Stairs (between Nos. 49 and 51 Wells House Road) connecting Wells House Road and Old Oak Common Lane, London, NW10 6ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/0101/HS2OPDC - HS2 approval request Approved

Proposal

Application under Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017, for strengthening and enhancement works to the stairs connecting Wells House Road and Old Oak Common Lane comprising replacement retaining walls with walls/fencing above, installation of steel structural supports and provision of new stairs/steps, handrails and lighting. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Consultation
19 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated to Director of Planning · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Ealing AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Local nature reserve about 205 m away: Wormwood Scrubs
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Ealing built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
HS2 approval request
Postcode
NW10 6ED
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated to Director of Planning
Applicant
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Agent
Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra joint venture

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 47 days. Approved, as 96% of other here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,597decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Old Oak Park Royal to go on. Old Oak Park Royal decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14931863
Site or press notice
19 May 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026