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 […]
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Planning Applications Submitted within CA in November 2025
Ref Address Application Date of Application 43889/APP/ 2025/2691 21 Midcroft Erection of side infill extension. 19/10/2025 14252/APP/ 2025/2753 73 High Street Old Santander Bank Change of use of ground floor class E (bank) to sui generis (bingo hall), following amendments to fenestrations 29/10/2025 71603/APP/ 2025/2769 19 Bury Street Installation of solar panels on rear and […]
Planning Applications Decided within CA in November 2025
Planning Applications APPROVED: Ref Address Application Date of Decision 38232/APP/ 2025/1007 & 1011 10 Church Avenue a) Installation of 2 drop kerbs and vehicular crossovers to the front of the dwelling. b) Installation of vehicular gates and new horizontal timber slats between the existing front garden pillars. 30/10/2025 30013/APP/ 2025/2369 20 Ickenham Road Variation of […]
24/7 ‘Bingo Hall’ planning application at former Santander Bank on Ruislip High Street
We have been reviewing a new planning application and will be formally objecting to the proposal. An application has been submitted for 73 High Street, Ruislip—the site of the former Santander bank—to change its use from a bank to a “sui generis (bingo hall)”. The application also includes plans to create a new, separate doorway […]
The WH Smith name has gone from Ruislip High Street
The WHSmith name is disappearing from UK high streets, and Ruislip’s is no different. The company has sold its entire high street division to focus on its more profitable travel business – so the shops in airports and main stations will remain, but earlier this year, the investment firm Modella Capital bought the 480-or so […]

