Hillingdon’s Planning Committee has approved plans to replace parts of the Barn Hotel on West End Road in Ruislip Manor with 71 homes. Building work is unlikely to start for some time, though. Construction is unlikely before 2029 – because last month, Ealing Council decided to extend its lease to use the hotel as temporary […]
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Flats above Ruislip Manor station parade approved, with a shop divided for access
Hillingdon Council has approved plans to build seven flats above the parade of shops next to Ruislip Manor Underground Station. The scheme is a three-storey extension, with the top floor set back, made up of two one-bedroom flats, four two-bedroom flats and one three-bedroom family flat. The shops stay, but No. 17 shrinks to about […]
St Martin’s Approach Planning Application for 6 houses on the car park: Why Has No Decision Been Made?
Many residents have asked why the planning application for six houses on part of the St Martin’s Approach car park has still not been determined. The application has now been under consideration for many months and the target decision date shown on the Council’s planning portal has been pushed back several times. The most recently […]
Screening request lodged for 325 new homes on Green Belt land at Joel Street Farm, Northwood Hills
A new potential proposal has appeared on the council website for land at Joel Street Farm, Northwood Hills – around 10.8 hectares of horse-grazing fields off Joel Street, close to Northwood Hills Underground station. This site sits within Northwood Hills, not Ruislip, so it’s the Northwood Hills Residents’ Association, and likely the neighbouring Northwood Residents […]
St Martin’s Approach Car Park: Why the Planning Application has to be on hold for archaeology
The planning application for new housing at St Martin’s Approach car park cannot be decided until an archaeological dig has taken place on site – and that dig hasn’t started yet. The Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service (GLAAS), which advises the council on heritage matters, has made this a required step before any decision can […]
