Planning application
Land At Manor Farm, Poyle Road, Slough
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and erection of three Data Centres (Use Class B8) with ancillary substation, offices, associated plant, emergency backup generators and associated fuel storage, landscaping, sustainable drainage systems, car and cycle parking, and new and amended vehicular and emergency access from Poyle Road, site re-levelling, community building, river diversion and other associated works.
As published by the council, reference SMI/2026/31
Application record
- Reference
- SMI/2026/31
- Type
- SMI Application
- Status
- Registered application
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2026
Received by Slough
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Slough took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Slough for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Slough's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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