Ealing planning applications
An Ealing planning application goes to Ealing Council with scaled drawings, a £548 householder fee and an 8-week target period. Ealing granted 87% of its householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, and 96% of those that were not prior approvals were decided inside 8 weeks. Our drawings start at £745.
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The route from idea to Ealing decision
Start with the house as it stands. Measurements become existing plans and elevations, your design becomes the proposed set, and both go in with a location plan and a block plan. Government guidance requires every plan to be drawn to an identified scale and to show north (planning practice guidance on making an application).
You then apply on Ealing Council's planning portal with the form and the fee. The council checks the pack against its validation list before the decision period begins. Where a design has already been through this stage, the Ealing side-return extension case study shows a local project of this kind.
Once validated, the council has 8 weeks to decide an application that is not major development, counting from the day after receipt (DMPO 2015, article 34(2)(b)).
Ealing's householder record
Ealing made 946 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, counting prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
87% of those were grants (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Excluding prior approvals, 96% were made within 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Ealing made 946 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, counting prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Refusals and appeals
The Planning Inspectorate decided 205 householder appeals on Ealing decisions between 2021 and 2026, and 43% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609). Our appeal glossary entry shows when an appeal is available.
Conservation areas in Ealing
The national planning data register lists 31 conservation-area entries for Ealing (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot of 14 Aug 2026); look your street up on Ealing Council's conservation area map to see if it is covered. A conservation area changes how side and roof extensions are judged. Our conservation area rules guide covers what to expect.
Our fixed fee
The council's own householder fee is £548 from 1 April 2026 (SI 2012/2920, Schedule 1 Part 2, category 6(1), as annually indexed). We charge from £745 to prepare the planning drawings, with other services on the pricing page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 946 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 96% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 205 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 43% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 31 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023 (ID 14-023-20140306): any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north | www.gov.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
Questions people ask
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