Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Planning application for the subdivision of existing two storey house into 2no 5 bedroom houses
Proposal details
- Reference
- P/01721/004
- Alternative references
- PP-14523976
- Ward
- Langley Marish
- Agent
- Smith
- UPRN
- 200001614807
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Decision & conditions
Signed Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The development hereby permitted shall be commenced within three years from the date of this permission. REASON To prevent the accumulation of planning permissions, and to enable the Council to review the suitability of the development in the light of altered circumstances and to comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
- The development hereby approved shall be implemented only in accordance with the following plans and drawings hereby approved by the Local Planning Authority: (a) Drawing No. 25/19/01, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 (b) Drawing No. 25/19/02, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 (c) Drawing No. 25/19/10, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 (d) Drawing No. 25/19/11, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 (e) Drawing No. 25/19/12, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 (f) Drawing No. 25/19/13, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 (g) Design and Access Statmeent, Dated 11/2025, Received 01/12/2025 REASON To ensure that the site is developed in accordance with the submitted application and to ensure that the proposed development does not prejudice the amenity of the area and to comply with the Policies in the Development Plan.
- All new external work shall be carried out in materials that match as closely as possible the colour, texture and design of the existing building at the date of this permission. REASON To ensure a satisfactory appearance of the development so as not to prejudice the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy EN1 of The Adopted Local Plan for Slough 2004.
- Notwithstanding the terms and provisions of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order), no additional windows shall be inserted in the side elevations of the dwellings hereby approved. REASON To protect the amenity and privacy of adjacent occupiers in accordance with Policy H15 of The Adopted Local Plan for Slough 2004.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order amending, revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the dwellings hereby permitted shall not be used for any use within Class C4 of The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) or such other legislation as may subsequently supersede it. REASON To ensure that the site is developed in accordance with the submitted application and to allow the LPA to fully assess the implications of a C4 use(s), including internal amenity, neighbouring amenity, family housing, density, parking etc. in accordance with Policies EN1 and H20 of The Adopted Local Plan for Slough 2004 and Core Policy 4 and 8 of the Core Strategy 2008.
- The scheme for parking and manoeuvring indicated on the submitted plans shall be laid out prior to the initial occupation of the development hereby permitted and that area shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose and shall be retained in perpetuity. REASON: To enable vehicles to draw off, park and turn clear of the highway to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the adjoining highway, in accordance with Core Policy 7 of the Core Strategy 2008.
- Prior to the first occupation of each unit, the car parking provision shall include 1 electric vehicle charge point per dwelling – and a total of 2 electric vehicle charging points. The residential electric vehicle charging points must have a ‘Type 2’ socket and be rated to at least 3.6kW 16amp to 7kW 30amp single phase and shall be maintained and retained for the lifetime of the development. REASON: To ensure vehicle parking is provided and encourage up-take of electric vehicle use, in accordance with Policy T2 of the Adopted Local Plan (2004), Policies 7 and 8 of the Core Strategy 2008, the guidance contained in the Council’s Developer’s Guide Part 3 (2008) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
- Prior to commencement of development, details of covered and lockable cycle parking stores with minimum dimensions of 2m in length x 2m in height and 1m in width for each dwelling shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Prior to occupation, the cycle parking shall be provided in accordance with these details and shall be retained at all times in the future for this purpose. REASON: To ensure that there is adequate cycle parking available at the site in accordance with Policy T8 of The Local Plan for Slough 2004, and to meet the objectives of the Slough Integrated Transport Strategy.
- Prior to commencement of development, details of covered and lockable bin stores for each dwelling shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Prior to occupation, the bin storage shall be provided in accordance with these details and shall be retained at all times in the future for this purpose. REASON: To ensure that adequate refuse storage is provided to serve the development in accordance with the 'refuse and recyling storage for new dwellings planning guidance November 2018'.
- A plan showing a comprehensive hard and soft landscaping management and maintenance scheme indicating trees and shrubs to be retained and/or removed and the type, density, position and planting heights of new trees and shrubs, together with the boundary treatment shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before the development hereby permitted is commenced. The approved scheme shall thereafter be implemented before the building(s) is occupied, or during the first available planting season after occupation of the building(s) and within a five year period following the implementation of the scheme, in the event of loss by death or other means, any such planting shall be replaced and maintained permanently thereafter. REASON In order to enhance and maintain the visual amenity of the completed development in accordance with policies EN1 and EN3 of the Local Plan 2004.
- It is the view of the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development does improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area for the reasons given in this notice and it is in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
- This notice (letter/acknowledgement etc.) DOES NOT convey any consent that you may require for Building Regulations. If you are unsure whether you need Building Regulations approval and before you start any work please contact Building Control Services independently on (01753) 875810 to check whether an application is required.
- The applicant will need to submit a separate dropped kerb application to Slough Borough Council. Details of the application process can be found at the following location on Slough Borough Council’s Website: https://www.slough.gov.uk/parking-roads-travel/dropped-kerb-crossings The applicant will need to apply to the Council’s Local Land Charges on 01753 875039 or email to 0350SN&N@slough.gov.uk for street naming and/or numbering of the unit/s. No water meters will be permitted within the public footway. The applicant will need to provide way leave to Thames Water Plc for installation of water meters within the site. The development must be so designed and constructed to ensure that surface water from the development does not drain onto the highway or into the highway drainage system. The applicant is advised that if it is intended to use soakaways as the method of dealing with the disposal of surface water then the permission of the Environment Agency will be necessary. The permission hereby granted shall not be construed as authority to obstruct the public highway by the erection of scaffolding, hoarding, skip or any other device or apparatus for which a licence must be sought from the Highway Authority.
- For the avoidance of doubt, any further extensions or outdoor heat pumps, air conditioning units, vent etc. that are not shown on the proposed plans will require planning permission.
- This application requires biodiversity net gain consideration
- This application is claiming an exemption from biodiversity net gain.
- Notwithstanding the terms and provisions of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order), Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A, B, or E, no extension to the house identified as 56b - on the proposed site plan hereby approved - hereby permitted or buildings or enclosures shall be erected constructed or placed on the site without the express permission of the Local Planning Authority. REASON The rear garden(s) are considered to be only just adequate for the amenity area appropriate for houses of the size proposed. It would be too small to accommodate future development(s) which would otherwise be deemed to be permitted by the provision of the above order in accordance with Policy H14 of The Adopted Local Plan for Slough 2004.
