Planning Drawings in Ealing Broadway W5
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered planning drawings for Ealing Broadway (W5) homeowners — London Borough of Ealing validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Ealing Broadway (W5) is the heart of 'Queen of the Suburbs' Ealing, and the housing reflects it — substantial Victorian and Edwardian villas climbing the hill north of the Broadway, with mansion flats and larger subdivided houses nearer the station. The scale of these plots means loft conversions, rear extensions and outbuildings are common, but so is the conservation-area control that shapes them.
Three conservation areas meet across the district: Mount Park on the higher ground to the north, Ealing Common to the east and Ealing Green to the south. Which one a property falls in changes what is achievable on the roof and front elevation, so we establish the boundary and the borough's guidance before recommending a permitted-development or full-application route.
Planning in Ealing Broadway (W5): what to know before you apply
W5 carries no borough-wide Article 4 direction affecting typical householder work, so many Ealing Broadway houses retain permitted development rights for rear and loft projects — but the Mount Park, Ealing Common and Ealing Green conservation areas are the significant exceptions, and the generous villa plots mean extensions are judged closely against neighbouring building and garden lines. London Borough of Ealing does not publish an Article 4 schedule to the national open-data register, so we verify the current position with the council before advising.
Typical Ealing Broadway housing stock
Large late-Victorian and Edwardian villas and semi-detached houses on the hill north of the Broadway, many on generous plots, alongside Edwardian mansion flats and subdivided family houses closer to the station.
Streets we regularly draw for in Ealing Broadway
Mount Park Road · Castlebar Road · The Mall · Grange Road · Uxbridge Road
What W5 is actually built of
Measured from 461 classified residential buildings in W5, not from a description of the area.
Ealing Broadway W5 housing mix
Residential building form across the W5 postcode district, from 461 classified buildings.
| Attached on more than one side | 45% |
|---|---|
| Attached on one side | 42% |
| Detached | 12% |
| Median building footprint | 71 m² |
| Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate | 1.79 |
| Buildings classified | 461 |
Source: Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database (derived statistics). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Extracted 2026-08-17.
Planning Drawings for Ealing Broadway (W5) homes: the package and the process
A planning set is judged as a set, not as individual sheets. Every existing drawing needs its proposed counterpart at the same scale and orientation so the officer can read the change at a glance, each sheet needs its own number, title, scale bar and north point, and the whole package needs to survive being printed at A3 without a dimension becoming illegible.
We draw to the conventions validation teams expect: plans and elevations at 1:100 or 1:50, a location plan at 1:1250 with the site edged red, a block plan at 1:500, and sections cut where the change in level or roof form actually happens rather than where they are easiest to draw.
The drawing list itself changes with the building. A detached house needs four elevations; a mid-terrace needs two plus a section through the party walls to show what is not visible from outside. Getting that list right at the start is what stops a validation officer asking for a sheet three weeks in.
What is included in a planning drawing set?
A council will only validate an application that contains the right drawings at the right scale. Our standard planning set covers everything a London validation team expects.
- Site location plan (1:1250) and block plan (1:500)
- Existing floor plans, elevations and sections
- Proposed floor plans, elevations and sections
- Roof plans where relevant, with heights and materials annotated
- A design and access or heritage statement where the borough requires one
How are planning drawings different from building regulations drawings?
Planning drawings show what the building will look like and how it sits in its context. Building regulations drawings show how it will be built safely — structure, insulation, fire escape and drainage. Most projects need both; our Complete package covers the two together with structural calculations coordinated in-house.
How quickly can you produce planning drawings in London?
After a laser survey, a standard householder set is typically ready within 7 days. We review every drawing against your borough's validation checklist before it reaches a planner's desk, which is why our first-time approval rate sits around 96%.
| Drawing | Typical scale | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Site location plan | 1:1250 | The property in its street context, site edged red |
| Block plan | 1:500 | The building's footprint and position in the plot |
| Floor plans (existing & proposed) | 1:100 / 1:50 | Room layout, walls, openings and the proposed changes |
| Elevations (existing & proposed) | 1:100 / 1:50 | Each face of the building and how it changes |
| Sections | 1:100 / 1:50 | A cut through showing heights, levels and roof form |
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