Wembley Housing Zone Community Centre

Ref number	25/26 - 06
Rental price	Rent will be in the range of £78,000 to £117,000 per annum, dependent on social value provided. The Council reserves the right to accept any offer at their discretion and is not obliged to proceed with the highest or any offer. The Council reserves the right to market the land through an agent if the desired market rate is not achieved during this process.
Size available	722 sqm / 7772 sq ft
Use class	Use class E(d and F2(b) as defined by The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020) (formerly use classes D1/D2)
Energy Performance Certificate	Will be provided upon completion of the development.
Proposed use	Community use
Application process	Stage 1: application submission and shortlisting Interested parties are invited to complete the online application form and submit all required documents as outlined in the References section. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted during the week commencing 8 December 2025. All applicants will be notified of the outcome following the shortlisting process. Shortlisted applicants will be forwarded the Heads of Terms, which must be signed and returned to whzcc@brent.gov.uk by 7 January 2026. Stage 2: Interview and Presentation Shortlisted bidders will be invited to attend an in-person interview during the week commencing 12 January 2026. The session will consist of the following: introduction five-minute presentation of the proposal panel questions opportunity for the applicant to ask questions The Council is not obliged to accept the highest offer or any offer. Any negotiations are subject to contract/lease and Heads of Terms set out in this document may be subject to change.
Closing date for applications	5pm on 26 November 2025.
Viewing and further details	Viewing is scheduled to take place on Monday, 17 November form 2pm until 4pm. Full PPE will be required for the site visit, please let us know if it will need to be provided by the Council when requesting a viewing. To book a viewing, please email whzcc@brent.gov.uk Alongside your booking request, please provide the following information: 1. full name 2. organisation name 3. organisation address 4. organisation email address and phone number 5. whether the business for profit or non-profit 6. If the organisation is non-profit, please provide the charity number Please note, the name of the bidder will be taken on viewing. Only viewers will be considered for the tender application. Ensure the name given on viewing is the same as on the application. If an interested party books a viewing but is unable to attend, we kindly ask that they provide reasonable notice of cancellation. Failure to do so may affect their eligibility to apply for the property.

Description

The community space is located under an 8 storey corner block of flats in housing development scheme. The space is spread over two levels lower ground floor (which has a mezzanine) and basement. There are two entrances one via the street and another via the street level gate to the publicly accessible outdoor courtyard that has external space to accommodate outdoor seating for café customers. Community Space windows directly look out onto the Courtyard. Courtyard also has a children’s playground, planting and bandstand.

Lower ground floor of space could accommodate café area, break out area/multi-use space, storage room and WC. Basement floor could accommodate a multi-use hall/multi-sports area, meeting rooms, WC & a refuse area. This includes an accessible lift and stair core between floors.

Space scheduled completion date- September 2026

Fit-out to Cat B scheduled– December 2026/Jan 2027

Floor and lease plan

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lease and floor plan for Wembley Housing Zone Community Centre.

Rates, costs and insurance

Business Rates and Utilities

The ingoing occupier will be responsible for business rates and all utilities.

Service Charge and Insurance

The ingoing occupier will be responsible for service charges, estimated to be £15,000 in the first year, and all insurances. Building's insurance to be recharged.

Costs

The prospective tenant will be responsible for the Council's Legal costs that will be in the region of £1,800. The Surveyors' fees will be £1,900.

Proposed Lease (Heads of Terms)

1. Term – 10 years.
2. Lease Break Option – rolling mutual break clause exercisable at any time with 6 months notice.
3. Landlord and Tenant Act 1954? Excluded, contracted out.
4. Repairing obligations -internal repairing and insuring.
5. Other clauses

i)The landlord (Council) shall provide the premises fully fitted out to the agreed specification prior to the tenant’s occupation.
ii)The landlord shall remain responsible for the repair and maintenance of the external structure of the building, including roof, foundations, main external walls (excluding internal faces of such walls and excluding windows, doors). A fair proportion of costs to be recharged via service charges.
iii) Aspects of the management of the Community Space must be adhered to so that the space is compliant with the planning consent for the space. Key Performance Indicators shall be required and will be added to the lease, they shall be directly linked to the Planning Obligations related to the Community Space and will be regularly reviewed by the Regeneration Team.

6. The space will be fitted-out to CAT-B standard by Brent Council to provide community use facilities. The successful tenant will be permitted to comment on the fit-out design and be a commenting stakeholder for the procurement of the fit-out contractor. The contract terms with Brent Council up until delivery of the space will fall under an Agreement to Lease with the final lease document to be signed upon handover.

References

The prospective tenant will be required to provide the following satisfactory references:

a bank reference which must support the financial offer for the property
a previous landlord reference or a trade reference (from someone who has had business dealings with the prospective tenant for a period of three years)
professional reference (accountant, solicitor etc)

Further references may be requested during the process.

Location and directions

To visit the construction site you can enter by foot using the gates of the Wates building site on Wembley High Road.

Cecil Avenue is located off of the corner of Wembley High Road (East End)

Bus: 18, 92, 182, 204, 483, 83, 223, N18, N83
Train: Wembley Stadium
Tube: Wembley Central & Wembley Park
Car:
From M1/M25: Located off of the reach the A404 North Circular.
From Central London: Take the Harrow Road (A404) north-west.

Last updated 18/11/25

Contact details

Contact:

Binita Bhudia

Email:

whzcc@brent.gov.uk

Address:

1A Cecil Avenue, Wembley, Brent

HA9 7DU