Planning Permission in Greenford | Fixed-Fee Plans

An Article 4 Direction applies across Ealing, so check it before assuming Greenford permitted development survives. Greenford is 1930s semi-detached — a planning permission submission has to answer that context rather than a generic London template. Ealing Broadway is the designation that most often reshapes a Greenford proposal; Ealing carries 30 of them. That boundary is verified for the UB6 property at the outset.

That check — Article 4 directions against the Greenford property — happens on day one. Rear wall, floor levels and the Greenford station roofline are the three Greenford constraints. The borough policy layer over every UB6 address is set out on Ealing planning. The Greenford survey then carries into loft conversion drawings in Greenford if the project runs on to construction.

Expect one to two weeks of London Borough of Ealing validation on a Greenford submission before the statutory period even begins. No Greenford design work starts until the measured survey is complete.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

Officer queries on a Greenford application come to us, not to you. Every Greenford submission leaves here as a PDF set at the scales Ealing Council requires.

London Borough of Ealing weighs material objections only — a Greenford neighbour disliking the design is not one. Everything drawn for a UB6 address traces back to a measurement taken on site.

On Greenford stock the party wall stage is routine and worth timetabling. Once consent is granted, house extension drawings follows for the UB6 property.

Greenford is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across UB6 in the Greenford / Perivale area. What the 1930s semi-detached in Greenford allows is a construction question first and a planning question second, and the survey answers it. What that means for a UB6 address: on these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application, and the drawing set is smaller as a result. That is the Greenford constraint Ealing Council will look for. Height on a Greenford proposal is measured against its neighbours, not against a policy number; the Greenford station terraces set that datum.

Subterranean UB6 work needs a structural case as much as a planning one. The Greenford measured survey is reused across architectural drawings for UB6 properties and building regulations drawings, so the cost lands once.

What the Greenford drawing pack contains

The Greenford package covers every sheet London Borough of Ealing asks for.

• site location plan for the Greenford property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Local landmarks that shape a Greenford application

• Sudbury Hill — front-to-back level changes that drive the Sudbury Hill section drawings.
• Horsenden Hill — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Horsenden Hill plot.
• Brent Valley Park — shared flank walls, so Brent Valley Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Greenford station — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
• Stanhope Primary School — nearby 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from this frontage.
• Northala Fields — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Marnham Fields — a Greenford roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.
• Ravenor Primary School — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.

Getting to a Greenford survey

Surveyors travel to UB6 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Greenford station, South Greenford station, Willesden Junction, Sudbury Hill. Appointments are booked in Greenford on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where Greenford sits

Greenford lies 11 miles (18 km) west of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ135825. Getting that wrong is the commonest reason a Greenford submission is returned. Source.

Practical detail for a Greenford submission: we reach Greenford sites via Greenford station and South Greenford station and Willesden Junction and Sudbury Hill; addresses are written to GREENFORD; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Ealing Council holds it.

Greenford postcode coverage

Our Greenford coverage takes in UB6 (Greenford / Perivale), which Greenford holds on its own.

Streets and stations in Greenford

Sudbury Hill, Horsenden Hill and Brent Valley Park are typical of the Greenford streets we draw. most Greenford sites are within walking distance of Greenford station or South Greenford station or Willesden Junction.

Areas we cover around Greenford

Neighbouring coverage runs to Brentford (TW8), Isleworth (TW7), Hounslow (TW3), Feltham (TW13), Hanworth (TW13), Turnham Green (W4); the Ealing policy is shared but the stock and the designations are not.

Price differences between Greenford projects come from the fabric — the 1930s semi-detached, level changes, and any Ealing Broadway heritage requirement.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

London Borough of Ealing collects the statutory fee when the Greenford application is submitted. London planning approval-rate dataset · Ealing planning · our London planning permission service · planning permission in Brentford.

The person drawing your Greenford scheme holds MCIAT charter and carries the technical responsibility for it. A tight Greenford plot — Greenford station in the setting, a shared flank wall on UB6 — goes to Ealing Council for advice before it goes to determination.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

Give us the UB6 postcode and we will tell you which route applies. This Greenford page was reviewed in August 2026.