Salmon Street
Number/street name:
23 Salmon Street
Address line 2:
City:
London
Postcode:
NW9 8PN
Architect:
Autor
Architect contact number:
02072498889
Developer:
Salmon Street Property Ltd..
Planning Authority:
London Borough of Brent
Planning consultant:
Savills
Planning Reference:
23/3833
Date of Completion:
09/2025
Schedule of Accommodation:
5 x 1 bed flats, 4 x 2 bed flats, 4 x 3 bed flats
Tenure Mix:
100% private
Total number of homes:
13
Site size (hectares):
0.1143
Net Density (homes per hectare):
75
Size of principal unit (sq m):
54
Smallest Unit (sq m):
46
Largest unit (sq m):
92
No of parking spaces:
7
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Planning History
The scheme was submitted in December 2023 after two pre-applications with Brent. One in October 2022 and one in May 2023.
Following the pre application a community consultation event was held virtually, with the scheme presented by one of our Architects and questions submitted.
The planning application is expected to be presented at Committee in April, with a formal decision in May.
The Design Process
Situated adjacent to St Andrews Conservation area, this site occupies a strategic location in Brent on an 'Intensification Corridor', as an example of how small suburban sites can provide characterful and contextual housing, in line with the London Plan drive for small sites to contribute to the supply of housing.
Utilising the mansion house typology, three massing elements are arranged in a staggered format around a central core. Asymmetric roofs inspired by local arts and crafts houses negotiate a four-storey expressed corner down to one storey towards its neighbours.
A series of material and fenestration interventions establish a clear hierarchy of base, middle and top, whilst set in balconies, dynamically angled facades and protruding parapets reference the inherent playfulness of the arts and crafts movement. Saw toothed brick detailing, an erosion of the brick entrance and arched terraces reference precedents set by the adjacent conservation area.
Through this approach, the development strategically acts as a reference point for the wider intensification of Salmon Street, adopted in Brents Local Plan to encourage the development of low-density housing in sustainable locations whilst enhancing local character, in line with the findings of 'Transforming Suburbia' report in 2015.
Inside, dual aspect is maximised through the staggered form, with partially set in and generous balconies to ensure a degree of privacy for residents.
Outside, ten new trees replenish a long-lost tree lined frontage to Salmon Street, with a series of carefully planted gardens and communal spaces that ensure significant biodiversity net gains.
In summary, this scheme is submitted as an attempt to create a replicable housing typology, inspired by the 'mansion house', that responds to the needs of preserving character, whilst delivering new, diverse housing types to existing suburban locations.
Key Features
- A scheme that preserves and enhances the character of the existing suburban context, inspired by the adjacent St Andrews Conservation Area and its Arts and Crafts Detailing.
- A staggered arrangement built upon the 'mansion house' typology that ensures maximal dual-aspect frontages that address the sites prominent corner position.
- A sculptural and material study in expressing the gabled and hipped forms of suburban housing in a flatted development.
- A wider landscape scheme that reintroduces the historically lost tree lined frontage to Salmon Street.
