| Brent Local Plan Scoping Consultation Brent’s scoping consultation for the new Local Plan is open until 11:59pm on the 30th of September 2026. (apologies that didn’t send sooner Gerry). The scoping consultation is the first consultation stage in preparing the new Local Plan. At this stage, we are asking all stakeholders: What the Local Plan should contain How they would like to be involved in the plan-making process General ideas about what the plan should look like and say The Local Plan is the council’s main planning document. It helps decide where new homes, jobs and services should go, how development should look and function and what infrastructure is needed, such as schools, transport and parks. Feedback will help inform the next stage of the plan. To take part in the Scoping Consultation. Have Your Say Call for Sites Consultation Alongside the scoping consultation, Brent are running a Call for Sites consultation, inviting landowners, developers, agents, community groups and residents to suggest sites that may be suitable for development. This will be open until 11:59pm 31st December 2026. Take part in the Call for Sites Consultation via the Council’s engagement platform, Have Your Say (Please be aware that any response to the consultation may be made publicly available, in accordance with Brent’s privacy statement. You must include your name and address in order for the comment to be valid.) If you have any other queries related to this consultation or planning policy in Brent, please feel free to contact us at: planningstrategy@brent.gov.uk Safer Neighbourhood Police Panel, next Tuesday 22 September. Let me know of any items to raise for Police at the Panel. Next Community skip.. .. in our area is: Sat 3 October, 10am to 12pm 54 St Gabriel’s Road. Bring your bulky household items along for disposal. Cllr Tariq Dar will be on hand to help anyone who may need assistance unloading items. Open Gardens Day 2027 has now been set for 20th June and the committee are starting to look for suitable gardens to include. If you would like to open your garden then could you please get in touch with Teresa at ts@schloss.me.uk. The gardens don’t have to be perfect, or any particular style, they are just looking for a range of interesting gardens. They try each time to have a percentage of gardens that opened last time around and a percentage of new gardens that haven’t opened before. Beware screen-sharing scammers posing as banks Screen-sharing scammers are posing as banks to steal sensitive information. These scams typically begin with a phone call, where the fraudster attempts to move you to a video call and trick you into sharing your screen with them. If screen-sharing is enabled, scammers can see what’s displayed on your phone, including notifications of one-time passwords sent by banks to authorise payments. “Which Magazine” expert explains and the tactics fraudsters use to con you. Current Local planning applications. For details search Brent Planning and type in ref no in Appn reference no field; Application 26/1854 Land next to 64, St Gabriel’s Road, Comments by 1 October Proposed erection of a one-storey detached dwellinghouse on land next to 64 St Gabriel’s Road with associated landscaping and cycle storage to front garden. Application 26/2170 Flats 1 to 10, 1 Keyes Road, Comments by 8 October Proposed change of use from 10x self-contained flats to 7x bed, 9x person HMO with cycle storage and landscaping works. Application 26/2083 1b Dawlish Road Comments by 15 October Proposed partial demolition, reconstruction and extension of ground floor side extensions, and erection of rear dormer to part ground and first-floor flat. Application 26/2129 Flat 1, 46 St Gabriel’s Road Comments by 15 October Proposed 2x single-storey side infill extensions, three new ground floor side windows and replacement of existing ground floor side window, removal of part of the front boundary to create pedestrian access, increase in width of the vehicular access, new pillar, new front hardstanding and soft landscaping to ground floor flat Application 26/1986 210b Walm Lane Comments by 15 October Proposed replacement of single-glazed timber windows with double-glazed UPVC windows to front, side and rear to ground floor flat. Other Links. Police contact. Cricklewood&Mapesbury@contact.metengage.co.uk (However still use 101 to report ongoing problems or 999 in emergency.) Guide to tradesmen and services: https://mapra.org.uk/local-traders Brent News: Sept26 Libraries, Arts, Heritage. Sept 26 Cricklewood Community Library: Link Metroland Cultures.. July Brent Environment Network; Festival of cycling; Sept 26 Kilburn: update 7 September Willesden Green Town Team. Website Ashford Place https://www.ashfordplace.org.uk Brent Cross Town: March update; House of Life at Willesden Jewish Cemetery; events Gerry Weston https://www.mapra.org.uk Mapesbury Residents Association 64 Teignmouth Road Willesden Green, London United Kingdom You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us. Unsubscribe |
