Planning Permission in Northolt | Fixed-Fee Plans

An Article 4 Direction applies across Ealing, so check it before assuming Northolt permitted development survives. You cannot design for Northolt without accounting for the fact that it is 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. Acton Green is the designation that most often reshapes a Northolt proposal; Ealing carries 30 of them. We plot the Northolt site against the designation before quoting.

How Article 4 directions apply to your Northolt street is settled at survey stage, not after submission. What can be built on a Northolt plot is decided by the 1930s semi-detached — the original rear wall position first, the Northolt Tube roofline second. The borough policy layer over every UB5 address is set out on Ealing planning. The Northolt survey then carries into loft conversion drawings in Northolt if the project runs on to construction.

One to two weeks at London Borough of Ealing before a Northolt case reaches an officer. No Northolt 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.

Once Ealing Council registers the Northolt case, the officer site visit usually follows within a fortnight. The set is checked against the London Borough of Ealing validation list before it goes in.

Speaking to UB5 neighbours before submission avoids most of it. A Northolt measured survey captures the roof structure as well as the plan.

Because Northolt houses generally share walls, budget time for party wall notices alongside the UB5 application. Once consent is granted, house extension drawings follows for the UB5 property.

Northolt is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates, concentrated across UB5 in the Northolt area. What the 1930s semi-detached in Northolt allows is a construction question first and a planning question second, and the survey answers it. Translated to the 1930s semi-detached here: on these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application, and the drawing set is smaller as a result. It shapes what a UB5 scheme can realistically achieve. Ridge and eaves lines along Northolt streets are the reference Ealing Council uses.

A Northolt basement stands on its drainage and party wall evidence. Survey data from the Northolt property flows straight into architectural drawings for UB5 properties or building regulations drawings without a second site visit.

What the Northolt drawing pack contains

No add-ons later — the Northolt scope is set out here.

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

Local landmarks that shape a Northolt application

• Sudbury Hill — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Sudbury Hill plot.
• Greenford Green — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Greenford Green plot.
• Northolt Tube — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Alec Reed Academy — nearby 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from this frontage.
• Northolt High School — it anchors the Northolt streetscape argument in an officer report.
• Northala Fields — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.

Getting to a Northolt survey

Surveyors travel to UB5 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Northolt Park, Northolt, South Ruislip station, File:Northolt station westbound.JPG. Appointments are booked in Northolt on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where Northolt sits

on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ135845. We draw the Northolt location and block plans from that reference, which is what Ealing Council validates against. Source.

Practical detail for a Northolt submission: we reach Northolt sites via Northolt Park and Northolt and South Ruislip station and File:Northolt station westbound.JPG; addresses are written to NORTHOLT; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Ealing Council holds it.

Northolt postcode coverage

Coverage runs across UB5 (Northolt), which Northolt holds on its own — and Ealing Council validates against the address, so the district line matters more than the street name.

Streets and stations in Northolt

Typical Northolt work sits on Sudbury Hill and Greenford Green. most Northolt sites are within walking distance of Northolt Park or Northolt or South Ruislip station.

Areas we cover around Northolt

Neighbouring coverage runs to Wembley (HA0, HA9), Kilburn (NW6), Queen's Park (NW6), Harlesden (NW10), Mapesbury (NW2), Kensal Green (NW10); the Ealing policy is shared but the stock and the designations are not.

What moves the number on a Northolt job is the 1930s semi-detached itself — party walls, level changes, and whether Acton Green pulls a heritage statement into scope.

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.

We do not mark up the London Borough of Ealing fee — it is paid at submission. London planning approval-rate dataset · Ealing planning · our London planning permission service · planning permission in Wembley.

An MCIAT chartered technologist owns the Northolt project from survey to decision. Borderline Northolt sites (anything overlooking Northolt Tube, anything with a Acton Green frontage) go to Ealing Council for pre-application advice before we submit.

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.

A short call about the Northolt property is usually enough to scope the job. This Northolt page was reviewed in August 2026.