This week’s crop of new applications are in postcodes UB10 8… then AF, HT and TQ. The Master Brewer site comes under Hillingdon UB10 9PQ. And we have an appeal at UB10 8AW. Map link.
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Swakeleys House is open this weekend
Ickenham’s wonderful Jacobean mansion is open to the public this coming weekend (16-17 September). Access is via Milton Road between 10am and 5pm each day.
Update: The house is only open on Saturday – the grounds both days. Apologies.
Hillingdon and HS2: Updates
If you ever need the Council’s public low-down on HS2 please go to:
http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/23081/High-speed-rail-updates
PS (next day) If you f0llowed the above link, you’d know that the HS2/LBH Agreement was signed off on 17th August and has now been published on line.
If you didn’t follow the link, it is 79 pages in length and to summarise:
- It is now a legal agreement that both parties are obliged to implement to the best of their abilities.
- Everything we expected is included and in the circumstances, it is as good as we could have expected.
- There is a lot that is caveated by being subject to “reasonable endeavours” and that the real impacts will depend on HS2’s commitment (and the Contractors) to doing things properly rather than just cheaply or through expedience.
- There will be a lot of onus on the residents and the Council to hold HS2 to account and push them for the best implementations in the interest of the community.
- There are risks associated with the agreement on HOAC, but the Council appears to have that under control.
We have approached Nick Hurd and he has given us his whole hearted support in our need to improve the unsatisfactory situation with the HS2 Community Engagement Team (CET). He has obtained a commitment from HS2 to improve many aspects of the CET’s performance and we await the outcome of those actions.
We will keep you up to date with developments via the Ickenham Residents’ Association web site, but there is no scope for change to the Agreement now it has been signed off.
Planning updates 05-09-2017
This week’s crop of new applications are in postcodes UB10 8… then AL, EY and QZ. Also an appeal in FF (this isnorth of the junction of High Road and Aylsham Drive – Google doesn’t recognise the post code and has placed it in Hillingdon). Map link.
Planning updates 29-08-2017
This week’s crop of new applications are in postcodes UB10 8… then AF, BG, JD, LP and QZ. Three appeals this week – one in AQ and two in LW. Map link.
Anonymous letters: please don’t
We occasionally get anonymous letters sent to us. If you want us to take you seriously, please provide your details – name and how we can contact you at the very least.
Thank you.
Planning updates 22-08-2016
This week’s crop of new applications are in postcodes UB10 8… then DT, GA, PF, QQ and SG. Map link.
Beware, the GA postcode doesn’t show correctly in the map. It is actually one of the new builds opposite the shops.
Planning updates 16-08-2017
This week’s crop of new applications are in postcodes UB10 8… then SG, EA, JF, EZ, HN and QE. Map link.
HS2 Gas Diversions Ickenham/Harefield
HS2 has provided details of the impact of gas diversions: HS2 Briefing Note – Gas diversions in the Harefield and Ickenham area (It’s a pdf containing tables.)
Air Quality and HS2
A note from HS2:
Please see Information Paper E31, which outlines the commitments HS2 has given to manage the potential impacts of the scheme on air quality. Air quality is being monitored along the line of route. This will include monitoring nitrogen dioxide around highways used by construction traffic and construction dust around areas of construction works. Both of these types of monitoring will be undertaken in the LB Hillingdon. We are currently in discussion with Hillingdon Council to agree locations.
Further details on HS2’s commitments to data sharing are given in section 4.3 of the Code of Construction Practice
Ickenham Residents' Association 