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162, High Street, W3 6QZ

250906PACEC3Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3)Refused
Prior approval

Refused on 29 April 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of first floor from commercial (Use Class E) to 2 studio-flats (Use Class C3) (Class G, 56 day Prior Approval Process)

Submitted
6 March 2025
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 162, High Street, W3 6QZ. Ealing has handled 3 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Acton Town Centre conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across SOUACT. We hold 1,741 applications in total for the W3 postcode area.

86% of all applications at London Borough of Ealing were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
W3 6QZ
Application type
Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3)

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Acton Town Centre
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Acton Town Centre, Acton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Feb

    Details of Enhanced Sound Insulation values of at least 10dB/ 15dB/20dB

    RefusedDischarge of conditions260519CND
  2. 2026
    10 Feb

    Minor material amendment (S.73) to vary condition no. 4 (enhanced sound insulation) pursuant to planning…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)260520VAR
  3. 2025
    23 Jul

    Change use of commercial (Use Class E) to three studio flats (Use Class C3); first floor rear extension…

    RefusedFull Application252836FUL
  4. 2025
    20 Jun

    Change use of first floor from commercial (Use Class E) to two self-contained units (Use Class C3) (Class G…

    Not RequiredApplication252410PACEC3
  5. 2025
    5 Mar

    Application for a Minor Material Amendment (S73a) for removal of condition 2 (Restricted Use) of planning…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)250929VAR

Source: Ealing

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