Issues

Along with its usual work of helping the residents of Ruislip, the RRA sometimes takes on more national issues, that nevertheless have an effect on Ruislip.

HIGH SPEED 2 (HS2)

At present we are dealing with the proposals for High Speed 2 (HS2), which goes through Ruislip, partly in a tunnel and partly on the surface. We are working to reduce the impact of this major national infrastructure project on Ruislip and its community.

 

Hillingdon’s parking “consultation” is 117 pages of legal orders, with nothing on which machines go or how you’ll get the resident rate

Hillingdon Council’s consultation on Pay & Display machines and the Hillingdon First discount has arrived. It is 117 pages of legal notices and draft traffic orders. It asks no questions, and it leaves out two of the five changes the Council said it would consult on. We’ve read all 117 pages. Here’s what isn’t in […]

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Hillingdon Cabinet approves fortnightly garden waste and £69 wheelie bins to replace sacks, without asking residents. Email councillors before Friday’s deadline

Thank you for your interest and support. The deadline for the Residents’ Services Select Committee’s members to call in the Cabinet’s decision has now passed, and we have closed the form to ask them to take that step. We will post an update shortly. Photo by Haberdoedas Photography

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Hillingdon Cabinet approves a 70% parking rise for residents, not the “15%” it announced. Email councillors before Friday’s deadline

Thank you for your interest and support. The deadline for the Audit, Finance and Performance Committee’s members to call in the Cabinet’s decision has now passed, and we have closed the form to ask them to take that step. We will post an update shortly.

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Parking charges to rise by over 70% for residents: email the Cabinet and your ward councillors before Thursday’s vote

Cabinet meets at 7pm on Thursday 22 October 2026. Emails sent before then, ideally by Wednesday, are the most likely to be read. This form is about the parking charge increases only (Appendix A of the “Discretionary Fees and Charges 2027/28” report). It sends your personal objection to all seven voting Cabinet members and, as […]

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Resident parking charges to rise by about 70% in January – the second rise in a year, and nobody is being asked

Hillingdon Council wants to put up the price of parking from January. Anyone using the Hillingdon First resident rate would pay about 70% more in most car parks and on-street bays, on top of this April’s rises, while non-residents would pay about 15% more.  The decision is being made by Cabinet, the seven senior councillors […]

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We look forward to seeing you at our AGM on
Tuesday 16th March 2027 at Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip