2 The Straight Southall UB1 1QX Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 252938CND
Council
Date received
31 Jul 2025
Date validated
31 Jul 2025
Postcode
UB1 1QX

Description

Submission of a sustainability statement plan part pursuant to condition 44 (Phase 3 Building A, B, C, D, E and F) of planning permission ref: dated 16.10.2017 for 'Section 73 application for minor amendment to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) to amend the outline scheme drawings and removal of condition 41 (details of soakaways) of outline planning permission reference dated 18.02.16 for demolition of 22 houses; the remediation of the land and the redevelopment of the site to deliver a large mixed use development including residential, non-food retail, food retail, restaurants, bars and cafes, hotel, conference and banqueting, cinema, health care facilities, education facilities, office/studio units, car park, sports pavilion, an energy centre, multi-storey car park and associated car and cycle parking, landscaping, public realm, open space and children's play space. Full application: new access roads from the Hayes-By-Pass and Southall town centre to the application site for vehicle, cycle and pedestrian access, including drainage and a flood relief pond. Widening of South Road across the railway line, for the creation of a bus lane and three new accesses onto Beaconsfield Road. Two bridges over the Grand Union Canal and Yeading Brook to provide pedestrian and cycle access to Minet Country Park and Springfield Road. The quantum of development remains the same as the original scheme with the exception that the proposed development includes revised positioning of the hotel, supermarket and banqueting hall; the removal of the multi-storey car park to be replaced by basement car parking spaces; the removal of the east/west bus and taxi route through the Civic Square to be replaced by a dedicated pedestrian route and use for emergency vehicular access; proposed changes to the horizontal and vertical (height differences ranging between minus 4.5m and plus 17.5m) parameters and the locations of ground and upper floor uses; with an amend Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 11

Site constraints 7

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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: The Water Tower, Grade II, 53 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
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 1961 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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 15 October 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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Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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