16-17 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ

254063PACBSDPA COU from Com/Bus/Serv to DwellhouseRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 19 December 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Unlawful and RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from gym and nursery (Use Class E) to six self-contained units (Use Class C3) (Class MA, 56 day Prior Approval Process)

Received: 24 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: London Borough of Ealing
Ward: Ealing Broadway

ReceivedReceived24 Oct
ValidatedValidated3 Nov
Consult.Consultation25 Nov
TargetTarget Date29 Dec
DecidedDecided19 Dec

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 16-17 The Mall Ealing W5 2PJ. Ealing has handled 2,249 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Ealing Town Centre conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Ealing Broadway. We hold 1,985 applications in total for the W5 postcode area.

87% of outline 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: W5 2PJ
Application type: PA COU from Com/Bus/Serv to Dwellhouse
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 3 December 2025
Consultation start: 4 November 2025
Consultation end: 25 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 4 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 25 November 2025
Target decision date: 29 December 2025
Permission expires: 19 December 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: G Nicastro LL.B.
Agent address: 60 Southbury Road Enfield EN1 1YB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 November 2025
Advertisement expiry: 3 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14412955
Documents: 20
Constraints: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Ealing Town Centre
Heritage at Risk Register: Ealing Town Centre, Ealing
Brownfield land register: Land to rear of 11-15 The Mall, W5Register site at or near this address
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 (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Ealing

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