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01Ealing, London

Drawings for listed building consent in Ealing

Ealing's own web page counts its listed structures at almost six hundred, while Historic England's list holds 309 entries, and the gap is the first thing an owner should understand. A single entry can cover a terrace or a pair, so your house may be protected by an entry that does not carry your name. We read the entry, survey the building and draw consent applications that say exactly which parts are affected.

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    02The brief

    Two ways of counting, one set of rules

    The council's listed buildings page gives its total as 600 listed structures (almost), most of them Grade II. The national list records 6 entries at Grade I, 18 at Grade II* and 284 at Grade II. Neither count is wrong. The council is counting structures, and Historic England is counting entries.

    The practical point is that a listing can sit on a building that looks like any other house in the street, and a neighbour's entry may reach yours. A free check of the entry's wording comes before a quote.

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    Pencil resting on a dimensioned technical drawing beside a scale rule
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    03The record

    Local figures for Ealing

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Almost 600 borough structures listed: about 94% Grade II, 4% II*, 2% Grade I600 listed structures (almost)No periodealing.gov.uk, Ealing Council listed buildings web page, page text
    Unconsented alteration, extension or demolition of a listed building is a criminal offence; advice via planning teamLBC requiredNo periodealing.gov.uk, Ealing Council listed buildings web page, page text
    NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE5(1)Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importanceNo periodgov.uk
    NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE6(1)Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assetsNo periodgov.uk
    Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 s9(1), s9(4)Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictmentNo periodlegislation.gov.uk
    Listed building entries309 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade I listed entries6 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade II* listed entries18 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade II listed entries284 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Conservation areas31 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Heritage at Risk entries18 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Households living in a house50.3 % of households living in a house or bungalow (detached, semi-detached or terraced)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Listed building consent decisions (PS2)25 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Listed building consents granted (PS2)88 % granted2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.

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    04The streets

    Householder applications by street in Ealing

    Streets in Ealing with the most householder applications, and the share approved
    StreetApplicationsApproved
    Brentham Way4290%
    Corringway3476%
    Bilton Road2889%
    Norwood Road2872%
    Ashbourne Road2783%
    Fielding Road2689%
    Tentelow Lane2571%
    Brunswick Road24100%
    Ludlow Road2491%
    Meadvale Road2395%
    St Albans Avenue2391%
    Woodfield Road23100%
    Denison Road21100%
    Laughton Road2183%
    Rusthall Avenue2185%

    Counts of householder applications by street; no individual applications are shown. Streets with fewer than five applications are left out.

    GLA Planning London Datahub, householder applications

    05The drawing

    The listed building consent routeA, What the council weighs: Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance. B, The weight given to conservation: Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets. C, Ealing: consents decided: 25 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend). D, Ealing: consents granted: 88 % granted. E, Works without consent: Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictmentSurvey and significanceHeritage statementDrawings and scheduleCouncil decisionABCDE

    The listed building consent route

    How works to a listed building are consented, from the first survey to the decision.

    A What the council weighs
    Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance
    B The weight given to conservation
    Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets
    C Ealing: consents decided
    25 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)
    D Ealing: consents granted
    88 % granted
    E Works without consent
    Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment
    The listed house in its terrace3D
    Scroll the page: the model turns with it.

    06The detail

    The test Ealing's officers apply

    Ealing's page sets no drawing test of its own. It warns that unconsented alteration, extension or demolition is a criminal offence and points owners to the planning team, so the national tests set what the sheets must show. The first: Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance. The second: Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets.

    We answer the first by recording each original feature on the survey. We answer the second with a plain schedule of what is kept, repaired or removed.

    Conservation areas and the housing mix

    Only 50.3% of Ealing households live in a house, so many consent requests concern a flat or a converted villa rather than a whole dwelling. The borough publishes 31 conservation areas, and a converted listed villa often sits inside one, so its common parts and its front elevation can both be controlled.

    18 Ealing entries are on the Heritage at Risk Register, and the borough holds 6 scheduled monuments and 5 registered parks and gardens.

    The last twelve months of decisions

    Ealing decided 25 applications to alter or extend a listed building in its latest four published quarters and granted 88%. Those are other people's houses and other proposals, so the figure shows the council's workload, not your odds.

    Penalties, and what else to apply for

    Carrying out works without consent is a criminal offence. Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment.

    New storeys and lower floors need their own applications, and we draw them in mansard roof drawings in Ealing and basement conversion drawings in Ealing. The hub for listed building consent lays out the route end to end.

    Planning sheet for a single-storey rear extension: proposed ground floor plan and rear elevation, with the Property Architecture title block
    Sample drawing. Proposed plan and rear elevation from a planning application set, sheet 03 at 1:50.

    07The papers

    What the drawings rest on

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street cornerMeasured surveys
    Photograph: Tom McCarten
    Building regulations section through a rear extension, with the roof, floor, wall and foundation build-ups labelled
    Sample drawing. Section A-A with the build-ups building control checks, sheet 07 at 1:50.

    08Correspondence

    Questions

    Why do the council and Historic England give different totals for Ealing?

    The council's page counts listed structures, almost six hundred of them, and Historic England counts list entries, 309 in the borough. One entry can describe several structures, so a house can be listed without an entry of its own.

    Is a Grade II house in Ealing treated differently from a Grade I one?

    The need for consent is the same at every grade. The grade affects how much weight the heritage argument carries, so Grade I and II* work needs the more careful justification.

    Do I need consent to convert a listed Ealing villa into flats?

    Subdividing a listed house changes its plan, stairs and common parts, so consent is normally required, and the change of use may need a planning application too. We confirm the route after reading the entry.

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    50.3%

    of households living in a house or bungalow (detached, semi-detached or terraced)

    Households living in a house, Ealing, Census 2021. Source: nomisweb.co.uk

    Photograph: Altaf Shah

    09Further reading

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