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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Hillingdon planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Hillingdon. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Hillingdon website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates42,517Searchable applications
512Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 39,932 approved or refused records
9,361Refused applications
30,571 approved · 9,361 refused · 1,391 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Oct 2007 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application process and feesArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas39 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas149 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Refusal (Appealed)22994/ADV/2017/118
Installation of advertisement board
116 PINNER ROAD NORTHWOOD
Received 3 Nov 2017 - Refusal40560/APP/2024/2503
Erection of mansard roof
827 UXBRIDGE ROAD HAYES
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Prior Approval N/Req77217/APP/2022/1262
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4 metres for which the maximum height would be 3 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3 metres
15 FIR TREE AVENUE WEST DRAYTON UB7 9ET
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Withdrawn (P)73901/APP/2018/2212
Proposed two storey building to be used as Class A3/A5 with alterations to parking and landscaping.
LAND AT VICTORIA RETAIL PARK VICTORIA ROAD RUISLIP HA4 0EL
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Approval79598/APP/2025/1983
Conversion of roof space to habitable use including installation of roof lights, and the erection of an outbuilding to rear garden.
121 VARCOE GARDENS HAYES UB3 2FJ
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Refusal79037/APP/2026/1145
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 79037/APP/2024/2474, dated 11-11-24 (Erection of a single storey extension to the rear/side and new front boundary wall.) to relocate the front door and air conditioning unit, and addition of a retractable bollard in the driveway entrance
22 MILTON ROAD ICKENHAM UB10 8NH
Received 8 May 2026 - Approval43258/APP/2021/1510
Installation of rear dormer with Juliette balcony (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development)
137 ASH GROVE HAREFIELD
Received 16 Apr 2021 - Prior Approval N/Req9066/APP/2024/3171
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.40 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90 metres.
2 WESTACOTT HAYES
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Approval28053/APP/2025/1258
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development)
27 EDINBURGH DRIVE ICKENHAM
Received 3 May 2025 - Approval73918/APP/2019/2218
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Finished Floor Levels) of planning permission Ref: 73918/APP/2019/795 (Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2 x 2-bedroom and 2 x 3-bedroom dwellinghouses with associated hard and soft landscaping, car parking, refuse storage and amenity space and relocation of existing electricity substation)
LAND REAR OF 65-75 WORCESTER ROAD COWLEY UB8 3TH
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Approval1797/APP/2019/1155
Single storey side extension and single storey rear extension
2 THE CHASE ICKENHAM
Received 3 Apr 2019 - Refusal77012/ADV/2022/4
Installation of 1 x non-illuminated sponsorship sign.
GRASS VERGE OPPOSITE 131 SWAKELEYS ROAD ICKENHAM UB10 8DJ
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Approval48337/APP/2021/2249
Single storey rear extension
240 BALMORAL DRIVE HAYES
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Approval32959/APP/2021/3641
Erection of single storey outbuilding (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development)
58 WENTWORTH CRESCENT HAYES
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Approval7541/APP/2018/1856
Single storey rear extension and conversion of roofspace to habitable use, to include a rear dormer and 2 front rooflights, and conversion of roof from hip to gable end (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development)
4 BRADSHAWE WAYE HILLINGDON
Received 16 May 2018 - Withdrawn (P)72684/APP/2017/996
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.5 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.5 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5 metres
2 THE COPPICE YIEWSLEY UB7 8DP
Received 17 Mar 2017 - Approval32093/APP/2018/3941
Two storey, 5 bed detached dwelling with habitable roof space and habitable basement, with associated parking and amenity space involving demolition of existing dwelling
5 THE COVERT NORTHWOOD
Received 7 Nov 2018 - Approval64318/APP/2021/4114
Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer roof extension, 2 x front roof lights and conversion of roof from hip to gable end with new gable end window (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development).
34 COTTINGHAM CHASE RUISLIP MIDDLESEX HA4 0BZ
Received 5 Nov 2021 - Approval41524/APP/2019/981
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Tree Survey) and 6 (Method Statement) of Secretary of State's Appeal Decision ref: APP/R5510/W/18/3207537 dated 17/01/2019 (LBH ref: 41524/APP/2018/496 dated 01/06/2018) - Two storey, 6-bed, detached dwelling house with habitable roof space and single storey detached outbuilding to rear for use as a summer house/gym to include associated landscaping and parking, involving demolition of existing dwelling house
12 COPSE WOOD WAY NORTHWOOD
Received 21 Mar 2019 - Approval18888/APP/2019/3136
Single storey front/side extension and single storey rear extension
16 WOOD LANE RUISLIP
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Refusal32147/APP/2018/4049
Two storey rear extension, part two storey, part first floor front/side extension, and conversion of roof space to habitable use to include 4 x front and rear dormers, 2 x side rooflights and raising of ridge height
17 THE BROADWALK NORTHWOOD HA6 2XF
Received 16 Nov 2018 - Approval5457/APP/2019/4080
Part single storey, part two storey side/rear extension
9 RYEFIELD AVENUE HILLINGDON
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Approval62713/APP/2020/1147
Erection of a 3-bed, detached dwelling with ancillary accommodation at first floor level for live in carer
72 FERRERS AVENUE WEST DRAYTON MIDDX UB7 7AB
Received 6 Apr 2020 - Undecided19810/APP/2026/2254
Erection of single storey side / rear extension following the demolition of the existing conservatory (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development)
14 DAWLEY PARADE DAWLEY ROAD HAYES
Received 21 Sept 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Hillingdon, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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