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Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

Refused Windsor and Maidenhead 21/02413/CLASSO Class O Permitted Development

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

Proposal

Change of use from Class E (Existing Offices) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) for 88no. residential units.

As published by the council, reference 21/02413/CLASSO

Application record

Reference
21/02413/CLASSO
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and Refused
Received
2 Aug 2021
Validated
2 Aug 2021
Decided
4 Oct 2021
Ward
Riverside
Parish
Maidenhead Unparished
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SL6 8YA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • 21/00598/DEM Granted

    Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

    Prior notification for the demolition of the existing building.

    Decided 9 Apr 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20/03365/DEM Refused

    Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

    Prior notification for the demolition of the main office building (Use class B1(a)).

    Decided 11 Jan 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 19/03511/CLASSO Refused

    Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

    Change of use from offices (use class B1(a)) to 97 residential units (use class C3).

    Decided 4 Mar 2020 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Aug 2021

    Received by Windsor and Maidenhead

  2. 4 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

27 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

  • Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

    19/03511/CLASSO Submitted 16 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use from offices (use class B1(a)) to 97 residential units (use class C3).

    Refused Prior approval 38 docs
  • Site of Former Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead

    26/02271/FULL Submitted 16 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

    Change of Use to Open Storage (Use Class B8), with parking, landscaping, drainage and other associated works - which could include the installation of (temporary) portacabins

    Awaiting decision Full applications 67 docs
  • Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

    21/00598/DEM Submitted 1 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Prior notification for the demolition of the existing building.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 40 docs
  • Hitachi Europe Ltd Whitebrook Park 68 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8YA

    20/03365/DEM Submitted 14 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    Prior notification for the demolition of the main office building (Use class B1(a)).

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 22 docs
  • Loisach 85 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8JY

    24/02142/VAR Submitted 3 Sep 2024 100 yards away

    Variation (under Section 73) of Condition 2 (Materials) and Condition 9 (Approved Plans) to substitute those plans approved under 24/01061/FULL for Part two storey front extension, single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, 1no. rear dormer and alterations to fenestration pursuant to approval ref: 23/02595/FULL with amended plans.

    Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • Loisach 85 Lower Cookham Road Maidenhead SL6 8JY

    22/03019/FULL Submitted 11 Nov 2022 100 yards away

    Single storey first floor side extension, single storey ground floor rear extension, attached single storey side annex, alterations to fenestration, replacement roof tiles, 2 juliet balconies and a reconstructed porch.

    Refused Full applications Extension Roofing +1 17 docs
    Small domestic

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