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Hillingdon.

Hillingdon is a London borough with an approval rate of 79% across 23,057 substantive planning decisions spanning 45 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London45 wards387 appeals
Wards shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
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What wins here — Hillingdon's policy playbook[3]

What Hillingdon actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Lawful
Conditions
Full / major
Data from publicly available Hillingdon planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
2,560
68%
Full / major planning
Active
1,643
86%
Full / major planning
Active
1,199
83%
Full / major planning
Active
1,101
92%
Full / major planning
Active
963
68%
Full / major planning
Active
794
91%
Full / major planning
to 2023-08
692
75%
Full / major planning
to 2024-04
667
79%
Full / major planning
Active
657
69%
Full / major planning
to 2023-10
644
68%
Full / major planning
to 2025-06
621
84%
Full / major planning
Active
612
91%
Full / major planning
Active
2,560
68%
Full / major planning
Active
1,643
86%
Full / major planning
Active
1,199
83%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
1,101
92%
Full / major planning
Active
963
68%
Full / major planning
Active
794
91%
Full / major planning
to 2023-08
692
75%
Full / major planning
to 2024-04
667
79%
Full / major planning
Active
657
69%
Full / major planning
to 2023-10
644
68%
Full / major planning
to 2025-06
621
84%
Full / major planning
Active
612
91%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Hillingdon officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Uxbridge
Labour
to 2024-07
19
subscribers
Ickenham & South Harefield
Conservative
to 2024-10
14
subscribers
Northwood
Conservative
Active
12
subscribers
Belmore
Labour
to 2023-12
12
subscribers
Northwood
Conservative
Active
7
subscribers
South Ruislip
Conservative
Active
5
subscribers
Colham & Cowley
Conservative
Active
5
subscribers
West Drayton
Labour
Active
4
subscribers
Uxbridge
Labour
to 2024-07
19
subscribers
Ickenham & South Harefield
Conservative
to 2024-10
14
subscribers
Northwood
Conservative
Active
12
subscribers
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Belmore
Labour
to 2023-12
12
subscribers
Northwood
Conservative
Active
7
subscribers
South Ruislip
Conservative
Active
5
subscribers
Colham & Cowley
Conservative
Active
5
subscribers
West Drayton
Labour
Active
4
subscribers

Councillors on Hillingdon's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
841
87%
13.3%
315
86%
14.4%
1,436
85%
15.1%
634
85%
15.1%
1,050
84%
15.7%
436
83%
17.0%
608
83%
17.2%
357
83%
17.4%
1,000
82%
17.7%
1,258
82%
18.2%
407
81%
18.7%
1,112
80%
19.8%
1,251
80%
19.9%
1,083
80%
20.0%
439
80%
20.4%
986
78%
21.5%
1,119
78%
21.6%
611
77%
22.9%
413
77%
23.4%
701
76%
23.9%
537
76%
23.9%
238
76%
24.1%
338
75%
24.7%
901
75%
24.8%
847
73%
26.9%
540
73%
27.0%
439
73%
27.2%
691
72%
27.7%
328
72%
28.2%
380
72%
28.3%
707
71%
28.8%
619
70%
29.9%
538
68%
31.5%
601
67%
32.9%
841
87%
13.3%
315
86%
14.4%
1,436
85%
15.1%
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634
85%
15.1%
1,050
84%
15.7%
436
83%
17.0%
608
83%
17.2%
357
83%
17.4%
1,000
82%
17.7%
1,258
82%
18.2%
407
81%
18.7%
1,112
80%
19.8%
1,251
80%
19.9%
1,083
80%
20.0%
439
80%
20.4%
986
78%
21.5%
1,119
78%
21.6%
611
77%
22.9%
413
77%
23.4%
701
76%
23.9%
537
76%
23.9%
238
76%
24.1%
338
75%
24.7%
901
75%
24.8%
847
73%
26.9%
540
73%
27.0%
439
73%
27.2%
691
72%
27.7%
328
72%
28.2%
380
72%
28.3%
707
71%
28.8%
619
70%
29.9%
538
68%
31.5%
601
67%
32.9%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. FALUCK RAMAN PATEL
436
91%
2. AsB Architecture Ltd
235
91%
3. V-DESIGN CAD SERVICES LTD
227
84%
4. Plans 4 U Ltd
219
85%
5. Art Consultants (UK) Ltd
216
84%
6. The Gillett Macleod Partnership
211
81%
7. James Rush Associates Ltd
193
88%
8. Design Endeavours
174
78%
1. FALUCK RAMAN PATEL
436
91%
2. AsB Architecture Ltd
235
91%
3. V-DESIGN CAD SERVICES LTD
227
84%
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4. Plans 4 U Ltd
219
85%
5. Art Consultants (UK) Ltd
216
84%
6. The Gillett Macleod Partnership
211
81%
7. James Rush Associates Ltd
193
88%
8. Design Endeavours
174
78%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughHillingdon
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals387
Appeals allowed111 (28.7%)
Conditions / approval7.11
Local plan

The adopted Hillingdon Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Hillingdon planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Hillingdon’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Hillingdon grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (1,099 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.