151 Northfield Avenue West Ealing W13 9QT Data via plota.co.uk

260351FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Construction of an additional storey with a room in the roof space to provide 2No. 1person studio flats on the second floor and rear roof extension incorporating a Juliet balcony, and installation of two roof lights to front roofslope (following demolition of the external staircase) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
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Refused
26 Mar 2026
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Appeal dismissed
18 Sept 2026

Refused on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 89 m away.
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
Full Application
Postcode
W13 9QT
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Walpole
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 18 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007305 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Gillett Macleod Partnership
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 20% of demolitions here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
292decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Ealing in the last twelve months, from validation. Ealing decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14658794
Planning Portal ref
PP-14658794
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Mar 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.