Land West Of Ridgeway Distribution Centre, The Ridgeway, Iver, Buckinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

SMI/2026/20 - SMI Application Registered application

Proposal

Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for a new Data Centre Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1774 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway; Inside the Iver built-up area; Green belt 72 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 76% of commercial premises in Slough are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Slough in the last twelve months, from validation. Slough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
3 Aug 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