Party Wall Drawings & Notices in Ealing

Where in Ealing does a party wall package actually get determined?

Every Ealing postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a party wall package there. Ealing fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not party wall package estimates.

How does a party wall package differ street by street across Ealing?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Ealing streets, and each one changes what a party wall package can achieve at that address.

• Southall (UB1, UB2) — a party wall package in Southall starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Southall reads as Edwardian terraces, post-war estates. Edwardian semis here trigger the Act on the attached side whenever a beam bears into the party wall in UB1. Ealing Council assesses Southall party wall services against its own Southall character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Southall references Southall Broadway.
• Greenford (UB6) — 1930s semi-detached defines Greenford, where 1930s semi-detached set what a party wall package can do. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs across UB6. Any Greenford party wall package is validated by Ealing Council, with Greenford station the usual Greenford reference point on the site plan.
• Northolt (UB5) — a party wall package in Northolt starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates, and Northolt reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs in UB5. Ealing Council assesses Northolt party wall services against its own Northolt character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Northolt references Northolt Tube.
• Bedford Park (W4) — a party wall package in Bedford Park starts from arts & crafts villas (listed), and Bedford Park reads as Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation. Victorian terraces here almost guarantee a party wall notice — the party structure notice runs one month in W4. Ealing Council assesses Bedford Park party wall services against its own Bedford Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bedford Park references Bedford Park Estate.
• Pitshanger (W5) — Edwardian conservation area defines Pitshanger, where edwardian villas set what a party wall package can do. Edwardian semis here trigger the Act on the attached side whenever a beam bears into the party wall across W5. Any Pitshanger party wall package is validated by Ealing Council, with Pitshanger Lane the usual Pitshanger reference point on the site plan.
• Park Royal (NW10) — party wall package work in Park Royal means modern apartments, post-war estates. Park Royal is industrial fringe, new residential. Post-war blocks here have shared structure in several directions throughout NW10. Ealing Council decides the Park Royal application, and Park Royal station anchors the Park Royal location plan.
• Ealing Broadway (W5) — a party wall package in Ealing Broadway starts from edwardian villas, victorian terraces, and Ealing Broadway reads as Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces. Victorian terraces here almost guarantee a party wall notice — the party structure notice runs one month in W5. Ealing Council assesses Ealing Broadway party wall services against its own Ealing Broadway character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Ealing Broadway references Ealing Broadway station.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a party wall package in Ealing?

How designation changes a Ealing party wall package: Ealing Council maintains 30 conservation areas, including Hanwell, Ealing Broadway, Pitshanger. Inside any of them a Ealing party wall package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Bedford Park sets the tone for Ealing casework.

Article 4 and your Ealing party wall package: Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. At a W3 address that matters twice over, because Ealing Council applies the direction unevenly across Ealing — we read the Ealing policies map for the exact W3 address before quoting party wall services.

Ealing housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian villas in Ealing central; 1930s semi-detached in Northolt and Hanwell; mansion blocks along main roads; Bedford Park is a listed Arts & Crafts garden suburb. Leafy outer-west London; Bedford Park conservation area has strict heritage controls; rest of borough generally permissive. Read that before choosing a party wall package route in Ealing — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Ealing Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border Ealing?

• Hounslow — cross the Ealing boundary and Hounslow Council takes the party wall package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around W3. We re-price party wall services at the Ealing edge because Hounslow policy and Ealing policy rarely align on party wall package depth.
• Hillingdon — cross the Ealing boundary and Hillingdon Council takes the party wall package instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around HA4. We re-price party wall services at the Ealing edge because Hillingdon policy and Ealing policy rarely align on party wall package depth.
• Brent — cross the Ealing boundary and Brent Council takes the party wall package instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around NW2. We re-price party wall services at the Ealing edge because Brent policy and Ealing policy rarely align on party wall package depth.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining Ealing, with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A party wall package on the far side of the Ealing line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the Ealing quote for party wall services is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Ealing party wall package page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.