First Floor Flat 8 Station Parade Northolt UB5 5HR Data via plota.co.uk

253648CPE - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of self-contained dwelling into a four-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use) (New Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Ealing Council is publishing its applications late: so far it has put about three fifths of those it has numbered since late August on its register. Plota adds each one as soon as the council publishes it.

Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2025
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Validated
7 Nov 2025
✓
Consultation
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 2 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 7 Jan 2026; it is now day 369.

The consultation period closed on 7 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 8

Archaeological priority area
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 121 m away: Northolt Manor
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area 26 m away: Northolt Village Green; Scheduled monument 193 m away: Northolt Manor, moated site; Inside the Ealing built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 28 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Postcode
UB5 5HR
Received
25 Sept 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Northolt Mandeville
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jan 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abay Architecture
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 369, past the statutory target. 95% of lawful development certificates 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 3 Nov 2026.

Day 369313 days past the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
709decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Ealing in the last twelve months, from validation. Ealing decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14327467
Planning Portal ref
PP-14327467
Consultation
10 Dec 2025
Comments by
7 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
17 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Jan 2026
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.