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31 Churchfield Road Acton W3 6BD

254469FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 5 August 2026

Council decision: Grant with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

First floor rear extension; Alterations to the shopfront, including: the installation of full-height glazing to the front and side of the existing commercial unit; Creation of a new self-contained flat.

Received
26 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
South Acton
Agent
Benjamin Hill Designs
  1. Received26 Nov
  2. Validated26 Nov
  3. Consult.26 Dec
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 252 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 31 Churchfield Road Acton W3 6BD. Ealing has handled 3,938 applications of this type. This one was decided in 252 days, 28 weeks longer than Ealing's typical decision time. The site is in the Acton Town Centre conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across South Acton. We hold 1,741 applications in total for the W3 postcode area.

82% of full 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 6BD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 November 2025
Consultation expiry
3 June 2026
Consultation start
5 December 2025
Consultation end
26 December 2025
Target decision date
21 January 2026
Permission expires
5 August 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Benjamin Hill Designs
Architect profile
BENJAMIN HILL DESIGNS LIMITED
Agent address
12 Chazey Close Chazey Heath RG4 9ET

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
3 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14516177
Documents
11
Constraints
12

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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Ealing

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