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262853CPL - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Single storey rear garden outbuilding, used for purposes ancillary to the main dwellinghouse as a home office (Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Ealing's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 57 m away: Grove Farm
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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; Metropolitan Open Land 86 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
UB6 0SG
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
North Greenford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
SM10 Studio Architecture LTD

Decision outlook

Day 55, past Ealing's usual 54 days for extensions. 93% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 20 Oct 2026.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
1,260decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097689
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 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