14 Leopold Road Ealing W5 3PB Data via plota.co.uk

262278PTC - Works to a tree Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Yew. Fell to ground level and grind out the stump G2 - Conifer group. Cut back branches overhanging the lawn by 1-2 metres, and conifer closest to garage cut back branches encroaching on the apple tree T3 - Beech Hedge. Fell Beech closest to house, reduce height of hedge to match height of adjacent garage and prune to shape G4 - Conifer group. Reduce the height to match adjacent Yew tree (1-2 metres), and cut back branches by 2-3 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Ealing Common 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 ↗
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 34 m away; Open access land about 34 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, 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
Works to a tree Conservation Area
Postcode
W5 3PB
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Ealing Common
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Allison Tree Services
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 13 days faster than Ealing's median of 23 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
354decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Ealing in the last twelve months, from validation. Ealing decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14988445
Planning Portal ref
PP-14988445
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Ealing
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.