Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead decided more than 2,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 19% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 August 2026 · Approved
Vanwall Residences Vanwall Road Maidenhead SL6 4GH · 26/01488/PT20AA
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Windsor Yards King Edward Court Windsor · 22/02893/FULL
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27 July 2026 · Refused
Land To The South of Lower Mount Farm Long Lane Cookham Maidenhead · 25/03313/FULL
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Land Bordered By Woodlands Park Avenue And Woodlands Park Road Maidenhead · 26/00860/REM
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8 July 2026 · Approved
Land Bounded By Ascot Fire Station Station Hill And West of Hermitage Parade And South of High Street Ascot · 25/01050/FULL
Figures for Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
| Applications decided | more than 2,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 19%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 330 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 57plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • The effect of the proposal on highway safety…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and development plan policy; and • The effect of the proposal on the openness and the purposes of…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • whether the proposed development would conflict with local policies relating to the development of “Ascot Village”; • the effect…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.