Good growth is welcome
We have set ambitious targets to build 4,000 genuinely affordable homes and create 10,000 good new jobs by 2026. Our new Local Plan will have a vast range of site development opportunities and proactive policies to ensure good growth and investment will be achieved across our seven towns.
The vision set out in the Council Plan is clear and compelling when it comes to growth, and this is further reinforced in Ealing’s new Local Plan. Our vision and growth targets can only be achieved by working in creative partnerships with private sector businesses, developers, and investors.
We will work with the right partners to help us achieve our growth ambitions and will ensure that ongoing transformational investment in Southall and Park Royal and North Acton, working with the Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), puts Ealing residents and businesses first, so they prosper from the growth coming forward.
Planning applications processed
in 22/23 – 98% on time
Genuinely affordable homes built
Since 2017, with the council delivering 460 of these
Good new jobs
by 2026
A dynamic and growing economy
Ealing contributes nearly £11bn to the UK economy and that’s why it is the engine of west London’s economy, and why 18,000 businesses and their 225,000 employees call Ealing their ‘workplace’.
Ealing hosts London’s largest reservoir of industrial land and is home to the UK’s largest industrial estate, Park Royal, which is affectionately known as London’s breadbasket. Last year, part of Park Royal was accredited as a Creative Enterprise Zone, an area which supports in excess of 1,250 creative sector jobs and at least 150 businesses.
To create 10,000 new jobs by 2026, the council is refreshing its relationship with existing businesses within the borough, to offer greater support and nurture them to grow, whilst also presenting Ealing as the premier place for new businesses to locate and start-up.
of industrial land
– largest in London
Unrivalled location and connectivity
On the doorstep of Heathrow, with five new Elizabeth Line stations joining three tube lines, (Central, District and Piccadilly) Ealing is part of the UK’s super connectivity highway.
TFL stations
across our seven towns
A highly skilled and entrepreneurial workforce
Nearly a fifth of the workforce is self-employed and 92% of the local economy comprises micro businesses, making Ealing one of the UK’s most entrepreneurial labour markets.
Having access to this local talent is a top priority for investors and businesses, and the trend is set to improve further over the coming years with 100% of secondary schools and 95.5% of primary schools across the borough ranked as good or outstanding by Ofsted in 2022/23.
Ealing is also fortunate to count on some of the world’s leading Universities for support, with multiple ongoing research and development collaborations with the University of West London, Imperial College and Brunel University as well as being home to West London College and the Met Film School.
of the local economy comprises micro businesses
Quality of life
From canal side waterways to rolling commons, a fifth of Ealing borough is green and open space – making it one of London’s greenest boroughs to live in.
A recent survey of over 10,000 Ealing residents found that local parks and open spaces plus a strong sense of community and belonging were the most prized attributes of living in Ealing. This is borne out by 26 parks and open spaces having the prestigious Green Flag Award, along with 7,500 trees planted in 2023 with 10,000 more going into the ground this year.
Across the borough more than 100 languages are spoken on any one day, and Southall is proud to be home to the UK’s largest South Asian community.
parks and open spaces
have the prestigious Green Flag Award
A rich heritage of arts and culture
Ealing’s creative heritage is world famous – from Sir John Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, the iconic Ealing Film Studios which produced the classic Ealing comedies, to the Ealing Club where the Rolling Stones first met and played, the borough has a proud legacy of supporting creatives.
At Ealing we recognise the value of arts and culture to be at the heart of a vibrant and dynamic economy. As a result, the borough has become famed for its annual Jazz, Blues, and comedy festivals, and the Hanwell Hootie, one of London’s biggest one-day music festivals. This creative spirit is being nurtured and supported with the recent launch of Ealing’s Cultural Manifesto and the creation of a Creative Enterprise Zone in Park Royal & Acton.
creative sector jobs
in the North Acton and Park Royal Creative Enterprise Zone
Be part of the Good for Ealing family
Good for Ealing is about creating an inclusive and diverse platform of partners that can be equally shared by businesses, developers and investors who already operate in the borough, and those wishing to do so in the future.
amazing people
* 2021 census
brilliant businesses
* 2021 census
