Planning forms an important part of the work of Ruislip Residents’ Association. Only by monitoring the planning applications that are submitted to Hillingdon Council can we maintain the quality of our built environment, and ensure that quality housing is being built for our residents, both existing and newcomers.
On this page you will find articles on particular major applications, and more general planning updates.*
Further to the article on Sunday Lidl to Begin Leaflet Drop to 5000 Households This Week: Residents Encouraged to Give Feedback on Early Draft Proposals | Ruislip Residents’ Association Lidl has now begun its pre‑application consultation on revised proposals for a new foodstore at the former Orchard pub site on Ickenham Road. Around 5,000 households […]
Proposal: Change of use from single dwelling (C3) to 4‑bed HMO (C4), including garage conversion. Hillingdon Council has refused the application to convert 11 Woodville Gardens into a four‑person House in Multiple Occupation. The officer report identifies three key reasons for refusal, summarised below. Substandard Living Conditions for Future Occupiers The proposal offered only a […]
Following our announcement that Hillingdon Council issued a Planning Enforcement Notice for 29 Torrington Road relating to: Unauthorised use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Unauthorised rear extension Planning Enforcement Notice issued for 29 Torrington Rd for unauthorised HMO use and rear extension The owner has now lodged an appeal against this Enforcement Notice. […]
Following our recent update on Lidl’s intention to prepare a revised planning application for The Orchard site Lidl Prepares a New Planning Bid for The Orchard Supermarket: The RRA Awaits the Facts Before Judging | Ruislip Residents’ Association the RRA can now confirm that around 5,000 households will receive a leaflet this week as part […]
Hillingdon Council is failing to publish vital expert advice on its public planning portal. Across several live local applications, formal consultation responses from statutory heritage and archaeology experts have been kept off the public record, with officers stating they are only provided “upon request”. The Ruislip Residents’ Association has submitted a formal report to the […]
Historically, Ruislip is in the hundred of Elthorne, in the county of Middlesex, but for modern administrative purposes it is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Answers to many questions about services in and around Ruislip can be found on Hillingdon’s website:
Areas surrounding Ruislip are covered by other Residents’ Associations, so here are links to them:
