A ‘prison’-like house extension and plans for new homes on a former builder’s yard are in this week’s roundup of planning applications and decisions at Slough Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
You can view each one by going to the council’s planning website and searching for the application number provided.
Slough: ‘concrete prison’ (P/20647/000)
A homeowner who built a house extension without planning permission has had their plans rejected by the council after complaints from neighbours.
Owners of the home on Long Furlong Drive applied for retrospective planning permission for the rear and side extensions in September this year.
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But a neighbour wrote to the council to object, arguing that the grey breezeblocks made their garden look like a ‘concrete prison’.
Council planning officers refused planning permission on November 11, saying there would be no changes to the design that would make it acceptable.
Slough: house extension (P/20247/002)
Plans for a two-storey rear and side extension to a house on Keel Drive in Chalvey have been refused by Slough Borough Council.
Planning officers say the extension – which would add new awnings and gables to the building – would ‘result in a contrived and poorly designed roof when particularly when viewed from the street’.
Slough: Pro Pizza (P/03707/010)
A new planning application for a pizza takeaway’s sign has been submitted to Slough Borough Council after the previous one was refused.
Pro Pizza on Chalvey Road East wants permission for illuminated signs and a retractable awning.
Council planning officers refused a previous application on the basis that the lighting would be a prominent feature out of scale with its surroundings. It also said the lighting would increase the risk of glare and distraction to drivers.
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Planning officers also reminded the applicant that the display of advertisements without advertisement consent is a criminal offence.
The new application was submitted on November 5 and is pending consideration by the council.
Slough: demolition (P/20670/000)
A three-storey office building on a trading estate is set to be demolished after work was given the go-ahead by Slough Borough Council.
Marchmont Investment Management wants to demolish Wraysbury House on Poyle Lane, in the Poyle industrial estate, along with a single storey warehouse.
Slough Borough Council planning officers signed off on the demolition plans on Friday, November 15.
RBWM: four homes (24/02224/FULL)
Plans to build four homes on a former builder’s yard have been refused by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Property developers Harlequin New Homes wanted to demolish an existing building on the site at St Mark’s Road in Maidenhead and build four two-storey homes. The site was previously owned by a Maidenhead builder, J&M Halfacre, from 1956 until January 2023.
But planning officers said one of the homes would not have enough bedroom and outdoor space for future occupants, and refused the application on Friday, November 15.
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