Ealing High Street Grants: £1.4m Fund Opens

Businesses across the London Borough of Ealing can now apply for grants of up to £20,000 to improve local high streets, shopfronts and shopping areas under a new £1.4 million investment programme.

Ealing Council's Thriving Towns Fund is designed to support independent businesses, improve public spaces and encourage more people to visit local shopping centres.

Applications are open across all seven towns — Ealing, Acton, Southall, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt and Perivale — with a deadline of midday on Monday 30 November 2026.

What Can Businesses Apply For?

Individual businesses can seek grants of up to £20,000 for projects that improve the appearance, accessibility or appeal of local shopping areas.

Examples of potential improvements include:

• Refurbished shopfronts and signage.

• Better lighting, planting and public seating.

• Improved access for disabled customers.

• Equipment supporting local markets.

• Projects making shopping streets more welcoming.

Business Improvement Districts, trade associations and other business groups can also apply for grants of up to £10,000 for activities intended to attract more shoppers.

Applicants should check the full funding criteria before submitting proposals.

Supporting Ealing's Seven Towns

The programme recognises that different high streets have different needs.

From Southall's busy shopping streets and Ealing Broadway's commercial centre to the smaller shopping parades serving Greenford, Northolt and Perivale, improvements may vary according to local priorities.

The council intends to work with businesses, residents, landlords and community organisations to identify projects that make town centres more attractive and useful.

Potential benefits include improved accessibility, stronger local trading environments and better public spaces where people can meet and spend time.

The £1.4 million represents funding for the wider programme, rather than a guaranteed allocation to each town.

How and When to Apply

Applications are now open through Ealing Council's online engagement platform.

Application deadline: Monday 30 November 2026 at midday.

Expected notification date: Friday 11 December 2026.

Businesses and eligible business groups can find the application information and requirements on the council's dedicated page:

Apply to the Thriving Towns Fund

Applicants should explain how their proposed improvements would benefit their business, customers and the surrounding high street.

The programme offers an opportunity for local businesses to put forward practical ideas that could improve shopping areas throughout the borough.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Ealing Thriving Towns Fund?

It is a £1.4 million programme supporting improvements to high streets, shopping areas and town centres across the London Borough of Ealing.

How much funding can a business receive?

Individual businesses can apply for grants of up to £20,000. Eligible business groups can seek up to £10,000 for activities intended to attract shoppers.

Which Ealing towns are covered?

The programme covers Ealing, Acton, Southall, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt and Perivale.

When is the application deadline?

Applications close at midday on Monday 30 November 2026. Applicants are expected to be notified by 11 December.

Where can businesses apply?

Applications and further guidance are available through the Ealing Council Thriving Towns Fund page.

Sources and Further Information

Ealing Council — Official announcement:
https://www.aroundealing.com/news/funding-available-to-improve-high-streets/

Ealing Council — Funding applications:
https://haveyoursay.ealing.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/thriving-towns-fund

Ealing.News — Local reporting, 23 October 2026:
https://www.ealing.news/business/1-4m-fund-opens-to-help-improve-ealings-high-streets/