Policy information sourced from the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2
DME 1: Employment Uses on Designated Employment Sites
The Council will support employment proposals in Strategic Industrial Locations (SILs) - Preferred Industrial Locations (PIL) or Industrial Business Parks (IBP) - in accordance with relevant policies in the London Plan.
The Council will support industrial and warehousing uses (Use Classes B1 (c), B2 and B8) and Sui Generis uses that are appropriate in an industrial area within Locally Significant Industrial Sites (LSIS).
The Council will support light industrial, office and research & development activities (B1 (a) (b) (c) Use Classes) within Locally Significant Employment Locations (LSELs).
Proposals for other uses will be acceptable in SILs, LSELs and on LSIS only where:
- There is no realistic prospect of the land being developed in accordance with criterion A, B or C; or
- Sites have been vacant and consistently marketed for a period of 2 years; and
- The proposed alternative use does not conflict with the policies and objectives of this Plan.
Development adjacent to SILs, LSIS and LSELs must be located and/or designed so as to not to compromise the integrity or operation of these employment areas.
Proposals for small scale ancillary development which supports occupiers and the workforce on designated employment sites, such as ‘walk to’ services including workplace crèches, cafes and small scale food outlets, will be supported.
For more information please see the Local Plan: Part 2