26-30 Ealing Gateway Uxbridge Road Ealing W5 2AU Data via plota.co.uk

262743PACBSD - PA COU from Com/Bus/Serv to Dwellhouse Refused

Proposal

Change of use from office floorspace (Use Class E(g)(i)) to residential x 68 flats (Use Class C3) (Class MA, 56 day Prior Approval Process) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
3 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 205 m away: Walpole Park; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), 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, 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.

Building

Floor area4,220 m² (45,424 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 24)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Ealing
Application type
PA COU from Com/Bus/Serv to Dwellhouse
Postcode
W5 2AU
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Ealing Broadway
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Refused
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
SM Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 6 days faster than Ealing's median of 61 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
209decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15017541
Planning Portal ref
PP-15017541
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.