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Summary
The Ealing Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss a planning application and to approve the minutes of their previous meeting. The main item for consideration was an application for the erection of a nine-storey building in West Ealing to be used as an apartment hotel. The committee was also expected to note site visit attendance.
Planning Application - 96 to 102 Broadway, West Ealing
The committee was scheduled to consider planning application 251869FUL for the erection of a building up to nine storeys at 96 to 102 Broadway, West Ealing, W13 0SY, to provide an apartment-hotel (Use Class C11) with publicly accessible commercial and co-working areas at ground floor, along with associated works.
The application site is a 0.2-hectare plot on the northern side of Broadway, West Ealing, extending towards Singapore Road to the rear. It is currently vacant, but was previously occupied by a four-storey Woolworths building.
The planning officer's report recommended that the committee grant planning permission, subject to the satisfactory completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 19902 and Section 278 agreement under the Highways Act 1980, and subject to conditions.
The report pack noted that the key planning considerations were:
- Land use principles
- Urban design
- Amenity
- Transport
- Environmental considerations
- Economic Benefits
Land Use
The report pack stated that the London Plan identifies a strategic need for both residential accommodation and visitor infrastructure, including hotels, across the capital, and that it supports the location of hotel developments within town centres. It was noted that the site is within Ealing Metropolitan Town Centre with convenient access to daily amenities, the Ealing Broadway office cluster and public transport access to central London and Heathrow Airport.
The report pack also noted that the proposed apartment hotel is expected to serve various groups of visitors, and that a hotel management plan would prevent the transition from the proposed aparthotel to a non-compliant residential (C3) use3. The management plan would be secured by way of a S106 agreement.
Urban Design
The report pack stated that the proposed development would be part 8-storey and part 9-storey, integrating with the height of adjacent developments. It was also noted that the massing strategy has been informed by the objective of repairing the urban grain, with a layout that maximises active street frontages and ensures efficient internal configurations.
The report pack stated that the architectural approach has evolved positively through extensive pre-application discussions, a Design Review Panel, and a Community Review Panel, with refinements made to the façade articulation, material palette, front and rear entrances in response to feedback.
Planning Obligations
The report pack outlined the financial contributions that would be secured via a Section 106 agreement:
| Financial Contribution Heading | Proposed Contributions |
|---|---|
| Transport and Public Realm | £75,000 |
| Bus Service Improvements (TfL) | TBC and reported in the Briefing Note |
| Travel Plan Monitoring | £3,000 |
| Employment and Skills Monitoring and Programs | £88,624.92 |
| Air Quality | £33,500 |
| Town Centre Management | £53,173.88 |
| Metropolitan Police Service Infrastructure | £31,099.75 |
| Carbon Dioxide Offsetting | £40,215 |
| Post Construction Energy Monitoring | £5,346 |
| Total Contributions | £329,959.55 + TBC |
The non-financial obligations listed in the report pack included:
- The submission of an Employment, Learning and Skills Plan (ELSP) to be approved by Ealing Council.
- The delivery of 7 full term apprentices.
- Attendance and engagement at the Ealing Construction Partnership.
- The developer covenants to pay an 'Additional Carbon Offset Contribution' to mitigate any shortfall in the CO2 reductions predicted in the final approved Energy Strategy.
- Entering into an agreement pursuant to Section 278 of the Highway Act 1980 in respect of proposed works on the highway.
- Restricting all future visitors and staff of the development from obtaining parking permits to the local controlled park zone except staff and/or visitors who hold a valid disabled person's badge from time to time.
- Submission and Implementation of an agreed Hotel Management Plan.
- Ensuring that the ground floor commercial space is made publicly accessible during normal business hours.
Minutes
The committee was scheduled to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2025. The published draft minutes show that the committee considered an application for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of a mixed-use development at Southall Community Centre, 20 Merrick Road, Southall, UB2 4AU. The committee resolved to defer the decision on the application for officers to further negotiate affordable housing.
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Use Class C1 is a planning designation that refers to hotels, boarding and guest houses, where no significant element of care is provided. ↩
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Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows a local planning authority to enter into a legally binding agreement with a landowner in association with the granting of planning permission. These agreements are often used to mitigate the impact of a development on the community or environment. ↩
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Use Class C3 is a planning designation that refers to dwellinghouses. ↩
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