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254063PACBSD - PA COU from Com/Bus/Serv to Dwellhouse Refused

Proposal

Change of use from gym and nursery (Use Class E) to six self-contained units (Use Class C3) (Class MA, 56 day Prior Approval Process) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
3 Nov 2025
✓
Consultation
4 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
19 Dec 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 19 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Licences at this address

  • Licence Wellness Beauty Cafe Premises licence · in force since 25 Jan 2023 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00
    Food hygiene rating: 4 (Good)Inspected 23 Jun 2025
  • Licence Purple Premises licence · in force · elsewhere in the building Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 8

Ealing Town Centre 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Ealing Town Centre, Ealing
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 30 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 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 area737 m² (7,933 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 37)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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 2PJ
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Ealing Broadway
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
Prior Approval Unlawful and Refused
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
G Nicastro LL.B.

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 10 days faster than Ealing's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
187decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

240 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14412955
Planning Portal ref
PP-14412955
Neighbours
4 Nov 2025
Consultation
4 Nov 2025
Comments by
3 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
12 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Dec 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

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.