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253874FUL - Full Application Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 15 July 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to provide a hyperscale data centre (Sui Generis) with ancillary offices, plant and equipment; affordable workspace including a training centre and ancillary amenities (Use Class E); substation; access; parking; landscaping; and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 14:00

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Application progress

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Received

3 Oct 2025

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Consultation

27 Oct 2025

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Committee

15 Jul 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 404.

The consultation period closed on 26 Nov 2025.

Planning committee

Decided by Ealing Planning Committee on 15 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide digital infrastructure, jobs, affordable workspace and public realm improvements, with impacts controlled by conditions.
Public consultation produced eight supporting representations, three neutral comments and one objection; the [name withheld] spoke in support.
The Committee voted unanimously to grant permission, subject to conditions, a legal agreement and Stage 2 referral.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, public support, committee debate and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Ealing's committee minutes of 15 Jul 2026.

Documents 232

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GLA STAGE 1 DECISION LETTER Supporting Documentation · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 47

Plans & drawings 90

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form - Redacted · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comment - Public · 21 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Comment - Public · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF GLA STAGE 1 COMMENTS APT RESPONSE Supporting Documentation · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS NOTE Supporting Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO TFL TECHNICAL COMMENTS Supporting Documentation · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO AIR QUALITY COMMENTS Supporting Documentation · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 86

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.

Locally significant industrial site

A borough-level industrial site.

Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.

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 ↗

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 688 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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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Important details

Council: Ealing
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: UB2 4AB
Received: 3 Oct 2025
Validated: 3 Oct 2025
Ward: Norwood Green
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Jan 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Agent: Montagu Evans

Decision outlook

Day 404, past the statutory target. 75% of full applications in Ealing are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 404348 days past the 56-day target

36%decided within 8 weeks

72%approved

547decided in the last year

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

Public comments

14comments received

2 objecting4 neutral8 supporting

57% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14274002
Planning Portal ref: PP-14274002
Consultation: 27 Oct 2025
Comments by: 26 Nov 2025
Site or press notice: 5 Nov 2025
Committee: 15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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