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Ealing

In the last 12 months, 89.4% of householder applications were approved in Ealing (385 decided). A typical householder decision takes about nine weeks (median 63 days).

Full planning applications: 80.7% approved (362 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-17–2026-06-26): 87.4% of 9,345 decisions approved.

11,278Total applications
8,165Approved
1,180Refused
475Withdrawn
1,349Pending
87.4%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
11,021Not Available
99Delegated Team Manager
1Planning Committee
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 2,221 1,931 290
86.9%
Full Planning Application 1,675 1,303 372
77.8%
Discharge of Conditions 1,467 1,361 106
92.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 1,312 1,179 133
89.9%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 681 667 14
97.9%
Prior Approval (Other) 652 608 44
93.3%
Tree Works (TPO) 336 308 28
91.7%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 247 218 29
88.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 183 103 80
56.3%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 143 123 20
86.0%
Advertisement Consent 122 109 13
89.3%
OPDC Consultation by Other Boroughs 81 71 10
87.7%
Listed Building Consent 57 55 2
96.5%
Consultation by Other Boroughs 50 47 3
94.0%
Change of Use 42 38 4
90.5%
Telecommunications 26 4 22
15.4%
PA Not PV Install/Alt/Rep PV 8 8 0
100.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 7 7 0
100.0%
PACOU From Class E to C3 6 3 3
50.0%
Outline Planning 6 2 4
33.3%
PA New Dwell houses on D/B Flats 5 4 1
80.0%
PA Enlarge DH by Const of Add Stor 3 1 2
33.3%
High Speed 2 (HS2) 3 3 0
100.0%
HIgh Speed 2 3 3 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters 2 2 0
100.0%
Uncategorised 2 2 0
100.0%
Cert of Appropriate Alternative Develop 2 2 0
100.0%
Crossrail Applications 1 1 0
100.0%
PA New Dwell DB in Com/Mix use 1 1 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 831 715
86.0%
2023-Q4 983 855
87.0%
2024-Q1 939 813
86.6%
2024-Q2 945 815
86.2%
2024-Q3 230 200
87.0%
2024-Q4 493 427
86.6%
2025-Q1 831 747
89.9%
2025-Q2 772 679
88.0%
2025-Q3 374 326
87.2%
2025-Q4 571 513
89.8%
2026-Q1 944 842
89.2%
2026-Q2 52 50
96.2%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Hanger Hill 704 610 94
86.6%
Ealing Broadway 643 577 66
89.7%
Ealing Common 629 553 76
87.9%
North Acton 582 507 75
87.1%
Southfield 555 515 40
92.8%
Walpole 510 451 59
88.4%
Perivale 434 330 104
76.0%
Hanwell Broadway 420 370 50
88.1%
East Acton 418 369 49
88.3%
South Acton 395 361 34
91.4%
Northfield 378 336 42
88.9%
Norwood Green 369 308 61
83.5%
Planning guides

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