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127 The Grove Ealing W5 3SL

262363HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 17 August 2026

2 conditions2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Single storey rear garden outbuilding, to be used as ancillary residential accommodation to main dwellinghouse

Received
11 June 2026
Ward
Ealing Common
Agent
MRC Planning
  1. Received11 Jun
  2. Validated11 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target6 Aug
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 67 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 127 The Grove Ealing W5 3SL. Ealing has handled 3,938 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Ealing's typical decision time. The site is in the Ealing Town Centre conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 171 applications across Ealing Common. We hold 1,985 applications in total for the W5 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed outbuilding, by reason of its design, shape, bulk and disproportionate scale, would fail to be sited discreetly and appear sufficiently subordinate to the host building and the character and appearance of the Ealing Town Centre Conservation Area, contrary to the Ealing Town Centre Conservation Area Management Plan. The proposal would result in less than substantial harm, at the lower end of the spectrum, to the significance of the conservation area. No public benefits have been identified that would outweigh this harm. As such, the proposal is contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Policies HC1, D3 and D4 of the London Plan (2021), Policies 7.4, 7B and 7C of the Ealing Development Management DPD (2013), Policy DAA of Ealing's Draft New Local Plan (Regulation 22), the Ealing Town Centre Conservation Area Management Plan (2007) and the Generic Management Plan for Conservation Areas (2023).
  2. The proposed development, by reason of insufficient information regarding the intended use of the outbuilding, including the absence of details relating to its internal layout, furnishings and function, fails to satisfactorily demonstrate that the building would remain incidental or ancillary to the enjoyment of the host dwellinghouse. As such, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the outbuilding would be used solely for purposes ancillary to the main residential use of the site and the proposal is therefore contrary to Ealing Town Centre Conservation Area Management Plan (2007) and the Generic Management Plan for Conservation Areas (2023).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
W5 3SL
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 June 2026
Consultation expiry
22 July 2026
Consultation start
16 June 2026
Consultation end
7 July 2026
Target decision date
6 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
MRC Planning
Agent address
4 Clarendon Street Bedford MK41 7SJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 July 2026
Advertisement expiry
22 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14997509
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
10

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
  • 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.

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