The battle to save the Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC) has entered a critical new phase. After months of silence and missed statutory deadlines from Hillingdon Council, the Friends of RAGC (FRAGC) have launched a fundraising campaign so that they can bring legal proceedings against the Council for a Judicial Review. The move is described […]
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Old Library building on Uxbridge High Street to be sold in the next few weeks
Hillingdon Council last week confirmed their planned sale of the former Uxbridge Library premises on Uxbridge High Street. After having failed to sell it during a twelve-month marketing period, the Council instead invited offers from interested buyers in October this year. Five bids were received. A decision notice published on Monday this week shows that […]
Judicial Review looms as Hillingdon Council misses third RAGC deadline
Hillingdon Council has failed to respond to a formal pre-action letter regarding the Rural Activities Garden Centre, marking the third missed deadline concerning the site’s future. With the Council now in breach of the Localism Act, the likelihood of a Judicial Review is escalating. Leigh Day Solicitors, acting for the Friends of RAGC (FRAGC), served […]
Approval to demolish 32 Kingsend for 5 flats with a basement
Local residents are shocked to learn that the application to demolish a family home at 32 Kingsend to build a block of 5 flats with a basement was allowed upon appeal this week. As the news is being absorbed, some people admit that in hindsight they were too complacent and should have made more of […]
Congratulations to Cllr Peter Smallwood OBE: Ruislip ward councillor is now Chair of the Hillingdon Council Residents’ Services Select Committee
On Thursday evening, Ruislip’s Councillor Peter Smallwood OBE was elected as the new Chair of the Residents’ Services Select Committee. He has been sitting on two of Hillingdon council’s scrutiny committees: both the Children, Families and Education Select Committee, and the Residents’ Services Select Committee, where he had until now, been the vice-chair. Hillingdon’s Select […]
