Policy information sourced from the Brent Local Plan

BH4 Small Sites and Small Housing Developments in Brent

Small housing developments (below 0.25 hectares or 25 dwellings in size) delivering a net addition of self-contained dwellings through the more intensive and efficient use of sites, where consistent with other policies in the development plan, will be supported within the priority locations of PTAL 3-6, intensification corridors, or a town centre boundary through:

  • the infill of vacant or underused brownfield sites,
  • residential conversions, redevelopment, extensions of dwellings, or infill within the curtilage of a dwelling
  • the redevelopment of flats, non-residential buildings and residential garages,
  • upward extensions of flats and non-residential buildings

In these priority locations, the character of the existing area will be subject to change over the Local Plan period. Outside the priority locations greater weight will be placed on the existing character of the area, access to public transport and a variety of social infrastructure easy accessible on foot when determining the intensity of development appropriate.

Developments that demonstrably fail to optimise potential housing delivery on a site or prejudice more comprehensive development, particularly that of a site allocation, will be refused.

All minor residential developments (less than 10 dwellings) are required to deliver an Urban Greening Factor of 0.4 on site.

For more information please see the Brent Local Plan