Can I get a satellite dish?

The restrictions on external development mean that residents are not allowed to erect satellite dishes, or television aerials.

Instead, every home has a fibre-optic connection, provided and maintained by the company, with technical operations handled by professional engineers.

This fibre optic cable can be connected via a converter box to your TV system.

Depending upon what you wish to access, this box can enable you connect a Sky Q box, with all the viewing options that Sky offers, or deliver a Freeview feed identical to that available from a conventional TV aerial.

Can I park on the street?

The public highways in the estate - The Knoll, Heronsforde and Lakeside - have on-street parking. This controlled parking zone (CPZ) is run by Ealing Council, via the PayByPhone app.

We are located in zone HH, West Ealing. Parking here is free all day if you have a council permit.

Currently, parking for those without a council residents’ permit is chargeable between 9am - 10am, and 3pm-4pm daily, Monday to Friday. Parking is free for everybody at all other times.

There are also extensive communal garage areas around the estate, and on The Knoll there is a parking lay-by with space for seven cars.

These areas are all limited to those with estate permits, and unauthorised parking here can result in fines being levied.

If you wish to apply for permission to park in the lay-by, you can email thegrangeestateparking@gmail.com in the first instance.

When does rubbish get collected?

Ealing council collects waste from houses on a weekly basis, currently every Wednesday.

Waste bins must not be stored in front of houses, and must be kept out of sight until collection day. As a result you need to put your rubbish out once a week prior to the binmen arriving.

Food waste should be placed in an official green caddy, which is emptied weekly.

Other collections alternate - one week it is recyclables (which must be presented in a black bag), the next week it is general rubbish (which must be in a white bag). If you use the wrong kind of bag, the council might not collect your rubbish at all!

The council runs a web page to enable you to work out what you should be leaving at the roadside.

In addition, you can subscribe to fortnightly collections of garden waste, for an annual fee (discounted for those on benefits, or over 65.)

Ealing council now suspend their collection of garden waste over the winter. The last collection takes place at the beginning of December, and collections resume in early February.

Who runs things?

Day-to-day, if you have issues with something in the estate you should refer to the managing agents, Colin Bibra. For example, if your Estate TV is faulty, you should contact them.

Colin Bibra are engaged by the company to look after the estate. If you want to contact the company, you can email Colin Bibra or more simply click on the Email link at the top of this page, to send an email to the board of directors.

Ealing Council are the ultimate authority on planning matters, and the links page on this site will point you in the right direction, for the council and for our local councillors.

Which Parts Of The Estate Are Private?

You will have noticed “Private Property” signs at all of the entrances to the estate. Much of the grounds is indeed private property, managed by the Grange Estate Residents Company, with restrictions on access and activity.

But there are also areas, such as the roads and pavements, which are part of the Council-owned public highway.

If you are unsure which areas are which, this official document shows you the areas governed by us.