Galleymead House, Poyle New Cottages, Old Bath Road, Slough, Colnbrook, SL3 0NU Data via plota.co.uk

P/10697/028 - Certificate Existing (Use/Development) Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a existing creation of a hardstand ancillary to the transport maintenance operation and offices use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Mar 2026
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Consultation
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026
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Appeal allowed
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 789 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is about 789 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway) (at pre-application, about 344 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 80 year flood); Inside the Poyle built-up area; Priority habitat about 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Slough
Application type
Certificate Existing (Use/Development)
Postcode
SL3 0NU
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Colnbrook-and-Poyle
Parish
Colnbrook-and-Poyle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 May 2026
Decision
Approved by Secretary of State
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 18 Aug 2026 · Hearing · Inspectorate case 3378510 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Here Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14753169
Site or press notice
10 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Slough
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#260 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Slough is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #263 out of 296. Slough is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Slough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #275 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #269 of 296
42%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #263 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #142 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
48 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
47 decided
617
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026