In July 2025, Hillingdon Council's then-Cabinet Member for Community & Environment, Cllr. Eddie Lavery, cited "survey data" as a key reason for not implementing an entrance fee at Ruislip Lido.  However, a subsequent Freedom of Information (FOI) response, email correspondence and a rejected follow-up question have cast significant doubt on the existence - and the accuracy - of that data.

Residents were rightly alarmed last week after news spread of a public notice in the Uxbridge Gazette announcing the closure of Breakspear Road South for four months, starting at the end of March. Given the obvious chaos this would cause, we immediately sought clarification.  We can confirm that the notice was published in error! “The Map...  makes no sense” Following our challenge to the published plans, Rick Connors (LBH Project Manager) confirmed to us by email that the official paperwork was fundamentally flawed.

Planning Applications APPROVED: Ref Address Application Date of Decision 10837/APP/ 2025/2798 14 South Drive Erection of single-storey part side part rear elevation 08/01/2026 14922/APP/ 2025/2853 10A Church Avenue Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 3 of planning permission ref. 61347/APP/2024/383 (Appeal ref: APP/R5510/D/25/3368950). 14/01/2026 43889/APP/ 2025/2693, 2688 & 2691 21 Midcroft a)      Erection of rear conservatory b)     Erection of fencing to front and side with sliding gates…

Planning Applications Submitted within CA in January 2026 Ref Address Application Date of Application 14226/APP/ 2025/3062 54 High Street Barclays Bank Change of use of part ground & first floor from a financial and professional services (Use Class E (c)) to residential. Erection of rear dormers, raising of roof ridge on rear section of the building and installation of 7 rooflights to provide an additional floor of residential (Total 5 flats Use Class C3) 04/12/2025 47351/APP/ 2025/3229 …

Hi further to the last update in July 2025 What is happening at 2 Midcroft in Ruislip? | Ruislip Residents’ Association The planning application to demolish the old petrol station at 2 Midcroft and built a block of 7 flats was approved by LBH planning on 30th January. This ends 18 years of uncertainty concerning this site.

The Public Inspection of Accounts allows residents to scrutinise council finances and ask questions, but Hillingdon’s late publication of its accounts and failure to answer valid inspection questions raise concerns about how effectively this legal right works in practice. What is the Public Inspection of Accounts? Each year, councils are required by law to prepare and publish their annual Statement of Accounts and to make them available for public inspection.

Your residents’ association attends the quarterly Thames Regional Flood & Coastal Committee to ensure we have an eye on any changes to flood risk management and the activities of statutory authorities beyond our local Council, as Lead Local Flood Authority, to include the Environment Agency and Thames Water. Consultation now open There is a current consultation, closing date 20 May 2026; ‘significant water management issues’.

Planning Applications APPROVED:   Ref Address Application Date of Decision 71603/APP/ 2025/2769 19 Bury Street Installation of solar panels on rear and side of roof and on the existing rear extension   18/12/2025   Planning Applications REFUSED: Ref Address Application Date of Decision 11021/APP/ 2025/2587 33 High Street Boots Opticians Replacement shopfront and entrance door to first floor 02/12/2025 Planning Application with SPLIT DECISION:

Ref Address Application Date of Application 14922/APP/ 2025/2853 10A Church Avenue Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission ref. 61347/APP/2024/383. 12/11/2025 34752/APP/ 2025/2879 7 Bury Street Installation of roof lights to rear roof slope and erection of outbuilding to rear garden (Application for Listed Building Consent) 14/11/2025 57788/ADV/ 2025/52 106 High Street (Old Alforno) Installation of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign 25/11/2025 49461/APP/

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 side of roof and on the existing rear extension 31/10/2025 10837/APP/ 2025/2798 …

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 Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref.

Planning Applications APPROVED:   Ref Address Application Date of Decision 62868/APP/ 2025/2195 & 62868/APP/ 2025/2342 34 South Drive a)      Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation, erection of a 1-storey extension to the rear, erection of a 1-storey infill extension to the side/rear, amendments to fenestrations b)     Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer with 2x juliette balcony, and conversion of roof from hip to gable end, and 2 front roof lights.

Ref Address Application Date of Application 25011/APP/ 2025/2459 15 Midcroft Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include rear dormer, 3 x roof lights, conversion of roof from hip to gable end, and erection of outbuilding to rear garden (Application for a CLD for a Proposed Development) 23/09/2025 45022/TRE/ 2025/279 8 Deborah Crescent TPO 307 T18 1x Ash to fell and relocate with replacement Ash at rear garden.

Ref Address Application Date of Application 62868/APP/ 2025/2195 & 62868/APP/ 2025/2342 34 South Drive a)      Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation, erection of a 1-storey extension to the rear, erection of a 1-storey infill extension to the side/rear, amendments to fenestrations b)     Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer with 2x juliette balcony, and conversion of roof from hip to gable end, and 2 front roof lights.

Planning Applications APPROVED: Ref Address Application Date of Decision 9864/ADV/ 2025/34 36 High Street Old Mamma Rosa Installation of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 non-illuminated projecting sign 02/09/2025 11355/APP/ 2025/1865 134 Sharps Lane Erection of a single storey conservatory to the rear 09/09/2025 3409/APP/ 2025/1919 57 Kingsend Erection of a single storey rear extension, partial conversion of garage to habitable use, increase in size of rear dormer, and amendments to fenestrations.

Planning Applications APPROVED:   Ref Address Application Date of Decision 17713/APP/ 2025/1605 51 Bury Street Details pursuant to the discharge of two Conditions of Planning permission 17713/APP/2024/511. 07/08/2025 30013/APP/ 2025/1462 20 Ickenham Road Erection of single storey rear and side extensions, and alterations to existing outbuilding. 08/08/2025 956/ADV/ 2025/28 76 High Street TG Jones (WHS) Installation of 1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 no.

Ref Address Application Date of Application 43419/APP/ 2025/1928 15 & 15A King Edwards Road Details pursuant to the discharge of two Conditions of planning permission ref. 43419/APP/2014/3879, dated 21-01-2015 17/07/2025 3409/APP/ 2025/1919 57 Kingsend

    Ref Address Application Date of Application 17713/APP/ 2025/1605 51 Bury Street Details pursuant to the discharge of two Conditions of Planning permission 17713/APP/2024/511 dated 25-06-2024. 10/06/2025 42185/APP/ 2025/1609 144 & 144A High Street McDonald’s Installation of a new HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system for 144 & 144A High Street, Ruislip. 10/06/2025 956/ADV/ 2025/28 76 High Street Old Mamma Rosa Installation of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 non-illuminated hanging sign.

Planning Applications APPROVED: Ref Address Application Date of Decision 76904/APP/ 2025/1094 14 Poplars Close Conversion of bungalow to a 1.5-storey house - with rear extension, conversion of roof  to habitable use 14/07/2025 793/74/APP/2025/1537 49 Bury Street Installation of air source heat pump 01/08/2025 78251/APP/2025/1593 15 Mill Drive Installation of an A/C Heat Pump at Front of property 01/08/2025   Planning Applications REFUSED: None  

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; Parking Survey carried out on 15th and 18th October is Not Reliable…

After months of silence, missed statutory deadlines, and the looming threat of a High Court Judicial Review, Hillingdon Council has finally published a formal report today regarding the Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC). The report, authored by the Assistant Director of Property, recommends that the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Property, Cllr Jonathan Bianco, approve the nomination to list the main RAGC site as an Asset of Community Value (ACV).

The new TfL night bus from Trafalgar Square to Ruislip will be running from the night of Friday 16th January (so, early Saturday 17th January). It will run every 15 minutes on Friday and Saturday nights, and every 30 minutes during the rest of the week.  It will run between Ruislip Station and Trafalgar Square's 'Stop S' It now appears on TfL's…

Hillingdon Council has published its draft budget for 2026/27, which includes significant increases to parking charges across the borough, alongside changes to resident discounts and how parking is paid for. In the first of a series of articles on the draft budget, we look at the changes proposed for parking in Ruislip and across the borough. A public consultation on the budget is now open…

After ten years of delays and repeated assurances that proposals were “imminent”, a planning application has now been published for the former Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) site and the adjoining St Martin’s Approach car park. The scheme effectively swaps the use of the two areas. A terrace of six new family houses is proposed on part of the existing St Martin’s Approach public car park, continuing the established building line of the road.

Hillingdon Council's December Cabinet meeting should unveil the draft 2026/27 Budget ahead of its public consultation opening.  As with all public meetings held at the Civic Centre, the papers making up the Agenda bundle should be published a week before the meeting. The 2026/27 Budget was not part of the papers when they were published on the afternoon of Monday 15th December, instead they were marked "to follow".