extension, L-shaped rear dormer window with 2x front rooflights and installation of 2x windows to the gable side elevation of the dwellinghouse.
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32 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
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20 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear infill extension, rear dormer extension with dormer to rear outrigger, 2x front rooflights and installation of 2x windows to gable side elevation of the dwellinghouse.
Refused Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 14 docsSmall domestic -
34 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of part 3 storey part 4 storey building comprising 7 self-contained flats, creation of basement floor level, private and communal amenity spaces, associated off road parking, waste and cycle storage
Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 29 docsDomestic -
30 Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8JP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer window and installation of 3 x front facing rooflights to dwellinghouse
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docsDomestic
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26/1206 Granted
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26/1139 Refused
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