Planning Permission Drawings in Brent

Our fixed-fee householder planning package for Brent starts at £840. Full planning applications (major works, change of use, flat conversions) start at £1,750. Brent Council charges a separate statutory fee of £258 for householder or £578 for full dwellinghouse applications.

Once validated, Brent Council aims to decide householder applications within 8 weeks and major applications within 13 weeks — consistent with statutory targets. Our typical end-to-end timeline from instruction to submission is 3–4 weeks.

Yes — Brent has Article 4 Directions in force. Article 4 for HMO conversions in specific streets around Wembley and Harlesden. Article 4 removes specific permitted development rights that would otherwise apply, meaning full planning permission is required where PD would normally be sufficient. We check Article 4 status for your specific property before quoting.

Brent has 22 designated conservation areas, including Queen's Park, Mapesbury, Kensal Green and others. Planning applications within conservation areas require additional heritage consideration and often a Heritage Statement.

For most householder work in Brent, a chartered architectural technologist delivers the same planning outcomes as a dedicated consultant — usually at lower cost. Our MCIAT-chartered team handles drawings, submission and agent liaison as one package.

We cover all Brent postcodes — {postcodes} — as well as the immediately adjacent boroughs. Survey appointments are available within 3 working days across Brent.

Brent's edwardian villas in Queen's Park and Mapesbury housing stock and 22 conservation areas mean that design quality matters. Brent Council officers are experienced reviewers; well-drawn, consistent applications are processed faster than revisions-heavy ones.

Yes — Planning Inspectorate appeals are available as a right within 12 weeks of refusal from Brent Council. Written representations take 16–20 weeks; hearings 24–32 weeks. We prepare appeal statements and revised drawings for cases where refusal was on design or policy grounds.