Park Royal already has around 10 data centres. It is one of the most concentrated clusters in West London. Now Kao Data wants to build another at Frogmore Industrial Estate, just metres from homes. Demolition starts 21 July. Two planning applications are currently open for comment. Take action below.
How you can help
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Object to OPDC
Object to the demolition application
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For maximum impact: submit via the OPDC portal AND send Version A by email. All three options go on the planning record.
💡 Tip: add one personal sentence about how this affects you — it makes your objection stronger.
Step 4. Paste the letter. Delete the bracket options in the first line, keeping your street/borough. Replace [Your full name] and [Your full postal address] in red at the bottom.
Step 5. Hit send. That's it 😊
Dear OPDC Planning Team,
I am writing as a resident of [Harold Road / Wesley Avenue / Newark Crescent / the Wesley Estate / Ealing Borough / Brent Borough — delete as appropriate] to strongly object to application 26/0107/PAOPDC. Our objection is based on the application's premature nature, critical gaps in ecological surveys, the severe disruption the proposed demolition will cause to surrounding residential streets, and the complete inadequacy of the applicant's mitigation and monitoring plans.
1. The applicant's own covering letter states this application was submitted to secure programme advantages, an explicit admission that demolition is being brought forward for commercial convenience. OPDC already refused the data centre Reserved Matters application 25/0179/REMOPDC on 10 April 2026 on eight grounds. No new full planning application has been submitted and no statutory consultation on a revised scheme has taken place. There is no approved scheme for what replaces these buildings. Demolition should only commence once full planning permission for the redevelopment has been granted.
2. Ealing Council's Pollution Technical Officer reviewed the DCEMP on 9 June 2026 and found that no site-specific noise/vibration mitigation; the Project Environmental Co-ordinator role listed as TBC in the applicant's own document; no confirmed monitoring locations or trigger levels; no acoustic barrier specifications; no community liaison process; and no commitment to share data publicly. The only revision since was a scope clarification that addressed none of these deficiencies. The applicant verbally described monitoring measures at a town hall on 7 July 2026, but verbal commitments are not enforceable planning conditions. I ask OPDC to call upon Ealing Council's Pollution Control Team and Dawn Patel (OPDC Construction Monitoring Manager) to require full revision of the DCEMP before any approval is granted.
3. The applicant's own Mace programme shows Units 3-6, the buildings nearest to Wesley Estate homes, are planned to be demolished first from July 2026, followed by Unit 7, then Unit 2, then Unit 1, with the site cleared by January 2027. Seven months of sustained demolition activity, including noise, dust, vibration and HGV movements on Acton Lane (which serves six bus routes and Central Middlesex Hospital), starts immediately next to our homes. Working hours must be formally conditioned at 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm Saturday, with any variation subject to resident consultation.
4. Bat roost emergence surveys are still in process and were not submitted with this application. This application should not be determined until they are complete and publicly available.
5. Outdated Arboricultural assessment, dated September 2021, commissioned by ReAssure Ltd for a different scheme. Not a credible basis for assessing removal of 20 trees, three groups and two hedgerows under the current proposals.
6. Thames Water (21 May 2026) confirmed unresolved concerns about sewage capacity, drainage and piling impact on neighbouring utilities.
7. The outline permission was granted to ReAssure Limited. The applicant is KD 9 Limited t/a Kao Data, which is a different legal entity. OPDC should confirm the permission has been formally transferred and all pre-commencement conditions discharged in KD 9 Limited's name before any demolition starts.
I also note that absent a decision before 21 July 2026, approval will be deemed granted by default. Given the above deficiencies, I ask OPDC not to allow this to pass.
I ask OPDC to record this objection to the wider data centre redevelopment ahead of any future application.
Yours faithfully,
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
Dear OPDC Planning Team,
I am writing as a resident of [Harold Road / Wesley Avenue / Newark Crescent / the Wesley Estate / Ealing Borough / Brent Borough — delete as appropriate] to strongly object to application 26/0107/PAOPDC. Our objection is based on the application's premature nature, critical gaps in ecological surveys, the severe disruption the proposed demolition will cause to surrounding residential streets, and the complete inadequacy of the applicant's mitigation and monitoring plans.
1. The applicant's own covering letter states this application was submitted to secure programme advantages, an explicit admission that demolition is being brought forward for commercial convenience. OPDC already refused the data centre Reserved Matters application 25/0179/REMOPDC on 10 April 2026 on eight grounds. No new full planning application has been submitted and no statutory consultation on a revised scheme has taken place. There is no approved scheme for what replaces these buildings. Demolition should only commence once full planning permission for the redevelopment has been granted.
2. Ealing Council's Pollution Technical Officer reviewed the DCEMP on 9 June 2026 and found that no site-specific noise/vibration mitigation; the Project Environmental Co-ordinator role listed as TBC in the applicant's own document; no confirmed monitoring locations or trigger levels; no acoustic barrier specifications; no community liaison process; and no commitment to share data publicly. The only revision since was a scope clarification that addressed none of these deficiencies. The applicant verbally described monitoring measures at a town hall on 7 July 2026, but verbal commitments are not enforceable planning conditions. I ask OPDC to call upon Ealing Council's Pollution Control Team and Dawn Patel (OPDC Construction Monitoring Manager) to require full revision of the DCEMP before any approval is granted.
3. The applicant's own Mace programme shows Units 3-6, the buildings nearest to Wesley Estate homes, are planned to be demolished first from July 2026, followed by Unit 7, then Unit 2, then Unit 1, with the site cleared by January 2027. Seven months of sustained demolition activity, including noise, dust, vibration and HGV movements on Acton Lane (which serves six bus routes and Central Middlesex Hospital), starts immediately next to our homes. Working hours must be formally conditioned at 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm Saturday, with any variation subject to resident consultation.
4. Bat roost emergence surveys are still in process and were not submitted with this application. This application should not be determined until they are complete and publicly available.
5. Outdated Arboricultural assessment, dated September 2021, commissioned by ReAssure Ltd for a different scheme. Not a credible basis for assessing removal of 20 trees, three groups and two hedgerows under the current proposals.
6. Thames Water (21 May 2026) confirmed unresolved concerns about sewage capacity, drainage and piling impact on neighbouring utilities.
7. The outline permission was granted to ReAssure Limited. The applicant is KD 9 Limited t/a Kao Data, which is a different legal entity. OPDC should confirm the permission has been formally transferred and all pre-commencement conditions discharged in KD 9 Limited's name before any demolition starts.
I also note that absent a decision before 21 July 2026, approval will be deemed granted by default. Given the above deficiencies, I ask OPDC not to allow this to pass.
I ask OPDC to record this objection to the wider data centre redevelopment ahead of any future application.
Yours faithfully,
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
Step 4. Paste. Delete bracket options in line 1, keeping your area. Replace [Your full name] and [Your full postal address].
Step 5. Send 😊
I write as a resident of [Harold Road / Wesley Avenue / Newark Crescent / the Wesley Estate / Ealing Borough / Brent Borough — delete as appropriate] to object to prior approval application 26/0107/PAOPDC for demolition at Frogmore Industrial Estate.
This application is premature. OPDC refused the Reserved Matters application for the replacement data centre (25/0179/REMOPDC) on 10 April 2026 on eight grounds. No new planning application has been submitted and no statutory consultation on a revised scheme has taken place. Demolition should not proceed until full planning permission for the redevelopment is granted.
Ealing Council's Pollution Technical Officer reviewed the Demolition Construction Environmental Management Plan on 9 June 2026 and found it inadequate. The environmental monitoring responsibility is listed as TBC in the applicant's own document. No confirmed monitoring locations, trigger levels, acoustic barrier specifications or site logistics plans have been provided.
The applicant's own Mace programme shows Units 3-6, the buildings closest to Wesley Estate homes, are demolished first from July 2026. Residents of Harold Road, Wesley Avenue and Newark Crescent face 22 weeks of noise, dust, vibration and HGV movements on Acton Lane, which serves Central Middlesex Hospital and multiple bus routes.
The bat roost surveys are incomplete. The arboricultural assessment dates from 2021 and was prepared for a different client and scheme.
I ask OPDC to refuse this application or defer it until Ealing's concerns are addressed in full. I also note that absent a determination before 21 July 2026, approval will be deemed granted — I ask OPDC not to allow this to pass by default.
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
I write as a resident of [Harold Road / Wesley Avenue / Newark Crescent / the Wesley Estate / Ealing Borough / Brent Borough — delete as appropriate] to object to prior approval application 26/0107/PAOPDC for demolition at Frogmore Industrial Estate.
This application is premature. OPDC refused the Reserved Matters application for the replacement data centre (25/0179/REMOPDC) on 10 April 2026 on eight grounds. No new planning application has been submitted and no statutory consultation on a revised scheme has taken place. Demolition should not proceed until full planning permission for the redevelopment is granted.
Ealing Council's Pollution Technical Officer reviewed the Demolition Construction Environmental Management Plan on 9 June 2026 and found it inadequate. The environmental monitoring responsibility is listed as TBC in the applicant's own document. No confirmed monitoring locations, trigger levels, acoustic barrier specifications or site logistics plans have been provided.
The applicant's own Mace programme shows Units 3-6, the buildings closest to Wesley Estate homes, are demolished first from July 2026. Residents of Harold Road, Wesley Avenue and Newark Crescent face 22 weeks of noise, dust, vibration and HGV movements on Acton Lane, which serves Central Middlesex Hospital and multiple bus routes.
The bat roost surveys are incomplete. The arboricultural assessment dates from 2021 and was prepared for a different client and scheme.
I ask OPDC to refuse this application or defer it until Ealing's concerns are addressed in full. I also note that absent a determination before 21 July 2026, approval will be deemed granted — I ask OPDC not to allow this to pass by default.
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
Submit directly on the OPDC planning portal — your submission is formally registered on the planning record.
📋 Step-by-step portal guide
Step 1. Copy the short objection below (under 2000 characters — fits the portal text box).
Step 2. Go to: planning.agileapplications.co.uk/opdc/comment
Step 3. Click Sign up and create a free account (or log in if you already have one).
Step 4. In the search box, type 26/0107/PAOPDC and press search.
Step 5. Click on the Frogmore result, then click Make a Comment.
Step 6. Under Commenter Role, select Objector from the dropdown.
Step 7. Fill in your name and address when prompted.
Step 8. Paste the letter into the comment text box. Delete the bracket options in line 1. Replace [Your full name] and [Your full postal address] at the bottom.
Step 9. Optional but recommended: click Select files and upload the detailed Version A letter as a PDF — it becomes part of your formal submission.
Step 10. Submit. You will get a confirmation. 😊
I object to prior approval application 26/0107/PAOPDC for demolition at Frogmore Industrial Estate, Acton Lane.
1. PREMATURE: OPDC refused the data centre Reserved Matters (25/0179/REMOPDC) on 10 April 2026. No replacement scheme has permission. Demolition should not proceed without it.
2. INADEQUATE PLAN: Ealing's Pollution Technical Officer (9 June 2026) found the DCEMP lacks site-specific mitigation, confirmed monitoring locations, trigger levels, and community liaison. The Project Environmental Co-ordinator is listed as TBC. These deficiencies are unresolved.
3. WORST IMPACT FIRST: Units 3-6, closest to Wesley Estate homes, are demolished first per the applicant's own Mace programme. Seven months of noise, dust, vibration and HGVs on Acton Lane (serving Central Middlesex Hospital and six bus routes) with no adequate protection plan.
4. INCOMPLETE ECOLOGY: Bat roost surveys not submitted.
5. OUTDATED TREES REPORT: 2021 assessment for a different client and scheme.
I ask OPDC to refuse or defer until the DCEMP is revised in full, ecology surveys are complete, and an updated arboricultural assessment is provided. I also ask that deemed consent on 21 July not be allowed given these unresolved deficiencies.
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
I object to prior approval application 26/0107/PAOPDC for demolition at Frogmore Industrial Estate, Acton Lane.
1. PREMATURE: OPDC refused the data centre Reserved Matters (25/0179/REMOPDC) on 10 April 2026. No replacement scheme has permission. Demolition should not proceed without it.
2. INADEQUATE PLAN: Ealing's Pollution Technical Officer (9 June 2026) found the DCEMP lacks site-specific mitigation, confirmed monitoring locations, trigger levels, and community liaison. The Project Environmental Co-ordinator is listed as TBC. These deficiencies are unresolved.
3. WORST IMPACT FIRST: Units 3-6, closest to Wesley Estate homes, are demolished first per the applicant's own Mace programme. Seven months of noise, dust, vibration and HGVs on Acton Lane (serving Central Middlesex Hospital and six bus routes) with no adequate protection plan.
4. INCOMPLETE ECOLOGY: Bat roost surveys not submitted.
5. OUTDATED TREES REPORT: 2021 assessment for a different client and scheme.
I ask OPDC to refuse or defer until the DCEMP is revised in full, ecology surveys are complete, and an updated arboricultural assessment is provided. I also ask that deemed consent on 21 July not be allowed given these unresolved deficiencies.
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
Copy this → paste into portal text box → upload Version A as PDF
Request for continuous air quality monitoring in the Park Royal data centre/industrial cluster
👇 Copy the letter first, then open email
Step 1. Copy the letter below.
Step 2. Open your email. In the TO field, type: pollution-technical@ealing.gov.uk
Step 3. In the CC field, add: airquality@brent.gov.uk
Step 4. Subject: Request for continuous air quality monitoring in the Park Royal data centre/industrial cluster
Step 5. Paste the letter, replace [Your full name] and [Your full postal address] with your details.
Step 6. Hit send. That's it 😊
Dear Ealing and Brent pollution control teams,
I am writing as a resident of the Park Royal and North Acton area, which straddles both boroughs, to request urgent action on air quality monitoring in our neighbourhood.
Park Royal already hosts approximately 10 data centres, making it one of the highest concentrations of this type of industrial development in West London. A new data centre proposal by Kao Data on Acton Lane at the former Frogmore Industrial Estate, is currently in the planning process, with demolition commencing 21 July 2026 on the units closest to residential homes, and running until January 2027.
This matters for air quality for several reasons. Data centre construction involves demolition, piling, excavation and heavy HGV traffic over extended periods. At the operational stage, large backup generators running on fossil fuels or biofuels produce NOx and particulate emissions. The cumulative effect of multiple facilities operating simultaneously in a small area has never been independently assessed.
Residents near the existing Vantage Data Centre on North Acton Road reported severe dust and air quality problems during construction few year back. The air quality monitor at North Acton Road, which could have provided an evidence base, has been inactive for a number of years. With another major construction project now starting, we have no independent baseline and no way to hold developers accountable for air quality commitments.
Both Ealing and Brent Council have legal duties under the Environment Act to review and assess air quality in their areas and to take action in Air Quality Management Areas. The Park Royal area already faces significant air quality pressure from industrial and road traffic sources.
I am asking both councils to respond urgently — ideally by Friday 17 July 2026, the last working day before demolition commences — confirming what immediate, site-specific air quality monitoring will be enforced. I am also asking both councils to confirm the current status of the monitor at North Acton Road and when it will be reactivated. I also ask both councils to install continuous automatic air quality monitoring within the Park Royal and North Acton data centre cluster, covering both borough. Lastly to publish monitoring data publicly and in real time so residents can access it.
In addition, I also ask for both of your commitment to a measurable year on year air quality improvement target for this area with annual public reporting.
This campaign is supported by local residents and community groups including Ealing Friends of the Earth, which has a long track record of air quality monitoring and advocacy in this borough.
Yours faithfully,
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
Dear Ealing and Brent pollution control teams,
I am writing as a resident of the Park Royal and North Acton area, which straddles both boroughs, to request urgent action on air quality monitoring in our neighbourhood.
Park Royal already hosts approximately 10 data centres, making it one of the highest concentrations of this type of industrial development in West London. A new data centre proposal by Kao Data on Acton Lane at the former Frogmore Industrial Estate, is currently in the planning process, with demolition commencing 21 July 2026 on the units closest to residential homes, and running until January 2027.
This matters for air quality for several reasons. Data centre construction involves demolition, piling, excavation and heavy HGV traffic over extended periods. At the operational stage, large backup generators running on fossil fuels or biofuels produce NOx and particulate emissions. The cumulative effect of multiple facilities operating simultaneously in a small area has never been independently assessed.
Residents near the existing Vantage Data Centre on North Acton Road reported severe dust and air quality problems during construction few year back. The air quality monitor at North Acton Road, which could have provided an evidence base, has been inactive for a number of years. With another major construction project now starting, we have no independent baseline and no way to hold developers accountable for air quality commitments.
Both Ealing and Brent Council have legal duties under the Environment Act to review and assess air quality in their areas and to take action in Air Quality Management Areas. The Park Royal area already faces significant air quality pressure from industrial and road traffic sources.
I am asking both councils to respond urgently — ideally by Friday 17 July 2026, the last working day before demolition commences — confirming what immediate, site-specific air quality monitoring will be enforced. I am also asking both councils to confirm the current status of the monitor at North Acton Road and when it will be reactivated. I also ask both councils to install continuous automatic air quality monitoring within the Park Royal and North Acton data centre cluster, covering both borough. Lastly to publish monitoring data publicly and in real time so residents can access it.
In addition, I also ask for both of your commitment to a measurable year on year air quality improvement target for this area with annual public reporting.
This campaign is supported by local residents and community groups including Ealing Friends of the Earth, which has a long track record of air quality monitoring and advocacy in this borough.
Yours faithfully,
[Your full name]
[Your full postal address]
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This campaign's air quality work is backed by Ealing Friends of the Earth. Check out their campaigns on air quality, climate, and the environment in our borough.