Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039: Submission Version Regulation 16 Consultation
Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum has submitted a Neighbourhood Plan for the Maidenhead neighbourhood area. The Plan sets out the local community’s aspirations for the Plan area over the period to 2039 and establishes policies in relation to land use and development.
It sets out the Vision for the Plan area and planning policies to guide future development to help determine planning applications in the area.
The Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039 Submission Stage (Regulation 16) Consultation Version is now subject to consultation.
The Regulation 16 ‘Submission’ consultation commences on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 and will run until 23:59 on Tuesday 14 October 2025.
Following the closure of the consultation, the Submission Plan will be subject to an independent examination.
All comments received in response to this consultation will be considered by an Examiner as part of the examination process. If it is successful, there would then be a referendum on whether the plan should be brought into force (‘made’) or not.
Please note that the Examiner will only be assessing whether the plan meets the basic conditions and other relevant legal requirements as laid out in the Localism Act 2011.
Where the plan can be inspected
You can review the Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039: Submission Version and supporting documents on our consultation portal and at the following links:
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 1: Policies.
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 1: Appendix 1 Design Code.
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 1: Appendix 2 Non-Designated Heritage Assets
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 1: Appendix 3 Commemorative Plaques.
Supporting documents
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 2: Evidence Base.
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 2: Appendix 1 Maidenhead Housing Needs Assessment.
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan Part 2: Appendix 2 Maidenhead Net Zero Evidence.
- Basic Conditions Statement.
- Basic Conditions Statement: Appendix 1. Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Report.
- Consultation Statement.
- Consultation Statement: Appendix 1. Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum Policy topic filtering.
- Consultation Statement: Appendix 2 Summary of Regulation 14 feedback.
- Consultation Statement: Appendix 3 Regulation 14 RBWM Comments.
- Consultation Statement: Appendix 4 Regulation 14 Feedback from Lichfield.
- Consultation Statement: Appendix 5 Regulation 14 Feedback from Cookham Parish Council.
- Public Notice.
Paper copies of the Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039: Submission Version and the main supporting documents can also be viewed at the following locations during their usual opening hours:
- Maidenhead Library, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1QU
- Boyn Grove Library, 11 Courthouse Road, Maidenhead, SL6 6JE
How to make Representations
Comments or representations can be made in any of the following ways:
- Via our online portal at consultation portal.
- By completing the representation form or in paper form the libraries listed above, then return it to us either:
- By email to planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk or
- By post to Planning Policy, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF
All representations must be received by the council by 23:59 on Tuesday 14 October 2025.
What has already happened prior to this formal Regulation 16 consultation stage?
In October 2022 the Council consulted on an application by the Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum to designated the whole of the “unparished” area of Maidenhead as a Neighbourhood Area and to also formally designate the neighbourhood forum for the purposes of preparing a neighbourhood plan for Maidenhead.
The Council subsequently agreed these applications and formally designated the neighbourhood area and forum on 21 December 2022.
The Maidenhead Neighbourhood Area is shown on the map below:
You can see details of the application and supporting documents via the following links:
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Area application (letter)
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum application (letter)
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum constitution
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum survey results
- Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum membership list
The Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum then prepared a first draft of the Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan and consulted on that draft plan (the Regulation 14 plan) from Monday 11 November 2024 to Sunday 22 December 2024.
The Forum then considered the representations received as part of that consultation and updated the Neighbourhood Plan as appropriate, prior to submitting the Plan to the Council for this formal Regulation 16 consultation stage.
Further information on neighbourhood planning:
- Neighbourhood Plans Roadmap – prepared by Locality
- Government Planning Practice Guidance on Neighbourhood Planning
Should you have any queries about this consultation on the Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan do not hesitate to contact us by emailing planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk.