Help Shape the Future of Ascot – Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) has produced the draft Ascot Placemaking Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which is currently out for consultation – you can have your say on the contents of this document by responding to the consultation by 19 January 2025. It is your opportunity to influence what Ascot should be like in the future, for ourselves and generations to come.

Several years ago it was agreed that, in order to revitalise Ascot, changes would be made in the centre and these would be funded by housing development around the High Street. These changes were outlined in the Princes Foundation Report, the Neighbourhood Plan and the Borough Local Plan and include a high-level vision to rejuvenate Ascot as a vibrant place for the community, with an improved High Street and high-quality new development that protects the green and leafy character of the area.

Now as we move closer to realising the vision, the draft SPD has been prepared by RBWM with the aim of providing detail to assist the implementation of the vision and policies, by providing a detailed framework to guide new development within the Ascot Centre in a structured manner.

Local stakeholders, including Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council, have many concerns about the details of the SPD that has been prepared and how this will shape the future of the area – it is likely that Ascot could have another 500 homes built on the four identified development sites within the village, excluding the homes now being built on the Heatherwood site.

CALL TO ACTION

We encourage residents to get involved, sharing your views to help inform planning decisions for Ascot, and the vision to rejuvenate the village as a vibrant place for the community, improving the High Street & protecting our green spaces.

The deadline to send your views to RBWM is midnight on Sunday 19 January. As well as completing the online consultation questionnaire you can also email RBWM planning policy directly with your views. When emailing you may want to consider the following:

Ensure that you name and postcode are clearly visible on your email.
Copy in your Borough Councillors and MP (contact details below)
Use the headings from the questionnaire to frame your email and give your views. E.g.
- Car parking provision
- Wider Footpaths
- Segregated cycle tracks
- Proposals for a new community facility/building
- Connectivity route for cyclists and pedestrians
- Proposals for a village square and shopping facilities

To comment on the Ascot SPD consultation contact: planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk or 01628 683810

To express your views on individual planning applications contact: planning@rbwm.gov.uk

You can access the draft SPD by clicking here

To take part in the Ascot SPD Consultation: RBWM Ascot Placemaking Site

Borough Local Plan

Neighbourhood Plan

Ascot SPD Meeting Presentation – FINAL PRESENTATION