Land Adjacent To Manhattan Business Park West Gate Ealing W5 1UP Data via plota.co.uk

263029HS2NMC - HIgh Speed 2 Approved

Proposal

Application for a Non-Material Change (Paragraph 21, Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017) in relation to approval reference 252636HS2 dated 02/09/2025 for: Development authorised by the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017 relating to the design or external appearance of a drainage outfall adjacent to the River Brent (Building Works) and earthworks, where they are required as part of the proposed drainage outfall design (Earthworks) (Schedule 17 of the HS2 Act). Amendment seeks the lowering of the headwall slab level by 0.5 metres and a minor alteration to the gradient of the rip rap drainage section between the headwall and adjacent wingwall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Strategic industrial land
Reserved for industry and logistics.
The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 1 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Ealing
Application type
HIgh Speed 2
Postcode
W5 1UP
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Hanger Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
SCS Railways

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15140847
Planning Portal ref
PP-15140847
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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