The short answer
M&S is reported to have received approval for a new superstore at Victoria Retail Park in South Ruislip, on the site occupied by The Range. Local reporting says Hillingdon Council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of the plans.
That reported approval should not be confused with confirmation that the store is already open or that an opening date has been announced. The available evidence is secondary reporting rather than the underlying council planning record.
What the proposed store would include
The reported plans describe a store with:
- Around 4,131 square metres of sales space.
- A food hall of approximately 1,686 square metres.
- Parking and cycle-space changes at the retail park.
- Reported opening hours extending from early morning into the evening.
- The potential for 123 new jobs, according to details attributed to M&S.
A separate report gives an approximate sales area of 61,000 square feet, as well as a food hall, parking and around 120 jobs. However, that report identifies the location as a former Homebase site rather than the former The Range site. Because of that material site mismatch, its figures should be treated as supplementary rather than as definitive confirmation of the South Ruislip proposal.
Changes to the retail-park site
The local report says the proposal includes alterations to the building façade, together with changes to parking and cycle provision. It also records both public support and objections during the planning process.
Reported concerns included the effect on employment and the consequences for existing retail provision. The evidence does not establish the precise number of jobs that may be lost at The Range, so that should not be presented as a confirmed figure.
What remains uncertain
The available reports support the core conclusion that an M&S superstore was approved in place of The Range at Victoria Retail Park. They do not, by themselves, establish:
- A confirmed opening date.
- That construction or fit-out has been completed.
- The store’s current trading status.
- The final details of every planning condition.
For the most authoritative confirmation of the decision and any later changes, the relevant Hillingdon Council planning record would be the appropriate source to check. The reports also differ over how the previous occupier or site is described, so the former The Range identification should be kept tied to the local report that directly addresses that location.
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