St Lukes Church St Lukes Road Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2QL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02518/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from church hall to 1 No. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with associated works to include, alterations to fenestration, 2 No. parking spaces, EV Charging point, bin and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Dec 2026, from Windsor and Maidenhead's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 24 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rosemary Cottage, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Old Windsor and Wraysbury built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 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 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
Postcode
SL4 2QL
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Ward
Old Windsor
Parish
Old Windsor Parish
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Will Collins

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Windsor and Maidenhead usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15279538
Planning Portal ref
PP-15279538
Comments by
24 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Windsor and Maidenhead
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#135 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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