53 Saunders House, Ground Floor Breakout Area The Mall Ealing W5 3TA Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 252699FUL
Council
Ealing 1.5/10
Date received
14 Jul 2025
Date validated
14 Jul 2025
Postcode
W5 3TA

Description

Change of use of existing coffee shop to six food courts; Installation of kitchen ventilation system and relocation of extraction flue duct to east side elevation at ground floor food court Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 4

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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Moated site of Ealing Manor and medieval settlement
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 7, the Mall, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), 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 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Natwest Bank Plc 1 The Mall Ealing W5 2PL
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252101FUL
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21-22 Carmelita House The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
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252776FUL
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16-17 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
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251564FUL
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10 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
Change of use of property from estate agent (Use Class E) to nail beauty salon (Use Class…
244570FUL
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O/S Carmelita House 21-22 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
Installation of freestanding electronic communications apparatus with digital display scr…
244684ADV
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10 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
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244846ADV
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Second And Third Floor Flats Rear Of 16 The Mall And 17 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
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243598FUL
2024 Approved
5 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
Installation of ground floor non illuminated fascia sign for retail premises (Advertiseme…
244273ADV
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Natwest Bank Plc 1 The Mall Ealing W5 2PL
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243559LBC
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Natwest Bank Plc 1 The Mall Ealing W5 2PL
Installation of 2 external ATMs, following the removal of the existing ATMs.
243862FUL
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5 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
Alterations to the shopfront with associated ramp
243440FUL
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13 -14 The Mall Ealing London W5 2PJ
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163983FUL
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First 2nd And 3rd Floors 68-69 The Mall Ealing W5 5LS
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163960PAOR
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Telephone Kiosk Outside 48 The Mall Ealing London W5 3TJ
Installation of an internally illuminated digital panel as integral part of telephone kio…
163484ADV
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11-12 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ
Change of use of first and second floor from Offices (Use class B1) and Residential (Use…
161248FUL
2016 Approved
55 The Mall Ealing London W5 3TA
Installation of one externally illuminated fascia sign (Advertisement Consent)
160590ADV
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings