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Supplementary planning documents and guidance

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) and Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPGs) expand on our ‘adopted’ and ‘saved’ planning policies to provide more information than can be contained in the policies themselves.

They should be considered by anyone making a planning application. They are a material consideration in determining planning applications.

Conservation area design guides give practical advice and information to help you make repairs and improvements to your home that will help to preserve or enhance the character of the property and local area.

The documents below can be downloaded and are also available for inspection at Brent libraries.

If you have any questions, or would like further information, on planning polices and guidance, email: planningstrategy@brent.gov.uk

You can find out more about current planning policy and projects consultations.

Affordable Workspace SPD

Draft Affordable Workspace SPD

Affordable Workspace Consultation Statement

How to comment:

Representations may be made concerning the SPD between 11 February and 25 March 2022.

If you wish to make representations, you must include a name and a postal and/or e-mail address.

Representations can be made by email to AffordableWorkspace@brent.gov.uk or by post to the following address:

Planning Policy Team
Regeneration and Environment
London Borough of Brent
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
London
HA9 0FJ

Alternatively, you can participate in the surveys on the Councils Consultation Hub

Any representations must be received by 5pm on 25 March 2022

Next Steps:

Following the close of the consultation the Consultation Statement will be updated to include a summary of comments received. The comments received together with officer responses will be presented to the Lead Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning for their consideration. This will inform the decision on whether the Council adopts the SPD.

Planning Obligations SPD

Draft Planning Obligations SPD

Planning Obligations Consultation Statement

A joint Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening assessment was produced to assess whether or not these documents would result in significant environmental effects. In consultation with statutory stakeholders, this concluded that these documents will not have significant environmental effects, and therefore do not require a SEA (.pdf, 984.5kB). 

How to comment:

Representations may be made concerning the SPD between 11 February and 25 March 2022.

If you wish to make representations, you must include a name and a postal and/or e-mail address.

Representations can be made by email to planningstrategy@brent.gov.uk or by post to the following address:

Planning Policy Team Regeneration and Environment
London Borough of Brent
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
London
HA9 0FJ

Alternatively, you can participate in the surveys on the Councils Consultation Hub

Any representations must be received by 5pm on 25 March 2022

Next Steps:

Following the close of the consultation the Consultation Statement will be updated to include a summary of comments received. The comments received together with officer responses will be presented to the Lead Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning for their consideration. This will inform the decision on whether the Council adopts the SPD.

Adopted SPDs

Brent Design Guide (SPD 1)

Brent Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD1) (.pdf, 12.99MB)

Residential Extensions and Alterations Design Guide (SPD 2)

Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD 2) (.pdf, 10.69MB)

Shopfronts (SPD 3)

Shopfronts (SPD3)

Basement (SPD)

Basement SPD (.pdf, 6.90MB)

Section 106 Planning Obligations (SPD)

S106 Planning Obligations SPD

South Kilburn (SPD)

Download the SPD documents:

Adopted SPG's

Advertisements (SPG 8)

Advertisements (other than shops) (SPG 8) (.pdf, 75.5kB)

Buildings in Gardens within Conservations areas (SPG 20)

Buildings in gardens within conservation areas (SPG 20) (.pdf, 73.1kB)

Waste Planning Guide (SPG)

Waste planning guide (.pdf, 643.3kB)

Conservation area design guides

Find out more about conservation areas, listed buildings and heritage in Brent and check which conservation areas have a design guide.

Design guide documents are also available for inspection at Brent libraries.