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Hillingdon.

Hillingdon is a London borough with an approval rate of 79% across 23,057 substantive planning decisions spanning 42 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

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Hillingdon · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
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.

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%
953
86%
14.0%
315
86%
14.4%
799
85%
14.9%
634
85%
15.1%
1,050
84%
15.7%
822
84%
16.0%
699
83%
16.9%
436
83%
17.0%
608
83%
17.2%
750
83%
17.2%
357
83%
17.4%
1,000
82%
17.7%
641
82%
17.9%
407
81%
18.7%
697
81%
19.4%
396
78%
22.2%
413
77%
23.4%
537
76%
23.9%
238
76%
24.1%
513
76%
24.4%
384
75%
24.6%
338
75%
24.7%
439
73%
27.2%
691
72%
27.7%
307
72%
27.8%
380
72%
27.8%
328
72%
28.2%
380
72%
28.3%
494
71%
28.9%
338
67%
32.7%
601
67%
32.9%
279
66%
33.6%
841
87%
13.3%
953
86%
14.0%
Show all 42 rows
315
86%
14.4%
799
85%
14.9%
634
85%
15.1%
1,050
84%
15.7%
822
84%
16.0%
699
83%
16.9%
436
83%
17.0%
608
83%
17.2%
750
83%
17.2%
357
83%
17.4%
1,000
82%
17.7%
641
82%
17.9%
407
81%
18.7%
697
81%
19.4%
396
78%
22.2%
413
77%
23.4%
537
76%
23.9%
238
76%
24.1%
513
76%
24.4%
384
75%
24.6%
338
75%
24.7%
439
73%
27.2%
691
72%
27.7%
307
72%
27.8%
380
72%
27.8%
328
72%
28.2%
380
72%
28.3%
494
71%
28.9%
338
67%
32.7%
601
67%
32.9%
279
66%
33.6%

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.