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Brent Local Plan: adopted policies and emerging plans

Brent’s 2019 to 2041 Local Plan was adopted in February 2022. A replacement has entered early preparation, while the joint waste plan has a separate consultation. Park Royal sites need an OPDC boundary check before choosing the applicable plan.

Area
London Borough of Brent, England
Official sources checked
Profile updated
Review status
AI-assisted source check. Professional planning review not completed.

Check the planning authority first

Brent’s adopted register identifies OPDC as local planning authority for part of the borough, including much of Park Royal. Check the precise boundary instead of inferring the authority from the postal address.

The new Brent plan’s stated area excludes land administered by OPDC. Neighbourhood-plan boundaries can cross borough lines, including the Harlesden and Kilburn areas.

Adopted development-plan documents

Read the relevant policy wording and map together. An unverified date is a gap in this profile, not a finding that a document has no legal effect.

  • London Plan 2021

    Adopted. March 2021 strategic plan.

    London-wide strategic policies form part of the development plan. Read them with the relevant borough documents and any made neighbourhood plan.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    Not verified
    Adopted or made
    Exact date not verified
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

  • Brent Local Plan 2019 to 2041

    Adopted. February 2022.

    Adopted .

    Replaced the Core Strategy 2010, Site Allocations Plan 2011, Wembley AAP 2015 and Development Management Policies Plan 2016. Check neighbourhood plans and the OPDC boundary separately.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    2019 to 2041
    Adopted or made
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

  • OPDC Local Plan 2022

    Adopted. June 2022.

    Adopted .

    Applicable within OPDC’s planning area rather than across all Brent. The authority boundary and the plan period must both be checked.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    2018 to 2038
    Adopted or made
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

  • West London Waste Plan

    Adopted. 2015 joint plan.

    Joint waste planning framework, separate from the borough-wide housing and design plan. The exact authority-specific adoption date has not been verified in this profile.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    To 2031
    Adopted or made
    Exact date not verified
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

Policies maps and site boundaries

The adopted Brent register links an interactive policies map with policy references and the OPDC boundary.

For land inside OPDC, use the OPDC plan and its map. A council dealing with a delegated application does not necessarily make the borough Local Plan the applicable plan.

Emerging plans and examination progress

The checked emerging-plan page records a notice and timetable published on 30 June 2026, with an expected preparation start on 31 October 2026. It describes early scoping engagement as forthcoming.

There is a source-version issue to resolve before advertising a live Brent scoping deadline: search-index text suggested newer engagement material, while the opened page showed an update of 28 August and forthcoming engagement. No unverified deadline is published here.

The West London Waste Plan consultation is separate and is explicitly listed for 4 August to 28 September 2026. Its proposed submission status must not be confused with adoption of Brent’s whole Local Plan.

  • New Brent Local Plan

    Emerging: notice and early preparation. Notice and timetable, June 2026.

    Early preparation for the borough excluding the OPDC-administered area. The checked page anticipates scoping engagement and does not record an adopted replacement.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    Not verified
    Adopted or made
    Not adopted in checked sources
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

  • West London Waste Plan update

    Emerging: Regulation 19 consultation. Regulation 19 proposed submission consultation, August 2026.

    Replacement waste plan consultation is listed for 4 August to 28 September 2026. It is not yet an adopted replacement.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    To 2041
    Adopted or made
    Not adopted in checked sources
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

Published milestones and events

Check the official programme before attending a hearing or relying on a deadline. A consultation, hearing or inspector's report is distinct from adoption. This page is a checked snapshot, not a live calendar.

Local design and supporting guidance

The council’s 2025 Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD is a more current starting point than relying only on older Brent Design Guide material.

The guidance register separately lists basement, HMO, sustainable-environment and conservation-area guidance. Select the relevant document for the project and check whether any national-rule references are historic.

  • Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD

    Adopted supplementary guidance. January 2025.

    Adopted .

    Local design guidance for household alterations and extensions, separate from the statutory permitted-development tests.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    Not verified
    Adopted or made
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

  • Residential Amenity Space and Place Quality SPD

    Adopted supplementary guidance. Adopted June 2023; updated December 2024.

    Adopted .

    Guidance on amenity space, public realm and the Amenity Space Quality Statement. The update is distinct from a replacement Local Plan.

    Plan period and recorded dates
    Plan period
    Not verified
    Adopted or made
    Separate effective date
    Not verified

Design guidance does not establish that work is permitted development. Check the national rules, planning conditions and any relevant local restrictions.

What to do for your property

  1. Establish whether the site is in Brent’s or OPDC’s planning area.
  2. Check the adopted map and any neighbourhood plan.
  3. Read the 2025 extensions SPD for household design proposals.
  4. Reopen the emerging-plan notice to confirm live scoping arrangements.
  5. Treat the waste consultation as a separate topic and source trail.

Keep the document versions, maps and date of your check with your project notes. A boundary, policy conflict or transition may need assessment by the relevant authority or a suitably qualified planning professional.

Sources, review and changes

These AI-assisted checks cover published document identity, status, dates and links. They do not decide how policy applies to an individual site, and professional planning review has not been completed.

Source-check dates describe when we inspected the source. They do not renew automatically when the website is rebuilt. We link to official documents without claiming a licence over them or republishing them.

Official source register (6 sources)

First published . Recorded adopted and emerging documents, source dates and stated gaps.

Report a correction with this page and an official source link.

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