Policy information sourced from the Brent Local Plan

BHC5 Public Houses

The Council recognises the important role that pubs can have in contributing to the borough’s character and their role as community assets. New public houses will be supported in town centres. The loss of public houses will be resisted unless the following can be adequately demonstrated:

  • its continued use as a pub or as an alternative community facility is not economically viable as demonstrated by meeting the marketing requirements as set out in paragraph 6.5.39;
  • the proposed alternative use will not detrimentally affect the character and vitality of the area and will retain as much of the building’s defining external fabric and appearance as a pub as possible;
  • the proposal does not constitute the loss of a service of particular value to the local community; and
  • if registered as an Asset of Community Value the premises can be shown to have been offered for sale to local community groups and no credible offer has been received from such a group at a price that is reflective of the condition of the building and its future use as a public house. The Council will treat registration as an Asset of Community Value as a material planning consideration.

For more information please see the Brent Local Plan