It’s now more than ten years since the London Borough of Ealing’s current Local Plan was adopted. Work on the new Local Plan started more than three years ago, but it was only on 30 November last year that Ealing … Continued
On February 3, as part of a much broader review, Ealing Council launched a consultation on whether Northfields should be designated as a Conservation Area. This was in response to an outline proposal put forward to the Council last year … Continued
After submission on 17 August 2020 and a flurry of additional documents from the developers in support of the scheme, the Perceval House planning application finally came to Planning Committee on 17 February. As a reminder, this scheme, in which … Continued
Broadway Living (BL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ealing Council set up in 2014 with an initial budget from the Council of £19 million ‘to purchase homes over a range of tenures including affordable and private rent, to assist … Continued
We wrote last Spring about Local Plans, why they are important and how Ealing Council is failing its residents in not having updated its Plan. The time frame covered by a Local Plan is 10-15 years, but with the world changing so … Continued
Work on the new Local Plan has been underway for some time, although it would be easy not to know, since the Local Plan page on Ealing Council’s website fails to give any indication of it. Instead, all the information … Continued
The London Borough of Ealing proudly proclaims leadership in the fight against climate change. In May 2020 it committed the borough to going carbon neutral by 2030. Missing from its rhetoric is any reference to the impact of the development … Continued
HANWELL: Ealing residents have until 16 September to object to a planning application (reference 201141FUL) to demolish an historic and very rare 1912 Arts & Crafts house at 178 Church Road, Hanwell and replace it with six flats and two semi-detached … Continued
Rebellion is brewing in streets across the borough over Ealing Council’s decision to implement ten experimental Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) across Acton, Central and West Ealing and Southall without prior consultation with residents. (Click here for an interactive version of … Continued
If you follow planning in the London Borough of Ealing, you are probably aware of Ealing Council’s developer-funded annual jaunt to MIPIM (or le Marché International des Professionnels de l’iMmobilier, the international property event held in Cannes) where the Council … Continued
Will French, co-founder of Ealing Matters and Chair of Save Ealing’s Centre, considers the implications of the Government’s recently published planning White Paper for Ealing. There’s been much noise about the Government’s Planning White Paper, but it’s not an easy read, … Continued
Ealing Council held its first Planning Committee using Microsoft Teams video conferencing technology on 20 May 2020. This followed a virtual Planning User Group (PUG) meeting on 16 April to discuss the temporary arrangements for planning services during the Covid-19 health emergency, and the subsequent … Continued
Ealing Matters has joined forces with Red Block Rebels to create a short video tour of the major developments that have been built or are currently under planning consideration in the London Borough of Ealing. Called ‘Ealing –The Sky’s the … Continued
Arthur Breens, Chair of Kingsdown Residents’ Association, argues that site visits are key to an accurate visualisation of a development’s mass and scale, and therefore fully informed decision-making at Planning Committee. My late father said, as a senior design draughtsman/designer … Continued
The latest annual report from New London Architecture on the planning pipeline for tall buildings is available. Developed with research partner, Knight Frank, the report surveys buildings of 20 storeys or more across London that are either under construction, have … Continued
Peter Mason, Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Transformation, and David Scourfield, Chief Planning Officer, convened a video conference with the Planning User Group (PUG) on 16 April 2020 to discuss the Council’s proposals for managing planning processes during the … Continued
CENTRAL EALING: The Charity Commission has rejected Ealing Council’s application to take control of the assets of the charitable Trust that owns the Victoria Hall. This blocks the Council’s current proposals for selling the Hall, along with other Trust property … Continued
A key component of the planning system in England is the Local Plan. Created by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with its residents, each Local Plan outlines the long-term planning strategy for that area. In London, each borough, including … Continued
A group of 200-300 Ealing residents gathered outside Ealing Town Hall on Tuesday night to call for the Council to stop approving the high-rise developments that are blighting our borough. As councillors arrived for the last full Council meeting before … Continued
CENTRAL EALING: Have your say on the redevelopment plans for the Council’s Perceval House offices. The plans go on display in the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre next to WH Smith/the Post Office on Thursday, 6 February (3.30 to 7.30 pm) … Continued
CENTRAL EALING: A public consultation into the Charity Commission draft proposals that would allow Ealing Council to sell off the Victoria Hall as part of its Town Hall deal with a hotel operator is underway and due to end on … Continued
OPDC: The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) is a Mayoral Development Corporation established in April 2015. It took over planning responsibilities for parts of Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham on that date. The Corporation acts as … Continued
Eric Leach, co-founder of Ealing Matters, sets the current vogue for high-rise buildings into its historical context.
Ealing Matters has analysed a series of reports covering the planning pipeline for tall buildings (20 storeys or more) between 2013 and 2018. The data are compiled annually by G L Hearn, a property consultancy, on behalf of New London … Continued
SOUTHALL: On 10 July at the request of residents concerned about levels of air pollution and the implications for the health of people living near the contaminated Gasworks site, the Dominion Centre Southall hosted a meeting with a panel of … Continued
EM COMMENT: An interview by the BBC London News with Sadiq Khan in early July during his visit to the £1.1bn East Bank arts, education and culture project at the new UCL East and Stratford Waterfront sites included the following … Continued
CENTRAL EALING: After a round of consultations organised by the Council’s Development partners Galliford Try, new details of the plans to redevelop Perceval House have emerged. The scheme is ambitious and extremely complicated. The first phase will see the demolition … Continued
Transport for London (TfL) assesses the performance of the London Borough of Ealing in delivering streets that work for people. The measures of performance are from the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) monitoring scheme. TfL critiques how each borough is doing … Continued