Land West Of, Lent Rise Road, Burnham, Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

SMI/2026/19 - SMI Application Registered application

Proposal

Hybrid application comprising of: Full application for the change of use of land to outdoor recreational use to function as Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANGs) together with a new access from Hitcham Lane, car park, footpaths, fencing, landscaping and ancillary works and; Outline application for the demolition of existing buildings/structures and removal of hardstanding; construction of up to 800 Class C3 dwellings; construction of buildings to accommodate up to 1,900sqm of Class E and/or Class F2 floorspace; land reserved for a potential primary school; principal accesses to be provided from Lent Rise Road and Bingham Road; and associated footway/cycleway connections and green infrastructure including open space, play areas, surface water attenuation, community garden, landscaping, retained woodland and ancillary works (matters to be considered at this stage: access). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1486 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway; Tree preservation order about 14 m away: South Bucks District Council Tree preservation Order No.18, 2007. Dated 26/6/07. Confirmed 4/9/07.; Green belt about 15 m away: London; Inside the Slough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
SMI Application
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 71, past Slough's usual 55 days for changes of use. 84% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 29 Oct 2026.

Day 7120 days to the 91-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
50decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Slough in the last twelve months, from validation. Slough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Slough
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#260 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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