Broadwater Lake, Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), is under threat again from Hillingdon Council's revised proposal for a watersports and activity centre on this hugely important refuge for wildlife.

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Submit objections and comments by Friday 9th January 2026 here >> Planning Application Hillingdon

The following is an excerpt from Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust's campaign to protect Broadwater Lake yet again:

In 2023, thousands of people stood up for Broadwater Lake - a nationally protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) - when it was threatened by a planning application to build a new Hillingdon Watersports Facility and Activity Centre (HWSFAC). 

That public pressure forced Hillingdon Council to rethink its plans. But despite a number of changes, the future of this nationally important wildlife site is still at risk. Your support is needed once again to help protect it. 

Hillingdon Council has now submitted a revised planning application. Elements of the proposed Watersports Facility and Activity Centre have been scaled back. However, the fundamental issue remains unchanged: this development is still proposed within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) - a place that exists first and foremost to protect wildlife.

That’s why we’re asking for your help, to protect Broadwater Lake, by submitting an objection to the revised planning application.

Image: Broadwater Lake © Tim Hill