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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.
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Slough Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Slough Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,244Searchable applications
349Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 725 approved or refused records
147Refused applications
578 approved · 147 refused · 48 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Apr 2025 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Planning - Council services contact detailsLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice for planning
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@slough.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas5 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- This application was decided on 05 Mar 2026, View the decision notice for this application at Planning Search (<a Href ="https://www.sbcplanning.co.uk/decsearch.php">sbcplanning.co.uk</a>)Y/20951/001
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, with a maximum height of 3.30m, and an eaves height of 3m
8, Greenfern Avenue, Slough, SL1 6AQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Registered applicationP/00262/022
Planning application for the proposed change of use from existing offices (Class E) to 8no. Self-contained residential flats (Class C3) including roof extensions with 4no. front facing dormers and 1no. rear facing dormer, plus internal alterations and changes to fenestration.
9-10, Shaftesbury Court, 18, Chalvey Park, Slough, SL1 2ER
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Registered applicationP/11969/004
Minor amendments to approved planning application P/11969/002 (garage door modification, rear door changes from bifold to sliding, window orientation and colour & additional roof light and rear window)(retrospective)
94, Hurworth Avenue, Slough, SL3 7FQ
Received 12 Nov 2025 - This application was decided on 12 Mar 2026, View the decision notice for this application at Planning Search (<a Href ="https://www.sbcplanning.co.uk/decsearch.php">sbcplanning.co.uk</a>)P/20198/001
Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 (Car Parking Provision) of planning permission P/20198/000 dated 08/12/2023.
38, Thorndike, Slough, SL2 1SR
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Registered applicationP/21170/000
Construction of a proposed detached outbuilding to the rear garden.
62, Bowyer Drive, Slough, SL1 5EG
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationP/21161/000
Construction of a single storey rear and side extension.
27, Market Lane, Slough, SL3 8BH
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationP/21089/000
Construction of a proposed part single storey, part two storey rear extension to existing dwelling.
54, Hillside, Slough, SL1 2RW
Received 9 Jun 2026 - This application was decided on 17 Apr 2026, View the decision notice for this application at Planning Search (<a Href ="https://www.sbcplanning.co.uk/decsearch.php">sbcplanning.co.uk</a>)TPO/2026/1
Group 2 - Common beech, Common ash, Lombardy poplar, Common aspen, Willow species, Mixed species - Prune to Clear structure/wires/buildings by 1m T1 - Common aspen - Crown Reduce in Height by Specified Amount & Shape - Reduce tree by 6m in length, ensuring that it no longer overhangs the footpath. T2 - Lime species - Prune to Clear structure/wires/buildings by 1m
Langley Park, Waterside Drive, Slough, SL3 6AD
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Registered applicationP/00072/177
Submission of details pursuant to condition 16 (Electromagnetic Fields Assessment) of planning permission P/00072/152 dated 30/07/2026
Land at the Former Akzonobel Decorative Paints, Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5DS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationP/20822/002
Retrospective application for the single storey outbuilding to the rear garden.
23, Myrtle Crescent, Slough, SL2 5BB
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Registered applicationP/14917/002
Retrospective application for a front porch
567, Bath Road, Slough, SL1 6AB
Received 17 Aug 2026 - This application was decided on 17 Aug 2026, View the decision notice for this application at Planning Search (<a Href ="https://www.sbcplanning.co.uk/decsearch.php">sbcplanning.co.uk</a>)SMI/2026/13
Sand and gravel extraction and processing including the construction of new site access, construction of screening and storage bunds, mineral processing plant and other associated infrastructure and progressive restoration using imported inert materials to agricultural uses, with enhanced biodiversity and habitat creation.
Trenches Farm, Trenches Lane, Wexham
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Registered applicationP/03611/002
Construction of a proposed part single storey front, side and rear extension and part two storey, side and rear extension, following demolition of existing garage and extensions.
75, Seacourt Road, Slough, SL3 8EP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Registered applicationP/10750/004
Non material amendment to planning application P/10750/003 dated 10/05/2024 (Changes to the window sizes, insertion of window and door to rear elevation and insertion of window to the first floor side elevation)
32, Kendrick Road, Slough, SL3 7PQ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Registered applicationP/17418/003
Construction of a single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing garage.
18, Barton Road, Slough, SL3 8DF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Registered applicationP/00185/003
Construction of a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
2, The Glen, Slough, SL3 7HP
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Registered applicationP/20757/004
Erection of a front porch, part single storey, part two storey side and rear extension, new dropped kerb, retention of existing outbuilding to be used as a gym and study, and retention of boundary wall (part retrospective)
27, Lincoln Way, Slough, SL1 5RF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered applicationP/20874/001
Creation of dropped kerb to existing vehicle access.
42, High Street, Colnbrook, Slough, SL3 0JZ
Received 6 May 2026 - Registered applicationP/19067/002
Installation of 2no portakabin units double stacked to provide classroom facilities for Special Educational Needs.
Arbour Park, Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AY
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Registered applicationP/07697/002
Retrospective application for the retention of existing outbuilding and removal of kitchen/cooking facilities.
102, Park Street, Slough, SL1 1PU
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationP/20943/001
Non material amendment to planning application P/20943/000 dated 19/01/2026 (Minor adjustment to the position of one approved front rooflight, lowering it slightly on the roof slope, and a small reduction in its size. No change to the number, elevation, or overall design of the approved rooflights)
183, Long Furlong Drive, Slough, SL2 2DN
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Registered applicationP/21122/000
Construction of a single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and demolition and rebuild of new porch.
27, Patricia Close, Slough, SL1 5HT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Registered applicationP/20536/011
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 9 (Remediation Validation) of planning permission P/20536/006 dated 10/12/2025
Land Off Blackthorne Crescent, Poyle, Slough, SL3 0QR
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Registered applicationP/16785/001
Retrospective application for a detached rear outbuilding with canopy
55, Pemberton Road, Slough, SL2 2JH
Received 5 Dec 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Slough Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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