Archive | 2025

The transport assessment in your application indicates that turning counts were conducted on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May 2024 respectively at the stated junctions.  What was the criteria for choosing those dates, and how were the times of day chosen for the study? Were the length of traffic queues in Church Avenue, Ickenham Road, […]

The site is not near the main transport hub at Ruislip station where all of the bus routes stop.  Three local buses serve Ickenham Road: the U1 (not U2!), 278 and E7. Many parts of Ruislip will not be on a direct bus route. The corner of the site at the junction of Sharps Lane […]

Next: Q4 – Transport modes -> The site is within the Ruislip Village Conservation Area where developments are expected to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area, exploit opportunities to restore any lost features and resist the loss of buildings. The street scene is predominantly residential characterised with mature garden hedges and […]

Next: Q3 – Conservation / design of the building -> The Cultural and Heritage Assessment in your application states, “The proposals do indicate the desire to retain the monument, moving it to a memorial garden in the S of the site. However, much of the significance of the memorial is derived from its location next […]

Next: Q2 – Heritage -> The Orchard site is neither part of an out of town commercial area, nor near the centre of the transport hub of Ruislip.  It is within a residential area and seems smaller than other nearby stores – with no flexibility for expansion in the future.  What was Lidl’s criteria in […]