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To object to a planning application in Ealing, find it on Ealing Council's planning portal and comment within 21 days. Quote the reference and stick to material planning considerations. To see every new application as it arrives, use PlanWatch's Ealing planning applications page.
Ealing receives about 265 planning applications a month by PlanWatch's count, 110 in the last 30 days of our data. Each one has its own comment deadline, usually 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice.
How Ealing Council takes comments
Online, on the planning portal
Comment through the public access portal by searching the application number and opening its comment tab. The comment text and your address are required, and the service is down from 11pm to 1am every day. Open the Ealing portal.
Ealing Council's comment pages give no email or postal address for planning comments, so use the portal.
Checked on Ealing Council's own pages on 27 October 2026: ealing.gov.uk: How to comment on planning applications, ealing.gov.uk, ealing.gov.uk: Statement of community involvement 2022. Councils change their process, so check the application's own page for its closing date.
Ealing planning in numbers
PlanWatch reads Ealing's planning register regularly. It recorded 3,175 applications in the 12 months to 29 October 2026.
| Measure | Ealing |
|---|---|
| Applications recorded | 3,175 (about 265 a month) |
| Received in the last 30 days of data | 110 |
| Already decided | 36% (1,152) |
| Still awaiting a decision | 1,248 |
| Approval rate, recorded outcomes | 80% of 1,109 approve-or-refuse decisions |
What Ealing residents apply for
| Type of work | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extensions | 1,148 | 36% |
| Lofts, dormers and roof extensions | 484 | 15% |
| Demolition | 441 | 14% |
| Trees | 302 | 10% |
| Change of use and conversions | 279 | 9% |
Types are read from each application's description, so one application can count under more than one. 635 were follow-up paperwork (discharging conditions, amendments), which is rarely worth an objection.
Recent Ealing applications
The newest Ealing applications PlanWatch holds that are still awaiting a decision. Comments may still be open on these: the closing date is on each one's council page.
| Reference | Where | Proposal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 263962PALHE | Empire Road, Perivale (UB6) | Single storey (Max 6m deep and Max 2.95m high) rear extension (42 days Prior Notification Process) following demolition of existing rear addition | Awaiting decision, received 29 October 2026 |
| 263964PALHE | Westfields Road, Acton (W3) | Single storey (Max 4m deep and Max 2.70m high) rear extension (42 days Prior Notification Process) | Awaiting decision, received 29 October 2026 |
| 263941PALHE | Claremont Road, West Ealing (W13) | Single storey (Max 4.50m deep and Max 3m high) rear extension (42 days Prior Notification Process) | Awaiting decision, received 28 October 2026 |
| 263944PALHE | Hill Rise, Greenford (UB6) | Single storey (Max 6m deep and Max 2.95m high) rear extension (42 days Prior Notification Process) | Awaiting decision, received 28 October 2026 |
Recently decided
| Reference | Where | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 263533PALHE | Thames Avenue, Perivale (UB6) | Single storey rear extension (max 6m deep and max 3m high) (42 Days Prior Approval Notification Process) | Approved (received 22 September 2026) |
| 263511PALHE | Ramillies Road, Chiswick (W4) | Single storey rear extension (max 4.5m deep and max 3.78m high) (42 Days Prior Approval Notification Process) | Refused (received 21 September 2026) |
| 263508PALHE | Middleton Avenue, Greenford (UB6) | Single storey rear extension (max 6m deep and max 3.9m high) (42 Days Prior Approval Notification Process) | Refused (received 20 September 2026) |
We show the street or area only, never a house number or anyone's name. Search your postcode on the Ealing planning page to see what's near you.
What you can object to
An objection only counts if it is about a material planning consideration. Loss of value, a private view, competition or who the applicant is do not count. Most Ealing applications are extensions and lofts, dormers and roof extensions, so these are the grounds that come up most here:
Also: overbearing impact, trees, noise and disturbance, construction disruption, traffic and parking, drainage and flooding. Then write it up with the objection letter guide or the template. Numbers alone rarely decide it: see how many objections stop an application.
Get alerted before the comment deadline
The 21-day clock starts when Ealing Council notifies neighbours or puts up the site notice, not when you happen to notice the scaffolding. PlanWatch reads the Ealing register regularly and adds new applications as they appear. Search your postcode free, save it to a free account, and on a paid plan get an email within hours of a new application near you reaching the register, while there is still time to comment.
Already found the application? If you think the decision was wrong, read whether you can object after approval.
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Build my objection letterObjecting in Ealing: questions
How long do I have to object to a planning application in Ealing?
Ealing Council gives 21 days to comment: "We must receive your written comments within 21 days of the start of the consultation period." Ealing notifies neighbours with a site notice near the site, displayed for at least seven days.
Can I object to an Ealing planning application by email?
Ealing Council asks for comments online on the planning portal; it does not publish an email address for planning comments. Comment through the public access portal by searching the application number and opening its comment tab. The comment text and your address are required, and the service is down from 11pm to 1am every day.
Will Ealing Council publish my objection?
Yes. "Any comments made will be published along with your address." No. "Anonymous comments will not be considered."
Can I speak at the Ealing planning committee?
Anyone who commented can ask to speak against an application, though normally only one person does, for up to 3 minutes; a lottery decides if objectors can't agree. Register with the Committee Clerk by 5pm two working days before the meeting.
How many planning applications does Ealing get?
PlanWatch recorded 3,175 planning applications for Ealing in the 12 months to 29 October 2026, about 265 a month, 110 of them in the last 30 days of that period. Of the 1,109 with a recorded approve-or-refuse outcome, 80% were approved.
Disclaimer: PlanWatch provides general information about UK planning processes. This content is not legal advice. Check the application's own page on the Ealing portal for its closing date.