Former Regal Cinema 233 High Street Uxbridge UB8 1LD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Development of a hotel (Use Class C1) and refurbishment and alteration of the west of the listed building most recently used as a gymnasium to provide back of house areas for the functioning of the proposed hotel and banqueting venue (Part retrospective)(Application for Listed Building Consent) (associated with planning application ref: 3638/APP/2026/1538). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Oct 2026, from Hillingdon's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

2 Article 4 directions
Changes of use from commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses · Residential extensions. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Hillingdon AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Uxbridge
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Regal cinema, Grade II*, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 39 m away: Old Uxbridge / Windsor Street; Heritage at risk about 39 m away: Old Uxbridge/ Windsor Street, Uxbridge; Inside the Hillingdon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Hillingdon
Postcode
UB8 1LD
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
UXBRIDGE 2022
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 62, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Hillingdon are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 626 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hillingdon in the last twelve months, from validation. Hillingdon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Hillingdon
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#219 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hillingdon ranks #194 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hillingdon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #208 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #191 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #194 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #190 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
65%
Change of use approved
17 decided
1,680
Total decisions
255 refused in the year to March 2026