The Hillingdon Planning Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 14 January 2026, was set to discuss several planning applications, including proposals for new housing, hotel extensions, and alterations to commercial properties. The meeting's agenda focused on applications with potential impacts on local character, residential amenity, and highway safety.

Applications with a Petition

47 Sweetcroft Lane, Hillingdon

A proposal was scheduled for discussion regarding the demolition of an existing house and the erection of a new two-storey, six-bedroom house with a basement and a garage outbuilding. The report pack indicated a recommendation for approval for this application, which had a petition submitted against it.

Applications without a Petition

Ariel Hotel, 118 Bath Road, Heathrow Villages

The committee was to consider a proposal for the reconfiguration, alteration, and extension of the existing Ariel Hotel to provide additional hotel rooms. This included the erection of a new apart-hotel building on adjacent car park land. The report pack indicated a recommendation for approval, subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions.

82-84 High Street, Ruislip

A planning application was scheduled concerning the creation of five self-contained flats. This involved a change of use of the first floor from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3), the erection of a two-storey rear extension, and alterations to the existing building. The report pack recommended approval, subject to conditions.

Kingsend, Ruislip

The committee was to discuss a proposal for facade alterations to the Waitrose supermarket at 9 Kingsend, Ruislip, to install an On-Demand Grocery Hatch at ground floor level. This also included the allocation of a dedicated parking space for delivery vehicles. The report pack recommended approval, subject to conditions.

Standard Information for Members

The committee report pack also included standard information for members, covering statutory planning and human rights considerations, other relevant information for members, and details on the development plan, equality, human rights, conservation areas, listed buildings, five-year housing land supply, planning appeals, the use of planning conditions, planning obligations, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), and Environmental Impact Assessments. This information provided context and guidance for the committee's deliberations on the planning applications.