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1127/APP/2026/1323 Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 14 October 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.

Proposal

Demolition of an existing single-storey building and its replacement with a temporary three-storey portakabin building for a period of 5 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Committee
14 Oct 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 154.

The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Hillingdon Planning Committee on 14 Oct 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary educational building would provide public benefits despite design concerns.
  • One letter raised construction noise and nuisance, while consultees sought contributions and conditions covering air quality, biodiversity, drainage and travel.
  • The committee approved the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee decision and approval requirements.

Source: Plota analysis of Hillingdon's committee minutes of 14 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hillingdon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project about 1385 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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 1NQ
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
UXBRIDGE 2022
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Agent
Will Clutton Iceni Projects Da Vinci House Saffron Hill EC1N 8FH

Decision outlook

Day 154, past the statutory target. 66% of commercial and major works in Hillingdon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 15498 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Hillingdon in the last twelve months, from validation. Hillingdon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Jun 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