Planning application
Ascot Racecourse High Street Ascot SL5 7JX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the proposed installation of solar equipment on non-domestic premises on the Grandstand.
As published by the council, reference 26/00517/CLAJ14
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00517/CLAJ14
- Type
- Class J14 - Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ascot & Sunninghill
- Parish
- Sunninghill And Ascot Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SL5 7JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02977/FULL Withdrawn
Ascot Racecourse High Street Ascot SL5 7JX
Replacement storage unit.
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25/02184/CLAJ14 Granted
Ascot Racecourse High Street Ascot SL5 7JX
Prior approval for the proposed installation of solar panels on the Grandstand.
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22/01920/ADV Granted
Ascot Racecourse High Street Ascot SL5 7JX
Consent to retain an LED display screen.
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21/00312/FULL Granted
Ascot Racecourse High Street Ascot SL5 7JX
Proposed groundworks to resurface and level site at Ascot Racecourse Stables
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Windsor and Maidenhead
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Windsor and Maidenhead granted permission on 20 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.
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