127-128 High Street Uxbridge

1. 1.The proposed development, by reason of the inadequate and inconsistent heritage information and drawings submitted in respect of the Grade II listed building (part of which falls within the application site) and its setting, fails to demonstrate that the proposal would conserve the significance of the listed building. The proposal is contrary to London Plan Policy HC1, Hillingdon Local Plan Part 1 Policies HE1 and BE1, and Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Policies DMHB1, DMHB2 and DMHB4.
2. 2.The proposed development, by reason of the absence of essential hotel ancillary and back-of-house facilities and the lack of information on how the accommodation would be managed and operated, fails to demonstrate that it would function as a genuine aparthotel/visitor accommodation use. As submitted, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the proposal achieves the required high standard of building and site design and would operate satisfactorily without harmful operational effects. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy DME5 and Policy DMHB11 of the Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) and London Plan Policy D3.
3. 3.The proposed development, by reason of the failure to demonstrate a safe, suitable and deliverable means of access and servicing for the proposed use, including deliveries/servicing, refuse collection and guest pick-up/drop-off arrangements, has not been shown to be capable of operating satisfactorily in practice. The development appears to rely on access over third-party private land where the landowner has objected and disputes any right of access, such that the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied the scheme is self-contained or deliverable. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies DMT1, DMT2, DMT5 and DMT6 (and Appendix C) of the Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020), Policy DMTC1, and Policy DME5.
4. 4.The proposed development would result in the loss of office floorspace within a preferred office growth location (Hotel and Office Growth Location: Uxbridge Town Centre). The proposal is not supported by the evidence required by Policy DME3 to justify such loss. In the absence of this information, the proposal represents an unjustified loss of office floorspace and is contrary to Policy DME3 of the Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 (2020) and the National Planning Policy Framework objective of supporting economic growth.

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Full

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

11 March 2026

Consultation expiry

29 April 2026

Neighbour consultation start

17 March 2026

Last date for comments

16 April 2026

Target decision date

6 May 2026

Agent address

Mr Stephen Harrison Drawing Office Associates Ltd 1 Edison Road Aylesbury HP19 8TE

Statutory period

56 days

Last advertised

8 April 2026

Advertisement expiry

29 April 2026

Site notice start

26 March 2026

Site notice end

19 April 2026

Documents

10