Category Archives: Issues

Recent notices from LBH

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This one has been posted on this week’s planning list from LBH
https://planning.hillingdon.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=62963/APP/2024/3371&from=planningSearch
comments to be in by 20th March 2025
(there is also the possibility of one at Hillingdon Circus)

And word of this one has already been doing the rounds:

We are proposing a change to our garden waste collection service to make it more sustainable.
The proposed change would see the introduction of a £70 charge for 2025/26 for the collection of a household’s garden waste. The charge would support the running costs of the service and ensure it’s paid for by those using it – rather than the cost being shared by all taxpayers, including those without gardens.
Our garden waste collection service would continue to offer residents:
• better value for money than neighbouring boroughs through a cheaper rate per collection
• weekly collections in spring, summer and autumn
• greater capacity of collected garden waste than other boroughs.
Residents without a subscription would still be able to take their garden waste to our civic amenity sites for free.
click on have your say to fill out the form
consultation link – closes 31st March
https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/garden-waste-consultation

HS2 tunnel demobilisation

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We’re writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.

Tunnelling from West Ruislip to Greenford will be completed by March 2025, and works are underway to remove tunnelling support structures inside and outside the tunnels. The demobilisation and removal works will be carried out for the following:


• The conveyor structure
• The launch chamber entrance
• Rail siding
• Gantry cranes and segment yard
• Conveyor bridges

Estimated Start Date

03/03/2025

Estimated End Date

31/07/2025 more details  https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FINAL-AWN-West-Ruislip-Portal-site-demob-works-update-Feb-2025.pdf

Latest HS2 updates

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New HS2 Community Event – Tue 25/02 between 4pm to 7.30pm at Ruislip Rugby Club

There will be a joint Drop-In Event held by both Main Contractors in Hillingdon, SCS and Align, to be held on Tuesday 25/02/25 at Ruislip Rugby Club:
Date: Tuesday 25/02/25
The Event will be open to the public between 4pm to 7.30pm
Venue: Ruislip Rugby Club, West End Road, Ruislip, HA4 6DR
This is a Drop-In style Event so residents can come at anytime that suits them. There is Car Parking at the venue.


New Harvil Road – Affinity Water Connection – Footway and Bellmouth Closure from Wed 26/02 until Sun 09/03  
There will be works to connect the Headhouse Fire Main Connection off Harvil Road to the Affinity Water Main which will mean a small section of the Footway and a Bellmouth access are closed between Wed 26/02 until Sun 09/03.
•    Traffic Management = Footway & Bellmouth Closure, Narrow Lane – carriageway width maintained at 6.9 metres
•    Works will be carried out during Core Working Hours but Traffic Management in place 24/7
•    No traffic impacts to users of Harvil Road with 2-way traffic flow maintained at all times

HS2 Q&A event Feb 25

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FROM HS2
We would like to invite you to a community drop in event. Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025 Time: 4pm to 7.30pm Venue: Ruislip Rugby Football Club, West End Rd, Ruislip HA4 6DR Our Engagement team and technical specialists will be available to update you and answer your questions on the following areas: Tunnelling demobilisation – upcoming activities as tunnelling works near completion Noise barrier construction from Copthall Tunnel to the West Ruislip Portal Upcoming works around Breakspear Road South site We will use drone footage of both SCS and Align sites to show how construction is progressing.   For further details please follow this link.  https://www.hs2.org.uk/events/hs2-scs-drop-in-ruislip-rugby-football-club/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=a5a48928-d26f-4902-849b-f3c814181266

Latest HS2 updates – including today

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Skip Lane Road Closure (junction with Harvil Road) – Sat 01/02 between 3pm to 4pm (1hour duration)
HS2/SCS have asked for a 1 hour Road Closure of Skip Lane on Saturday 01/02 between 3pm to 4pm to replace some damaged flexible bollards in the middle of the carriageway The Road Closure affects only traffic that would use Skip Lane so Harvil Road will not be impacted in any way. Night Time Road Closures of Harvil Road at New Chiltern Line Bridge – 6 Nights a Week from Midnight to 5am – Mon 17/02 to Mon 17/03  HS2/SCS previously undertook Night Time Road Closures of Harvil Road on 4 consecutive Saturday Nights from Sat 23/11/24 until Sat 14/12/24 to survey the Butt Welds underneath the new Chiltern Line Bridge over Harvil Road. Following these initial surveys of the Bridge the manufacturer has identified a further 170 surveys are required to be carried out on the Bridge, and due to the need for possession of the Railway underneath the Bridge in order to carry out the works, these works can only be done at Night time between the hours of Midnight and 5am (apart from Friday Nights during which no Railway possessions are allowed).  Due to quality assurance issues at the point of fabrication, the manufacturer is required to check the Welds which were completed at fabrication. Please note these are Butt Welds to the haunch brackets, and do not form part of the structural integrity of the Bridge so there is no concern with keeping the Bridge open outside of these times and carrying traffic across Harvil Road. To enable these Bridge surveys to be carried out as soon as is possible, HS2/SCS have agreed with LBH that they can close Harvil Road 6 Nights a Week between Midnight and 5am over a 4 Week Period from Mon 17/02 to Mon 17/03.

The Road will be Closed from Skip Lane junction to The Dogs Trust

Latest HS2 updates

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Breakspear Rd South – Road Closure under Railway Bridge for Culvert Replacement – Sat 05/04/25 to Sun 27/04/25 (3 Week Road Closure)
 
Following on from the Trial Holes under a 2 Week Road Closure from 29/07/24 to 11/08/24 HS2/SCS have finalised their design for the new Culvert to be installed near to the Chiltern Line Bridge on Breakspear Road South.
 
There will need to be a final Road Closure of 3 Weeks in duration to install the new Culvert and following talks between LBH and HS2/SCS it has been agreed that these works will now take place at Easter 2025. With a Road Closure of this length of time whenever it is programmed in will result in traffic disruption on local roads but LBH will work with HS2/SCS to minimise this as much as is possible.
 
Schedule of works:
 
•    Sat 05/04/25 to Sun 27/04/25 = 3 Week Road Closure (which would be the 2 weeks of the School Holidays plus 1 week afterwards)
 
•    LBH School Easter Holidays = start Fri 04/04/25 – back to School on Tue 22/04/25
 
•    Good Friday = 18/04/25 / Easter Sunday = 20/04/25 / Easter Monday = 21/04/25
 
With the School Holidays taking place from 04/04/25 to 22/04/25 the only works taking place outside of the School Holiday period would be the final week from Tue 22/04/25 to Sun 27/04/25 (4 normal School days plus Saturday & Sunday).


Free parking in December

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If you live in the borough, you can use your HillingdonFirst card to enjoy free parking during December.

Free parking offer

Use your HillingdonFirst card to enjoy free parking in council-owned car parks and on-street parking bays on the following dates:

  • Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December
  • Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December

Please note: This offer does not include leisure centre car parks and Ruislip Lido car parks.

PayByPhone users

Those using PayByPhone must register their HillingdonFirst card on the app to enjoy this offer.

Ticket machine users

Residents who prefer to use payment machines, must have their HillingdonFirst card with them and follow the instructions below (and on the machines) when getting a ticket to ensure no charge is applied. 

  1. Press the yellow button.
  2. Press and hold your HillingdonFirst card on the contactless symbol for up to 4 seconds (until authorised).
  3. Press the green button to receive your free parking ticket.

Display your ticket on your windscreen.