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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
Construction of a proposed first Floor side and rear extension to existing dwelling.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P/20757/003
- Alternative references
- PP-14782095
- Ward
- Cippenham Green
- Agent
- Martyn Hughes
- UPRN
- 100080323763
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Approved ElevationsSubmitted Plans and Details | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Approved Floor PlansSubmitted Plans and Details | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Elevations - ProposedSuperseded Plans | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Elevations - ExistingSuperseded Plans | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed First Floor PlanSuperseded Plans | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing Floor PlansSuperseded Plans | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Block planSuperseded Plans | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Location planSuperseded Plans | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| _redacted Design and Access StatementStatement/Proof | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| Location PlanSubmitted Plans and Details | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Block PlanSubmitted Plans and Details | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing Floor PlansSubmitted Plans and Details | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed First Floor PlanSubmitted Plans and Details | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Elevations - ExistingSubmitted Plans and Details | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Elevations - ProposedSubmitted Plans and Details | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Signed_Decision_Notice.pdfDecisions | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| Signed_Report.pdfDecisions | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceConsultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Signed_Decision_Notice.pdf Signed_Report.pdfPlanning conditions
- The application site is occupied by unlawful development including the erection of a breeze block boundary wall, breeze block walls demarcating a single storey extension which has not been previously consented to, and the erection of an outbuilding which is not incidental to the host dwelling. Although the unlawful outbuilding has not been shown on the submitted drawings, it existence results in substandard amenity space being retained to serve the original dwellinghouse. Officers sought to work with the applicant and their agent and requested that this unlawful development be regularised, however the applicant has refused to do so. As such, the drawings do not accurately reflect the site's layout or lawful use as a single dwellinghouse. There is no certainty over what is actually being proposed in this instance, given the unlawful development that occupies the site and the inaccurate drawings submitted, and the LPA cannot therefore be satisfied that the proposals would comply with the Development Plan including Saved Policies EN1, EN2, H14 and H15 of the Slough Local Plan (2004) and Core Policy 8 of the Core Strategy (2008).
- The proposed extensions, by virtue of their positioning, width, depth, height, massing and bulk, would breach an established building line in Lincoln Way and Washington Drive and would therefore result in undue prominence and incongruity when viewed from these highways and from neighbouring land. The proposals in their totality and when taken with existing unlawful development on site, would fail to appear visually subordinate to the host dwelling and fail to respect its design, form and character. The proposals are therefore contrary to Saved Policies EN1, EN2 and H15 of the Slough Local Plan (2004), Core Policy 8 of the Core Strategy (2008), and contrary to DP1, DP2, DP3, EX12, EX13, EX26, EX27, EX28, EX31 and EX48 of the Residential Extensions Guidelines SPD (2010).
- It is the view of the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development does not improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area for the reasons given in this notice and it is not in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
- Drawings considered: - BJ/2025/004/01, dated 20/01/2025, received on 07/04/2026 - BJ/2025/004/03, dated 20/03/2025, received on 07/04/2026 - 27FA1 Rev B, dated 04/26, received on 07/04/2026 - 27FA2 Rev B, undated, received on 07/04/2026 - 27FA3 Rev B, undated, received on 07/04/2026 - 27FA4 Rev B, undated, received on 07/04/2026 - 27FA5 Rev A, dated 03/26, received on 07/04/2026 - 27FA6 Rev A, dated 03/26, received on 07/04/2026
- Planning permission cannot be granted for this proposal as the plans are inconsistent and therefore it is not possible to verify whether the development would comply with the policies in the development plan.
- The proposed first-floor rear extension, by virtue of its positioning, height, depth, width, massing and bulk would adversely affect outlook from No.25 Lincoln Way’s nearest window in their rear elevation and would result in loss of sunlight, reducing their amenity to levels below that which they could reasonably expect to enjoy. As such, the proposals are contrary to DP6, DP7, EX26 and EX27 of the Residential Extensions Guidelines SPD (2010), Saved Policies EN1, EN2 and H15 of the Slough Local Plan (2004) and contrary to Core Policy 8 of the Core Strategy (2008).
