Update on Ruislip CAB site plans: Six new homes and parking revisions proposed by Hillingdon Council

The Ruislip Residents’ Association have considered the documents submitted. We are not against developing houses along St Martin’s Approach and adding parking spaces on the site of the previous CAB building.  However, the RRA will be objecting to the existing proposals for Planning Application 49461/APP/2025/3009 for the following reasons;

1. Parking Survey carried out on 15th and 18^th October is Not Reliable

• Survey only covered two quiet days
• Ignored seasonal variations, busy periods particularly on Sunday market days, library use, various Manor Farm events at different venues on site, including at Winston Churchill Hall (WCH) and St Martin’s Church services and church hall.
• It does not reflect actual demand

2. Claim of 36 “Unusable” Spaces in St Martins Approach Car Park Is Incorrect

These spaces are used every day by residents, volunteers, visitors, and shoppers.

3. Car parks at St Martins Approach and WCH are Essential for Local Life

Used daily by:

• Visitors to Manor Farm Complex
• St Martin’s Church & Hall
• Ruislip Library
• Winston Churchill Hall
• Community events
• Shoppers and people visiting cafés and restaurants on Ruislip High Street
• The Sunday Markets

Removing these spaces will push cars into nearby residential streets that are already affected on busy markets days and when large events take place at WCH etc.

4. No Transport or Traffic Assessment of the locality

The application does not show how displaced parking or extra cars will affect congestion or road safety.

5. Six Terraced Houses Are Out of Character

• The design does not fit the Ruislip Village Conservation Area
• The terrace of six houses is too dense, too modern, and disrupts the historic setting of Manor Farm and St Martin’s Church
• Poor design quality for such a sensitive heritage location

6. Harm to No. 1 St Martin’s Approach

The terraced houses would sit extremely close to this property, causing:

• Loss of privacy
• Overlooking
• Loss of light
• A dominating, overbearing presence

7. No Archaeological Assessment

Despite being in a historically sensitive area, no archaeological work has been carried out but an archaeological dig was carried out when the old CAB building was demolished.

The deadline for receipt of comments has been put back by LBH Planning to 4th February.