Planning decisions in Ealing
As of 19 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Ealing approved 86% of 7,085 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 85% approved (1,742 decided, ~55 days)
- Rear extension : 83% approved (1,127 decided, ~54 days)
- Demolition : 89% approved (895 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 90% approved (713 decided, ~55 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 82% approved (249 decided, ~56 days)
- Side extension : 84% approved (244 decided, ~62 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 88% approved (239 decided, ~55 days)
- Tree work : 95% approved (214 decided, ~34 days)
- Basement : 95% approved (202 decided, ~62 days)
- Change of use : 71% approved (185 decided, ~67 days)
- Windows & doors : 94% approved (170 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 82% approved (157 decided, ~63 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 86% approved (155 decided, ~75 days)
- Porch : 79% approved (142 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 76% approved (136 decided, ~74 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 81% approved (95 decided, ~88 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 89% approved (93 decided, ~54 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 77% approved (92 decided, ~66 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 76% approved (66 decided, ~59 days)
- Solar / renewables : 90% approved (62 decided, ~57 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 96% approved (47 decided, ~75 days)
- New dwelling : 96% approved (46 decided, ~56 days)
- Annexe : 71% approved (14 decided, ~70 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Ealing, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.