HERE is the latest roundup of the most interesting planning decisions within Windsor and Maidenhead.
This week’s edition comprises of the possibility of an old Victorian house being converted into flats as well as 14 new flats in Maidenhead town centre.
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14 new homes in Cookham, Maidenhead (20/00864/OUT)
The applicants have only submitted an outline application which means the layout, scale and appearance and landscaping is reserved for future consideration.
The developers want to build 14 new houses with parking spaces on a brownfield site on Station Court High Road, Cookham.
The buildings will be two storeys in terms of height, scale and massing and will have a mix of one and two bed flats, with the split being 11 x 2 bed and 3 x 1 bed.
A planning statement from the applicants read: “The efficient use of the site in terms of layout and siting, as well as the level of soft landscaping proposed would create an attractive and safe residential area which provides an enhancement to the existing site.”
A five-bedroom Victorian house to be altered to create five flats (20/00679/FULL)
This conversion will create three one person/bed flats, a one person/bed two storey unit and a three person/two bed flat.
The Victorian house is located on 37 Alma Road Windsor.
This application, in particular, is to replace a previous withdrawn application after officers were concerned about the flat sizes and the flood risk assessment.
The developers said that they have since addressed these issues by reducing the capacity from six flats to five and revising the plans to fit in with the flood risk assessment.
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A residential unit to be transformed into a beauty treatment shop on 15 Breadcroft Road, Maidenhead (20/00575/FULL)
Ms Paula Aldridge has been doing client work at this address with her daughter since 2016 and now wants to convert one her rooms into a beauty treatment room.
Only one client will be seen to at a time to reduce traffic and noise for neighbours and will only work on appointments only.
Ms Aldridge, who has 35 years experience in the beauty industry, said: “My daughter and I share the use of the room in which only one client at a time by one therapist can be treated, so again my daughter is only physically capable of either being in this treatment room OR downstairs in the salon so again no extra clients are present at any time.
“We are a family, consisting of myself and my two daughters, one only working now two days a week due to recently having a baby. This is my daughter who shares the treatment room. We run a friendly, professional business from my home which I own.”
A garage converted into accommodation on 28 Bourne Avenue Windsor (20/00354/FULL)
The council has given the applicant permission to develop and convert the garage into accommodation within three years from the grant date.
The site is a modern, detached 1970s two storey dwelling with integral garage and covered area in front.
Planning permission is sought to convert the existing integral garage into habitable accommodation. The conversion will involve blocking up the existing garage door with matching brickwork and the installation of a window. The covered area will remain in front of the converted garage.
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Outline permission granted for six storey building comprising of 14 apartments in Maidenhead centre (19/03606/OUT)
No development shall commence until details of the landscaping of the site is submitted and approved by the council to make sure it falls into the authorities planning rules and regulations.
The existing property is a formed of a two storey late-nineteenth century building with modern ground floor shopfront fronting the northern side of Maidenhead High Street.
The retail unit is currently occupied by Poundland with ancillary storage at first floor level.
The proposed flats will comprise of 6 x 1 bed/ 2 Person Apartments 8 x 2 bed/ 4 Person apartments with two flats being wheelchair accessible.
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