Ground Floor Breakout Area Saunders House 53 The Mall Ealing W5 3TA Data via plota.co.uk

260529CND - Discharge Condition Withdrawn

Proposal

Details of the Sound Insulation pursuant to condition 9 of planning permission 252699FUL dated 23/09/2025 for 'Change of use of existing coffee shop to six food courts; Installation of kitchen ventilation system and relocation of extraction flue duct to east side elevation at ground floor food court' Data via plota.co.uk

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Ealing Council is publishing its applications late: so far it has put about three fifths of those it has numbered since late August on its register. Plota adds each one as soon as the council publishes it.

Application progress

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Received
23 Jan 2026
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Validated
10 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
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Withdrawn
19 May 2026

Withdrawn on 19 May 2026 · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 4

Licence at this address

  • Licence The Lodge Tavern Premises licence · in force since 30 Jan 2023 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until midnight (Fri 01:00, Sat 02:00, Sun 23:30)

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 8

Ealing Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Ealing Town Centre, Ealing
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Archaeological priority area: Moated site of Ealing Manor and medieval settlement
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: Ealing
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 7, the Mall, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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
Discharge Condition
Postcode
W5 3TA
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Ealing Broadway
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
19 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ASP Architects London Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14646242
Planning Portal ref
PP-14646242
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Ealing
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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