Plot 6 Link Park, Thorney Mill Road, Iver, Buckinghamshire, UB7 7EZ Data via plota.co.uk

SMI/2026/24 - SMI Application Registered application

Proposal

Waste management facility, including a part change of use from open storage, for the storage, treatment and recycling of metals, including End-of-Life Vehicles, with associated new surfacing and drainage infrastructure, de-pollution building, site office, welfare facilities, car parking, boundary wall, retained fencing and weighbridge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Slough's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Air quality management area: South Bucks District Council AQMA No 2
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 663 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is 663 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, 14 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 30 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 80 year flood).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
SMI Application
Postcode
UB7 7EZ
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Slough usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 497 days to the 56-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
10 Sept 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