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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578 approved · 147 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Registered applicationP/00429/010
Change of use from Storage (Class B8) to a flexible use comprising Classes E(g)(i) Offices, E(g)(ii) Research and development of products or processes, E(g)(iii) Industrial processes, B2 General industrial and B8 Storage or distribution.
The Ten Building, 10, Wellcroft Road, Slough, SL1 4AQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Registered applicationP/20939/000
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with dormer extension to the rear and 2no. rooflights.
23, Copse Close, Slough, SL1 5DT
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Registered applicationP/00699/023
Demolition of existing structures and erection of a 14 storey building to accommodate ground floor commercial space and 90 residential units. Relocation of existing EV Charging Station and associated works, delivery or landscaping and other associated ancillary works.
Land located on the corner of Albert Street and Windsor Road (EV Charging Site), and the Urban Building
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Registered applicationP/00437/096
Environmental Scoping Opinion request for the proposed development at Langley Business Park, Langley
Former Langley Business Centre, Station Road, Langley, Berkshire
Received 14 May 2026 - Registered applicationP/21031/000
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey side extension to existing dwelling.
1, St. Georges Crescent, Slough, SL1 5PL
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Registered applicationP/03007/004
Planning application for the proposed change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to residential care home (Use Class C2)
143, High Street, Langley, Slough, SL3 8LP
Received 19 May 2026 - Registered applicationSMI/2025/22
Request for a Scoping Opinion in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017 in relation to a residential, with accompanying infrastructure, development
Land West Of,, Lent Rise Road, Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Registered applicationP/21162/000
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey front extension, single storey rear extension to existing dwelling, loft conversion to create habitable accommodation with rear dormer extension, 2no. rooflights to front elevation and internal alterations.
136, Trelawney Avenue, Slough, SL3 8RU
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationP/20887/000
Erection of a single-storey detached ancillary outbuilding within the residential curtilage of the dwellinghouse, providing incidental accommodation for domestic purposes in association with the use of the host dwellinghouse.
98, Waterbeach Road, Slough, SL1 3JY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Registered applicationP/20510/001
Planning application for the change of use from 3no bed dwelling (C3 Use Class) to a children's home (C2 Use Class)
44 Mead Avenue, Slough, SL3 8HT
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Registered applicationP/19642/007
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning application P/19642/000 dated 22/05/2024 (To amend the approved plans and elevations, to reflect a relocated access to the semi-basement car park and changes to the internal layout.)
Grace House, Petersfield Avenue, Slough, SL2 5EA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Registered applicationP/20625/002
Construction of two storey rear extension, single storey front extension, garage conversion & hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
16, Grasmere Avenue, Slough, SL2 5JG
Received 2 Dec 2025 - This application was decided on 03 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>)Y/21074/000
The erection of two single storey rear extensions, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, with a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 2.95m
43, Crofthill Road, Slough, SL2 1HG
Received 21 May 2026 - Registered applicationP/09222/003
Construction of a two storey rear and front and single storey side extension following the demolition of existing garage
60, Upton Court Road, Slough, SL3 7LZ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationP/17121/001
Construction of a single storey front, side and rear extension and two storey side and rear extension
39, Market Lane, Slough, SL3 8BH
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Registered applicationP/00094/125
Section 96A Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Non material amendment to planning application P/00094/092 dated 08/08/2024 (to vary Condition 5 (Parameter Plans) namely for the slight amendment related to height and the extent of the footprint of Block C in phase 2)
The Horlicks Factory, Stoke Poges Lane, Slough, SL1 3NW
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered applicationP/19953/004
Full planning permission for new emergency access route via Hollow Hill Lane, landscaping, boundary treatment and access gates forming part of the cross-boundary application (ref: PL/25/4316/FA) with Buckinghamshire Council for - Demolition of the existing building and structures on site, and all other associated site clearance works. Construction of two data centre buildings (Class B8) with ancillary offices, associated plant, equipment and emergency backup generators, ancillary buildings and substation. The development also comprises internal circulation areas, emergency access route onto Hollow Hill Lane, car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works and ancillary site infrastructure.
Land at Thorney Business Park, Thorney Lane, Iver, SL0 9HF
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Registered applicationP/04611/011
Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM and associated signage
Barclays Bank, Clayton Parade, 4, High Street, Langley, Slough, SL3 8HE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Registered applicationP/05550/003
Construction of a garage conversion and single storey side and rear extension.
243, Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AX
Received 22 Jul 2026 - This application was decided on 20 Jul 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/21091/000
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, with a maximum height of 3.00m, and an eaves height of 3.00m
66, Cumberland Avenue, Slough, SL2 1AN
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Registered applicationP/00601/022
Demolition of an existing temporary modular classroom, construction of a new single storey teaching block, installation of a Multi-Use Games Area with artificial pitch, fencing and lighting. Associated external works.
Our Lady Of Peace Catholic Primary And Nursery School, Derwent Drive, Slough, SL1 6HW
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationSMI/2026/18
Redevelopment and expansion of the existing film and television studio incorporating demolition; restoration of Down Place House; retention of existing sound stages on a permanent basis and associated works; relocation of existing ancillary office and production facilities; construction of 6no. new sound stages, workshops, multi-storey car park (including security, café and cycle parking), and associated office and production facilities; backlot; landscaping; and new vehicular access and egress off Windsor Road.
Bray Studios, Down Place Water, Oakley, Windsor, SL4 5UG
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Registered applicationP/00831/015
Change of use of part of the existing building from a tyre and exhaust centre (Use Class B2) to a convenience store and greengrocer’s (Use Class E), with part of the building remaining in Class B2 use; erection of a single-storey glazed front extension to provide an enclosed fruit and vegetable display area; and operating hours of 0700 to 2300 Mondays to Sundays.
Ats Euromaster Ltd, 1A, Furnival Avenue, Slough, SL2 1DH
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered applicationY/21095/000
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, with a maximum height of 2.55m, and an eaves height of 2.55m
288, Long Furlong Drive, Slough, SL2 2PR
Received 17 Jun 2026
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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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