A report published today from Hillingdon’s external auditor, Ernst & Young (EY), details significant concerns about the London Borough of Hillingdon’s financial stability and management. The report is a serious warning that the Council is facing a critical financial situation that could impact its services. The document is dated 24 July 2025 and has been […]
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Barn Hotel in Ruislip has been leased by Ealing Council as emergency housing for another year
Despite what you might read in some of the more fantastical claims on Facebook, the Barn Hotel is not used to give free housing at Hillingdon’s expense for asylum seekers or illegal migrants. It is owned privately with a pending planning application to build new flats, to create a new public ‘Heritage Square’ and to […]
After revisions to Hillingdon’s budget, a report for Cabinet this week shows that the council is requesting Exceptional Financial Support from government
Hillingdon Council is facing a serious financial problem. It is significantly more serious than we have understood until now. In a report which will be presented to this Thursday evening’s Cabinet meeting, posted to the Council’s website today, there are new details of how bad the situation has become. For the 2024/25 financial year that […]
Concerns over large extension proposals on Deane Croft Road
We received a message from a local resident concerned about a large extension with a pending planning application, and took a look at the plans. The resident’s concerns were that a semi-detatched house on Deane Croft Road would be extended so substantially as to be near-unrecognisable, building a new two-storey extension at the side and […]
LB Hillingdon consultation on banning motorcycle parking within Ruislip town centre
Motorcycle parking along Ruislip High Street has been an increasing problem for some residents, especially outside the takeaway restaurants where UberEats, JustEat and Deliveroo riders park. London Borough of Hillingdon announced this week that they intend to ban motorcycle parking within Ruislip town centre all along the High Street and adjacent in The Oaks and […]
