Unitary development plan

The unitary development plan (UDP) is a legal document containing all the planning policies and standards which are used to make decisions on planning applications - whether for major commercial developments or for small schemes such as house extensions. 

The plan also shows where the council wishes positively to encourage new development in particular areas within the borough, or on individual sites.

View the Brent UDP (including clickable maps)
Note: This version is correct as of January 2004. See the 'changes to the UDP' section below for updates.

To obtain a hard copy, you can:

• call 020 8937 5230
• visit Brent House One Stop Service (Wembley local office).

Reference copies are available in Brent libraries/ One Stop services

Before adoption in 2004 the Plan underwent a Public Inquiry in which the Planning Inspector proposed some recommendations.  These recommendations were then reflected in the adopted UDP(2004), a copy of the report can be downloaded here.   

Changes to the UDP
Since 27 September 2007 a number of the adopted Brent Unitary Development Plan 2004 policies have been deleted. This is part of a national requirement (introduced in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004). The policies that remain valid are described as 'saved' policies and will continue to be relevant until new policy in the local development framework (LDF) is adopted and, therefore, supersedes it.

It has not been possible to indicate on the interactive version of the UDP which policies no longer apply. Follow this link to a schedule of policies which have been deleted.
List of UDP policies not saved (.pdf, 3Kb)