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Ealing Filmworks Former Empire Cinema Nos. 59-63 New Broadway Ealing W5 5AH

Granted Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation 231716CND Discharge Condition

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Details of a Post-Construction Stage Final BREEAM Certificate for all non-residential elements of the development pursuant to condition 22 of planning permission ref: 172789VAR dated 19/10/2017 for: Application for a Minor Material amendment (S73a) to vary conditions 1(b), 2 and 3 pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 165410 dated 06/12/2016 (a variation of the outline planning permission ref: PP/2013/3938 dated 17/07/2014 and varied by minor material amendment application ref: PP/2014/5491 dated 05/02/2015) for the redevelopment of the site (following demolition of existing buildings except for retained cinema facade) to provide multi-screen cinema, mixed commercial floor space, between 143 and 161 residential units (Class C3) in buildings of between 5 and 7 storeys in height. Creation of public realm including outdoor performance space. Change of use of unit to the rear of No.49 New Broadway to bicycle store and change of use of unit to the rear of rear of No.55 New Broadway to management office suite. Alterations to and creation of new vehicular and pedestrian access routes. Associated servicing areas and disabled car parking spaces. (Outline Planning Application for layout and access). Minor amendments altering the approved mixed commercial floorspace from between 4,509sqm and 4934sqm to up to 3,358sqm; residential units from between 143 and 161 to up to 209 residential units; and the massing/storey heights from between 5 and 7 to between 6 and 9 storeys (noting that one commercial storey has been converted to two residential storeys in two buildings, by lifting the height by circa 1.5 metres) with the cinema layout remaining as approved but with the floorspace areas updated to include the approved mezzanines (total of 3,114sqm)

As published by the council, reference 231716CND

Application record

Reference
231716CND
Type
Discharge Condition
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
2 May 2023
Validated
2 May 2023
Decided
31 May 2023
Ward
Ealing Broadway
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
W5 5AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 230783CND Granted

    Ealing Filmworks Former Empire Cinema Nos. 59-63 New Broadway Ealing W5 5AH

    Details of Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MSC) pursuant to Condition 20c of planning permission ref: 172789VAR dated 19/10/2017 for; Application for a Minor Material amendment (S73a) to vary conditions 1(b), 2 and 3 pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 165410VAR dated 06/12/2016 (a variation of the outline planning permission ref: PP/2013/3938 dated 17/07/2014 and varied by minor material amendment application ref: PP/2014/5491 dated 05/02/2015) for the redevelopment of the site (following demolition of existing buildings except for retained cinema facade) to provide multi-screen cinema, mixed commercial floor space, between 143 and 161 residential units (Class C3) in buildings of between 5 and 7 storeys in height. Creation of public realm including outdoor performance space. Change of use of unit to the rear of No.49 New Broadway to bicycle store and change of use of unit to the rear of rear of No.55 New Broadway to management office suite. Alterations to and creation of new vehicular and pedestrian access routes. Associated servicing areas and disabled car parking spaces. (Outline Planning Application for layout and access). Minor amendments altering the approved mixed commercial floorspace from between 4,509sqm and 4934sqm to up to 3,358sqm; residential units from between 143 and 161 to up to 209 residential units; and the massing/storey heights from between 5 and 7 to between 6 and 9 storeys (noting that one commercial storey has been converted to two residential storeys in two buildings, by lifting the height by circa 1.5 metres) with the cinema layout remaining as approved but with the floorspace areas updated to include the approved mezzanines (total of 3,114

    Decided 21 Mar 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 May 2023

    Received by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

  2. 31 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation granted permission on 31 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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