®Planning appeal decision
39-41 High Street, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AU
Planning appeal 3342574 at 39-41 High Street, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AU (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 April 2025 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Ruislip Village Conservation Area.
without planning permission, alterations to front elevation of 39 - 41 High Street, Ruislip, including changes to shop front, installation of fully glazed entrance door, rendered walls and insertion of modern casement windows at ground floor
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- HA4 7AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Ruislip Village Conservation Area
What decided it
The shop front's failure to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Ruislip Village Conservation Area through its contemporary design, rendered walls, and absence of traditional elements such as a stall riser, combined with the absence of substantive public benefits that would outweigh the identified heritage harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy HE1Hillingdon Local Plan: Part One - Strategic Policies November 2012Policy DMHB1Policy DMHB4Policy DMHB11Policy DMHB12Policy DMHB13Hillingdon Local Plan: Part Two - Development Management Policies January 2020Policy HC1London Plan 2021
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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