Old Actonians Sports Club Gunnersbury Drive Ealing W5 4LL Data via plota.co.uk

260538FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of 4no. padel courts with associated coverings and floodlights on southern boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Feb 2026
Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 8

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 71 m away: Gunnersbury Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 63 m away: Gunnersbury Park; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Heritage at risk 63 m away: Gunnersbury Park, Brentford; 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. 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

Council
Ealing
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
W5 4LL
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Ealing Common
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant with Conditions
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WEA Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than Ealing's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
71decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Ealing in the last twelve months, from validation. Ealing decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14654796
Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Ealing
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ealing is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #264 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 61% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ealing decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #220 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #218 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #264 of 296
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #272 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
302 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,973
Total decisions
306 refused in the year to March 2026