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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Brent

Planning outcomes in Brent are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 34.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

32,958 real decisions·48 wards·Updated June 2026
99.3%
Highest: DUDDEN HILL
64.5%
Lowest: Harlesden - WARD NO
34.8%
Gap
48
Wards
76.0% approved overall. But 7,909 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Brent shifts your odds by up to 34.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 48 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1DUDDEN HILL1461451
99.3%
2ALPERTON1121111
99.1%
3QUEENS PARK3012974
98.7%
4QUEENSBURY74731
98.6%
5Wembley Park3553496
98.3%
6DOLLIS HILL1381353
97.8%
7TOKYNGTON2452396
97.6%
8KENTON81792
97.5%
9WEMBLEY CENTRAL2152096
97.2%
10SUDBURY1311274
96.9%
11FRYENT98953
96.9%
12KILBURN2382308
96.6%
13WILLESDEN GREEN2532449
96.4%
14BRONDESBURY PARK2061988
96.1%
15HARLESDEN2252169
96.0%
16KENSAL GREEN1891818
95.8%
17STONEBRIDGE1411356
95.7%
18NORTHWICK PARK89854
95.5%
19PRESTON102975
95.1%
20WELSH HARP75714
94.7%
21MAPESBURY21520312
94.4%
22BARNHILL12611610
92.1%
23Kilburn1,3081,071237
81.9%
24Queens Park2,3781,943435
81.7%
25Stonebridge729580149
79.6%
26Tokyngton1,5281,189339
77.8%
27Kensal Green - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS801620181
77.4%
28Brondesbury Park1,5691,197372
76.3%
29Roundwood40330697
75.9%
30Harlesden & Kensal Green763579184
75.9%
31Alperton1,175889286
75.7%
32Wembley Hill599451148
75.3%
33Queensbury1,5541,154400
74.3%
34Dudden Hill - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS843622221
73.8%
35Cricklewood & Mapesbury631458173
72.6%
36Kingsbury389282107
72.5%
37Mapesbury - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS785568217
72.4%
38Kenton1,8621,344518
72.2%
39Willesden Green1,353965388
71.3%
40Dollis Hill1,5191,082437
71.2%
41Fryent - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS710502208
70.7%
42Northwick Park1,4501,016434
70.1%
43Welsh Harp1,353940413
69.5%
44Wembley Central1,360922438
67.8%
45Sudbury968644324
66.5%
46Barnhill1,334887447
66.5%
47Preston1,306863443
66.1%
48Harlesden - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS479309170
64.5%
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What the data tells us

1
A 34.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. DUDDEN HILL approves 99.3% of applications while Harlesden - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS approves just 64.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 32,958 planning decisions in Brent, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Brent Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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