Hardip, a local resident, is holding a talk at Ruislip Manor Library on Saturday 22nd March. Tickets are free. He wrote to us to say: Tickets are free from Eventbrite. The UK is moving towards a future where new petrol and diesel cars will nolonger be available to buy. Given that there are over […]
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Q&A – The Orchard special meeting questions
We recorded our meeting with Lidl and have uploaded video clips of each of the ten questions we asked in advance, and here is the hour-long Q&A session that Lidl and their planning specialists took from Ruislip’s residents in the second half of our meeting. Orchard meeting Clips:
Lidl & The Orchard meeting recording – questions and answers
On the evening of 17 March 2025 Ruislip Residents’ Association were joined by Grant Shulton and Steffan Davies from Lidl, with their planning consultants Richard Huteson and Marcin Koszyczarek, architect Andy Acourt, Transport and drainage specialist Toan Chau, Heritage consultant Neil Shurety and Kevin Davis introduced everyone and directed questions to the appropriate specialists. Full […]
Q10: Reliability of submissions – The Orchard special meeting questions
The U2 bus runs between Hillingdon and Uxbridge and comes nowhere near Ruislip, Northwood is not in a different Borough, deliveries can’t be made from Park Lane because there is no such road in Ruislip, and the whole plan is handled under the title “Orchard Inn” despite that name never having been used locally. How […]
Q9: Environment & ecological issues – The Orchard special meeting questions
The Ecological Appraisal submitted in the application says “The development has the potential to adversely impact valuable ecological features”. What is the Biodiversity Net Gain for the proposals? Will the building have sustainable features? Will the car park be SuDs compliant? Orchard meeting Clips:

