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London Borough of Ealing planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

London Borough of Ealing decided more than 4,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on London Borough of Ealing’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for London Borough of Ealing

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from London Borough of Ealing’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 4,500
Share refusedof those approved or refused 14%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 13%of more than 870 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 380
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 28%about one in four
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 55plan adopted 2012

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Ealing’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Allowed, 2024

  • “The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Ealing Town Centre Conservation Area; and • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”

    Dismissed, 2021

  • “The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”

    Dismissed, 2020

  • “The main issue is the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2018

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.