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Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

Refused Windsor and Maidenhead 21/02260/CLASSO Class O Permitted Development

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from offices (Class B1(a)) to dwellinghouses (Class C3) to create x30 flats.

As published by the council, reference 21/02260/CLASSO

Application record

Reference
21/02260/CLASSO
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and Refused
Received
20 Jul 2021
Validated
27 Jul 2021
Decided
21 Sep 2021
Ward
Ascot & Sunninghill
Parish
Sunninghill And Ascot Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SL5 7HY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/02457/CLAMA Granted

    Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

    Prior approval for the change of use of the first and second floors from office (Class E) to residential (C3) for 32 no. units.

    Decided 13 Nov 2025 Prior approval
  • 24/02294/CLAMA Refused

    Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

    Prior approval for the change of use of the first and second floor from office building (Class E) to residential (Class C3) for 32no. dwellings.

    Decided 28 Nov 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2021

    Received by Windsor and Maidenhead

  2. 27 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

47 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Windsor and Maidenhead refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Second Floor Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

    23/01715/CLAMA Submitted 12 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Prior approval to change the use of the second floor from Class E offices to Class C3 dwellinghouses (14 units).

    Granted Prior approval 27 docs
    Major scheme

  • Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

    24/02294/CLAMA Submitted 20 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Prior approval for the change of use of the first and second floor from office building (Class E) to residential (Class C3) for 32no. dwellings.

    Refused Prior approval 28 docs
    Major scheme

  • Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

    25/02457/CLAMA Submitted 19 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Prior approval for the change of use of the first and second floors from office (Class E) to residential (C3) for 32 no. units.

    Granted Prior approval 28 docs
    Major scheme

  • Second Floor Berkshire House 39 - 51 High Street Ascot SL5 7HY

    23/02464/HABREG Submitted 5 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Approval under regulation 77 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 2017 for application 23/01715/CLAMA for Prior approval to change the use of the second floor from Class E offices to Class C3 dwellinghouses (14 units).

    Refused 8 docs
    Major scheme

  • Surrey House Course Road Ascot SL5 7HQ

    20/02309/FULL Submitted 4 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Change of use from storage (Class B8) to a flexible use including: storage (Class B8) and/or light industrial (Class E).

    Granted Full applications 32 docs

  • Surrey House Course Road Ascot SL5 7HQ

    20/01274/FULL Submitted 3 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Temporary change of use of from storage and distribution (Class B8) to a flexible use which includes provision for: storage and distribution (Class B8) and / or Storage of Cars associated with Online Car Sales (Sui Generis) for a period of five years.

    Withdrawn Full applications 55 docs

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