The Registration & Appeals Committee of Hillingdon Council met on Thursday 2 July 2026. The primary item scheduled for discussion was the proposed revocation of a marriage approval for Abshar Grand Suites.

Proposed Revocation of Marriage Approval for Abshar Grand Suites

The committee was scheduled to consider a Notice of Proposed Revocation of a Marriage Approval for Abshar Grand Suites, located at Hillingdon House, Wren Avenue, Uxbridge UB10 0FD. The report pack indicated that the grounds for this proposed revocation were based on a change in the use of the premises, which the council believed made them no longer suitable for the solemnisation of marriages or the registration of civil partnerships.

This proposed revocation stemmed from an Enforcement Notice served by the council's Planning Service on 19 July 2023, concerning the unauthorised use of the premises as a banqueting and events venue. This notice was followed by an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, which was dismissed on 17 October 2025. The Inspector's decision upheld the council's findings that the use of the premises resulted in unacceptable harm, including impacts on residential amenity, noise, disturbance, odour, and highway and parking issues. The Inspector concluded that the nature and intensity of the use were incompatible with its residential location.

The report pack detailed the legal framework surrounding the revocation of marriage approvals, referencing the Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005 and The Marriage Act 1949. It outlined the grounds for revocation, which include a change in the use or structure of the premises that renders them unsuitable for proceedings, having regard to requirements for a seemly and dignified venue.

Representations were received from Greater London Solicitors Ltd on behalf of Mr Said Waliullah Belal Tabibi, the Marriage Approval Holder. These grounds of resistance argued that there was no legal basis to revoke the approval under the 2005 Regulations, contending that the regulations specifically govern the proceedings of marriage solemnisation and civil partnership formation, and that planning impacts fall under a separate regime governed by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The solicitors argued that there had been no change in the use or structure of the premises that affected their suitability for the solemnisation of marriage itself, and that the planning breaches did not relate to the requirements of Schedule 1 of the Regulations.

The officer's recommendation, as detailed in the report pack, was That the revocation of the Marriage Approval in respect of Abshar Grand Suites, Hillingdon House, Wren Avenue, Uxbridge, be approved. The report also included extensive background information, including copies of the Enforcement Notice, the Planning Inspectorate's Appeal Decision, and the Notice of Proposed Revocation of Approval.

The meeting agenda also included standard items such as apologies for absence, approval of minutes from the previous meeting held on 14 May 2026, and declarations of interest.