Planning Permission Drawings in Brent

Which Brent postcodes does this planning drawing set service cover?

Every Brent postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Brent fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.

What changes about a planning drawing set in each part of Brent?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Brent streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.

• Kensal Green (NW10) — Victorian terraces defines Kensal Green, where victorian terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across NW10. Any Kensal Green planning drawing set is validated by Brent Council, with Kensal Green Cemetery the usual Kensal Green reference point on the site plan.
• Willesden (NW10) — planning drawing set work in Willesden means victorian terraces, edwardian terraces. Willesden is Victorian terraces, Edwardian. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout NW10. Brent Council decides the Willesden application, and Willesden Green Tube anchors the Willesden location plan.
• Neasden (NW10, NW2) — a planning drawing set in Neasden starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war, and Neasden reads as 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application in NW10. Brent Council assesses Neasden planning drawings against its own Neasden character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Neasden references BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.
• Cricklewood (NW2) — planning drawing set work in Cricklewood means edwardian terraces. Cricklewood is Edwardian terraces. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout NW2. Brent Council decides the Cricklewood application, and Cricklewood Broadway anchors the Cricklewood location plan.
• Sudbury (HA0) — 1930s semi-detached defines Sudbury, where 1930s semi-detached set what a planning drawing set can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across HA0. Any Sudbury planning drawing set is validated by Brent Council, with Sudbury Town Tube the usual Sudbury reference point on the site plan.
• Wembley (HA0, HA9) — 1930s semi-detached, major regen defines Wembley, where 1930s semi-detached, new-build set what a planning drawing set can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across HA0. Any Wembley planning drawing set is validated by Brent Council, with Wembley Stadium the usual Wembley reference point on the site plan.
• Kilburn (NW6) — a planning drawing set in Kilburn starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Kilburn reads as Victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in NW6. Brent Council assesses Kilburn planning drawings against its own Kilburn character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kilburn references Kilburn High Road.

What local planning policy applies to a planning drawing set in Brent?

Brent conservation designations: there are 22 across Brent Council, Kensal Green, Harlesden, Sudbury Court among them. Designation costs a Brent owner the permitted-development route: a planning drawing set then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Queen's Park is the Brent designation that most often changes a planning drawing set design.

Brent and Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions in specific streets around Wembley and Harlesden. A planning drawing set planned at a NW2 address is checked against that direction first; Brent Council publishes the Brent extent, and the NW2 line rarely follows the Brent boundary you would expect.

What Brent is built from: Edwardian villas in Queen's Park and Mapesbury; Victorian terraces in Kilburn and Harlesden; 1930s semi-detached in Wembley; post-war tower blocks in Church End. Highly diverse borough; Queen's Park and Mapesbury are heritage-controlled; Wembley is a major regeneration hub. That mix decides the planning drawing set route in Brent more than the postcode does, and it is what a Brent Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Brent Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border Brent?

• Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Brent, so a planning drawing set a street from Brent is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Brent are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the Brent address sits on that edge.
• Kensington and Chelsea — the Kensington and Chelsea boundary runs against Brent, so a planning drawing set a street from Brent is decided by RBKC Planning instead. Kensington and Chelsea runs 38 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Brent are re-checked against Kensington and Chelsea policy whenever the Brent address sits on that edge.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining Brent, with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Brent line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the Brent quote for planning drawings is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.
• Ealing — the Ealing boundary runs against Brent, so a planning drawing set a street from Brent is decided by Ealing Council instead. Ealing runs 30 conservation areas across W3 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Brent are re-checked against Ealing policy whenever the Brent address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Brent planning drawing set page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.