REVISED outline plans to build a riverboat slipway and drydock in Staines make a return.
This is just one of the many applications submitted to the local authorities in Slough, Windsor, and Maidenhead in the past seven days.
To view more details for each application, go to the respective council’s planning portal with the reference number attached.
Revised outline application for a riverboat slipway and drydock submitted at land fronting North Bank of Thames and accessed between 66 And 68 Wraysbury Road, Staines (22/00897/OUT).
Last year, a developer had its plans refused by the Royal Borough to build a riverboat slipway and drydock, including a first-floor apartment for security, over its impact on the greenbelt and the site was ‘unacceptable’ for residential accommodation due to high chances of flooding.
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The proposal was needed in order to meet the demand for annual statutory inspections, particularly for larger commercial craft operating on the non-tidal Thames.
The new plans now remove the residential accommodation element and swap it for CCTV and security patrol to deter fly-tippers.
The developer maintained its stance that this site is located on a ‘small isolated derelict piece of land’ and does not make a ‘useful contribution’ to the greenbelt.
They said the very circumstances of their application outweigh this harm. They also said they will be carrying out enhancement and protection works.
In a statement, the developer stated: “The EA [Environment Agency] has accepted that this proposed development is indeed a compatible use and we hope that the council will acknowledge this when considering this resubmission and agree that the proposal presents an overwhelmingly beneficial use for this site.”
Consent granted to add a new flat to an Eton retail unit at 127 - 128 High Street, Eton, Windsor (21/02778/LBC).
A developer had their plans approved by officers to remove an existing rear extension at Intersport.
A new ground floor will be provided at the end of the plot to increase the area of the sports shop. This will also create a new two-bedroom apartment for four people.
This will also create two private balconies – one for the existing flat on the first floor and another on the second floor for the new apartment.
A new staircase will serve the new apartments and provide better access between the two.
Plans to add a bungalow to the rear of an existing property withdrawn at 16 Springfield Road, Colnbrook, Slough (P/02394/002).
An outline application that sought to build a bungalow for key workers behind the applicant’s father’s home has been withdrawn.
The detached two-bedroom home was to enable young key workers to find a cheap property that can afford on a low salary in order to live an independent life whilst doing the job they love.
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The applicant said: “The owner and the young client do not want to rely on benefits or become a waiting list statistic for an affordable home. It is not easy entering the shared ownership scheme and private renting a property is too expensive to sustain on a low salary.
“The opportunity to develop this scheme as described in this outline application gives these young key workers the chance to fulfil their potential, to become independent and to continue in careers they love, without the added pressures associated with becoming a homeowner.”
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