Slough plans progressing for hundreds of homes in the area

Near Windsor, developer Crest Nicholson has submitted details of which properties it plans to make disabled accessible for more than 100 homes in Water Oakley.

Meanwhile, Bellway Homes has submitted details for its project to build nearly 100 homes to replace the old headquarters of toy company Mattel.

Over in Slough, details for the project to build 212 homes on the site of the old Montem Leisure Centre have recently been approved.

You can view the applications featured by typing the reference in brackets into the respective council’s planning portal.

Accessible living details for new estate near Windsor (24/00083/CONDIT)

Plans for where the disabled accessible housing will be located for a project to build 135 homes in Water Oakley, near Windsor. Credit: Crest Nicholson

Crest Nicholson has submitted details of what homes will be disabled accessible for its project to build 135 homes on land opposite the Windsor Marina in the hamlet of Oakley.

An outline plan for the new estate was approved in November 2022 on the condition that a certain number of homes must be accessible.

Crest Nicholson has now identified 41 homes which will be accessible and adaptable, given the code M4(2) in building regulations rules.

It has also identified where seven wheelchair-accessible homes will be in the development, which has the M4(3) code.

Details for 91 flats project to replace Mattel headquarters  (RBWM app 23/02829/CONDIT)

A CGI of what the 91 apartments to replace the former Mattel HQ in Maidenhead could look like once built. Credit: RM_A

Bellway Homes has submitted details for its project to replace the old Mattel toys headquarters with 91 flats.

The project involves replacing the office Mattel building with two apartment blocks at the Vanwell Road commercial estate in the Boyn Hill area of Maidenhead.

Specifically, the details relate to the boundary of the site, with Bellway Homes clarifying that it plans to keep the existing chain link fence, boarded fence and landscape barrier, with additional landscaping improvements.

The project to replace the Mattel HQ was refused but allowed on appeal to the government’s planning inspectorate last June.

Details for 212 homes at former Montem site approved (Slough app P/07383/017 and P/07383/026)

A CGI of what the 212 home plan for the former Montem Leisure Centre site in Slough could look like once complete. Credit: Slough Urban Renewal / PRP

The project to build more than 200 homes on the former Montem Leisure Centre site in the Salt Hill area is progressing.

When the project was given approval last August, it was consented on the condition that rules controlling the development are complied with.

Submitted details relating to crime prevention, entry points and surface water management were approved by Slough Borough Council on January 9.

Two homes plan in Cippenham refused (Slough app P/20359/000)

The refused site plan for two two-bed homes in St Georges Crescent and Oldway Lane in Cippenham, Slough. Credit: Churchgate Development Group

A plan to build two homes in Cippenham has been refused.

The development would have involved the construction of one new building containing two two-bed semi-detached houses on a garden in St George’s Crescent, with access from Oldway Lane.

However, the plan has been rejected by Slough Borough Council, which judged the access from Oldway Lane to be unsuitable, and the scheme failed to fit into the character of neighbouring properties.