Councillors unanimously approved six new industrial units at Unit 3 Greenford Park on 21 October, with £730,102 for workspace, air quality and a zebra crossing.
A large warehouse at Greenford Park will be knocked down and replaced by two buildings split into six smaller industrial units. Ealing Council’s Planning Committee approved the scheme unanimously on Wednesday 21 October.
The site is Unit 3 Greenford Park, on Auriol Drive in Central Greenford ward. The application reference is 260687FUL.
The decision came from a show of hands. The chair then said “that was unanimous” on the council’s recording of the meeting. Permission will be issued once the developer signs a Section 106 legal agreement.
What will be built
The figures come from the officers’ report to the committee.
| Now | Approved | |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings | One warehouse | Two buildings, six units |
| Floorspace | about 10,463 sq m | about 18,043 sq m |
| Tallest building | 15.2m | 16m (the other is 12.9m) |
| Car parking | about 150 spaces | 75 spaces, 8 Blue Badge |
The units can be used for general industry or storage and distribution, each with a mezzanine office. The site covers 2.8 hectares inside a Strategic Industrial Location, where planning policy protects land for industry. The planning officer told the meeting the existing warehouse is occupied by Tesco.
The report says the scheme would be zero carbon, through energy efficiency and solar panels on site. It would also deliver a biodiversity net gain of 51.49%, against a legal minimum of 10%.
No members of the public objected.
What the developer will pay
The developer has agreed to pay £730,102, index-linked, under the Section 106 agreement.
The biggest items are:
- £300,000 for affordable workspace elsewhere in the borough, because the scheme is below the size that triggers workspace on site
- £180,430 towards the council’s air quality action plan
- £75,000 for employment, training and skills
- £50,000 for a new zebra crossing on Oldfield Lane North, near the Auriol Drive junction
On top of the payments, the developer must provide either a walking and cycling link to Carr Road or Rothesay Avenue, or pay for one instead. A council officer told the meeting the skills plan also asks for 12 full-time apprenticeships and 20 work placements.
The officer’s presentation put the Section 106 money and the Community Infrastructure Levy together at about £1.02 million. Officers said the levy figure is an estimate that another team will confirm.
Parking and traffic
Councillors’ questions mostly concerned the halving of car parking. One said Auriol Drive is narrow and already congested. Another asked whether £50,000 was enough for the crossing.
Officers replied that the developer’s transport assessment predicts fewer vehicle movements than the site’s current use. They said a parking management condition would let the council review any problems. On the crossing, they said the sum came from the highways team’s own costing and had not been negotiated down.
The report notes that Auriol Drive is a private road. That means the council cannot bring in parking controls on it.
What it means for you
If you live on the streets north of the estate, the nearest homes are about 34 metres from the site, behind the Lyons Tree Belt. Planning conditions control noise from the units, and the developer needs an approved plan for construction traffic. The zebra crossing on Oldfield Lane North should make the walk to the bus stops safer once it is built.
If you run a small business looking for space, the six units are aimed at small and medium-sized firms. No letting details have been published.
To follow other applications, see Ealing planning news.
Sources
- Ealing Council Planning Committee, 21 October 2026, agenda and report for 260687FUL, for the floorspace, heights, parking, carbon, biodiversity, objections and every Section 106 figure.
- Ealing Council, recording of the Planning Committee, 21 October 2026, for the unanimous vote, the Tesco occupation, the apprenticeships and placements, the £1.02 million estimate and the officers’ answers. We transcribed the recording; minutes are due about ten working days after the meeting.
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