68 Offices The Broadway Southall UB1 1QD Data via plota.co.uk

253350FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of first floor from office (Class E) to Place of worship(Class F1(f)), associated uses including education, library and meeting/meditation spaces, and ancillary staff accommodation. 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
2 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
22 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 28 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 435.

The consultation period closed on 15 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 6

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: Southall
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 502 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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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Important details

Council
Ealing
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
UB1 1QD
Received
2 Sept 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Ward
Southall Broadway
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ian Oakes & Associates

Decision outlook

Day 435, past the statutory target. 75% of full applications in Ealing are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Nov 2026.

Day 435379 days past the 56-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
547decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14181408
Planning Portal ref
PP-14181408
Consultation
22 Sept 2025
Comments by
15 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2025
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

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