Councillors have given the go ahead for four new tower blocks to be built  - despite dozens of objections.

Brent Council’s planning committee met last Thursday (October 16) to decide on the plans for 1-22 Brook Avenue in Wembley.

Developers J Group and Vfund have proposed demolishing 24 existing homes in the road and replacing them with four new tower blocks.

These buildings, the tallest of which would be 15 storeys high, would house more than 500 “co-living units”, and 100 new homes.

The “co-living” flats, which consist of private rooms and shared communal areas, are designed for people who “cannot, or choose not to” live in self-contained homes or HMOs.

The remaining homes would include 70% social housing and 30% shared ownership flats - a total of 100 affordable homes.

A private courtyard, including play spaces for children, will be available for people living in these homes.

Commercial units would also be provided on the ground floors of the four new tower blocks.

Since the designs were first submitted to Brent Council last year, more than 40 objections have been lodged opposing the scheme.

Objections submitted to the council’s planning portal include those from people living in nearby Matthews Close.

They raised concerns about a potential loss of light to their homes as well as the extra pressure the development might place on existing parking in the area.

But planning officers said that the angled arrangement of the new blocks will prevent unacceptable levels of sunlight loss.

The development is also designed to be “car-free”, meaning only six new blue-badge spaces will be created, they said.

The committee also heard that “one or two” of the existing properties in Brook Road are not yet in the developer’s control.

However, the applicant was described as being “confident” that they would soon gain control of the remaining homes.

Construction is expected to take two-and-a-half to three years.

The plans have now been approved by the borough’s planning committee following a unanimous vote.

After the decision, committee chair Cllr Matt Kelcher said: “[That was] a lot to get through but actually delivering 100 new affordable homes in Wembley is something really positive that we can be happy about.”