Slough orthodontist demolition, new school in plans approved

That’s because the Borough Council has approved a plan to demolish Total Orthodontics and build three homes in its place.

Elsewhere in the town, a plan has been approved to convert a Lodge that dates back to the 1700s into a school.

And in Windsor, a tattoo practitioner has been given the stamp of approval to operate in a vacated office.

You can view the applications by typing the reference number in brackets into the relevant council’s planning portal.

Replacement of orthodontists with homes approved (P/04949/012)

A CGI of the three new homes at 12 London Road, Slough. Credit: Office S&M

Development company JKA Property has won approval to replace Total Orthodontics at 12 London Road in Slough.

The project involves demolishing the building, which used to be a house, and constructing three three-bedroom homes contained within one building in its place.

Each house will come with a kitchen dining room, utility room and separate living room on the ground floor, two double beds and a bathroom on the first floor, and a double bed with ensuite on the second floor.

Conversion of listed office building into school and nursery approved (P/01105/018 and P/01105/019)

Cippenham Lodge, Cippenham Lane, Slough. Credit: Google Maps (Image: Google Maps)

Cippenham Lodge & Coach House in Cippenham Lane will be converted from market research studio offices into a primary school with a nursery.

The plan was submitted by the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, which has an aim of ‘generating a 21st century educational model that is true to the Qur’an’.

At full capacity the site will accommodate 135 pupils and 14 staff.

Approval for the conversion of Cippenham Lodge was granted after the foundation’s planning agents demonstrated how the conversion would be sympathetic to the building.

Cippenham Lodge is Grade II listed as dates back to the early to mid 18th century. According to information in a heritage assessment, it was purportedly built for the then Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, John Perryman.

Conversion of office into tattoo studio approved (Royal Borough plan 23/00216/FULL)

77 Victoria Street in Windsor then and now. Credit: Google Maps / Firstplan

The conversion of an office into a tattoo studio at 77 Victoria Street in Windsor has been approved.

Black Heron tattoo now occupies a building was previously used by Leete Estate Management, which moved to 119-120 High Street, Eton, leaving the premises vacant in July 2020.

It is unclear when the tattoo studio opened, but a planning application was submitted in January this year seeking retrospective approval for the conversion of the estate agents to a tattoo parlour.

The conversion was approved by head of planning Adrien Waite on April 4.

The studio is open 10am to 7pm Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 6pm on Saturdays, 11am to 6pm on Sundays and by appointment only on Mondays.

Replacement homes plan refused (Royal Borough plan 23/00152/FULL)

The refused plan to replace Wilbury Cottage in Ascot with two four or five bedroom homes. Credit: Ascot Design

A plan to knock down Wilbury Cottage in Beech Hill Road, Ascot and replace it with two connected homes has been refused.

The developers were hoping to build two four or five bedroom homes on the site, with one of them benefitting from a detached garage.

However, the plan was refused by Mr Waite, who stated that the homes would appear “unduly prominent” along Rise Road, and could lead to the loss of protected trees.