Slough town centre could see 104 flats built under new plans

This is just one of the many applications submitted to local authorities in Slough, Windsor, and Maidenhead in the past seven days.

To view more details for each application, go to the respective council’s planning portal with the reference number attached.

Plans to build nearly 30 flats have been withdrawn at 50 Wellington Street, Slough (P/03596/071).

What the Verona 2 building could have looked like (Image: .)

Applicant CG Slough 2 Ltd own an apartment block next to a former office block called Verona 1, which holds some 130 flats, and wanted to build a second block called Verona 2 on top of the adjacent car park that was originally used for the office workers.

It proposed to build a part nine and part 10-storey building that holds 11 one-beds, 11 two-beds, and seven three-bedroom flats on a car park.

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The scheme was set to be refused by councillors sitting on the Slough planning committee after officers believed the design of the block represents a ‘cramped form and an overdevelopment’ of the site, which will ‘significantly harm’ the character and appearance of the area.

The developer withdrew the plan before it went to the committee without an explanation as to why.

Plans to erect 33 flats have been refused at 17 Marlow Road, Maidenhead (22/03342/PT20AA).

Thames House in Maidenhead (Image: Google Maps)

An applicant known as ‘Mr J Barker’ wanted to construct an additional two-storeys at InVentiv Health Thames House to erect 24 one-beds and nine two-bedroom apartments.

The application was made under prior approval, which effectively bypasses the planning process to speed up development if the council does not object.

Thames House was previously granted prior approval last year to be converted into 40 flats.

But following a 124-signed petition and a tsunami of objections from residents, planning officers refused the plans, believing the future flats would have inadequate natural light.

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Residents were a bit harsher than the planning officers, who called the flats “ugly” and an “overbearing behemoth” with ‘no interest’. They feared it could impact the character of the nearby The Crescent.

One objector wrote: “The scale of the proposed building is extremely overbearing and will have a negative impact on the existing residents in the immediate vicinity.

“Many of these properties will be overlooked and have a huge loss of privacy, it will negatively impact on their natural light, there will be an inevitable increase in the number of vehicles on what is already a very busy road and there is also a real possibility of increased accidents at the zebra crossing on Marlow Road.”

Plans to build eight-storey apartment block have been submitted at 46-56 High Street, Slough (P/20153/000).

A CGI of the eight-storey block (Image: .)

Connaught House (Slough) Ltd and Oxford House (Slough) Ltd have put forward a scheme to demolish the existing commercial and residential buildings to create 104 apartments with new ground-floor commercial space and public realm improvements along Burlington Road.

At ground floor level the proposal will provide 390sqm of commercial floorspace, which will be divided into four roughly equal-sized units.

The scheme could provide 33 one-beds, 69 two-beds, and two three-bedroom flats. No affordable housing is proposed but that could change subject to a viability review post-planning process.

The development proposes 117 cycle parking spaces and 20 car parking bays, eight of which are disabled bays.

All flats could have private balconies and a communal garden on the rooftop is also proposed.

The scheme will most likely go to the planning committee for Slough councillors to decide its fate later this year.