Brent Council: "Application to designate the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area and the Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum"

The Harlesden Neighbourhood Planning Forum submitted a valid joint application to designate the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area and the Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum on 8 July 2015.

The joint application has been prepared by the Harlesden Forum to guide development in the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area. Neighbourhood Planning is a community-led process that enables people to help shape development in their local area. Once adopted a neighbourhood plan becomes part of the planning framework for that area.

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The proposed neighbourhood area includes land within both Brent and the Old Oak and Park Royal Mayoral Development Area, as shown on the attached map. The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) are the local planning authority in the Mayoral Development Area.

Brent Council and the OPDC have assessed the joint application and are satisfied that it complies with the statutory requirements as set out in the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 and Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The joint application and supporting documents were published for a 6 week period from 13 July to 25 August 2015.

During this period, the application documents were made available to view at Harlesden Library and Wembley Library. The documents are also available to download.

• Neighbourhood Area Map (.pdf, 581.5kB) 
• Neighbourhood Area and Forum Application (.pdf, 1.09MB) 

The documents can also be viewed on the OPDC website. 
The joint application for the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area and Forum designation includes a:

• map identifying the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area
• statement explaining why this area is considered appropriate for designation as the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area
• statement explaining how the proposed forum meets the conditions set out in legislation
• description of the consultation process undertaken to identify a neighbourhood boundary and;
• statement declaring the Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum as a relevant body, a list of forum members and the Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum Constitution.

The consultation is now closed.

Please note

If the designation of the Harlesden Neighbourhood Area and the Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum is made, no other organisation or body may be designated for that neighbourhood area until that designation expires or is withdrawn.

The next steps

After considering all comments received, the council and OPDC will determine the applications separately and will publish statements setting out the decision in relation to designating the forum and area, and the reason for making that decision.

The OPDC will be responsible for designating the neighbourhood area and forum for land within the Mayoral Development Area, whilst we will be responsible for designating both within the remainder of the proposed neighbourhood area.