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26/00780/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed erection of two buildings providing 48no. apartments together with surface car parking, landscaping and provision of amenity space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Apr 2026
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Committee
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 167. The consultation period closed on 18 May 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Windsor and Maidenhead Maidenhead Development Management Committee on 21 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the benefits of housing, affordable homes and brownfield redevelopment were not outweighed by identified harms, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
  • No public letters or comments were received; consultees generally raised no objections, subject to conditions and infrastructure agreements.
  • The committee voted to grant permission with an additional internal air-conditioning condition and highways informative, subject to a Section 106 Agreement.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Windsor and Maidenhead's committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.

Documents 46

Statements & assessments 20

PDF Gla carbon emission reporting spreadsheet - 9th jul 2026.xlsx Supporting Information - Ecology · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability & energy statement 9th jul 2026 - final. Supporting Information - General · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability. Consultee - Comments · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Appropriate assessment Supporting Information - General · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Consultee - Comments · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecology comment Consultee - Comments · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement april 2026 Planning Statement · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement including affordable housing statement, and marketing detai Planning Statement · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement march 2026 v2 Planning Statement · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural report Supporting Information - Arboricultural report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Air quality assessment Supporting Information - General · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity net gain report Supporting Information - Ecology · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Eco2948c_bng_final Supporting Information - Ecology · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Design and Access Statement · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise impact assessment Supporting Information - General · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary ecological appraisal Supporting Information - Ecology · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability and energy statement Supporting Information - General · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport statement Supporting Information - Transport · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainge strategy compressed SUDS & drainage · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement march 2026 Planning Statement · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Maidenhead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Full
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Oldfield
Parish
Maidenhead Unparished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 167, past the statutory target. 90% of new homes in Windsor and Maidenhead are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 16776 days past the 91-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
53%approved
113decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Windsor and Maidenhead in the last twelve months, from validation. Windsor and Maidenhead decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14809845
Comments by
18 May 2026
Committee
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Windsor and Maidenhead
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#135 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Windsor and Maidenhead is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #82 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Windsor and Maidenhead is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 74% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 74% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Windsor and Maidenhead decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #293 of 296
74%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #294 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #82 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #47 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
25 decided
1,530
Total decisions
434 refused in the year to March 2026