Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane Acton W3 8EA Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 253322CND
Council
Date received
1 Sept 2025
Date validated
1 Sept 2025
Postcode
W3 8EA

Description

Details of the measures to reduce the C02 emissions associated with other energy uses (Phase 2) part pursuant to condition 36 (Part D only) of planning permission dated 23.12.2020 for 'Minor material amendment (S.73) to vary condition no.2 (approved plans) of planning permission reference , dated 09/12/2019, for 'Demolition of existing buildings and construction of part three, part six, part seven, part eight, part eleven, part twelve and part thirteen-storey development over basement with educational use (Class D1) at ground, first and second floors to accommodate a 6FE secondary school and residential use (Class C3) on upper levels containing 113 units (57 x 1 bed, 54 x 2 bed and 2 x 3 bed); construction of a two-storey residential building (use class C3) fronting Mill Hill Road containing three self-contained units (2 x 2 bed and 1 x 3 bed); and associated bin and cycle storage, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment work, sports hall, outdoor play space, new parking area and other associated works'. The amendment seeks permission to replace the eight units defined as Discounted Market Sale (DMS), with eight Discounted Market Rent (DMR) units.' Data via plota.co.uk

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    Conditions 9, 36 discharged · varied

Site constraints 9

Acton 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: Acton Town Centre, Acton
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
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: Acton
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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Acton Hill Methodist Church, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1101 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), 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 12 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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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Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
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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%).

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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