Maidenhead Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039
Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum submitted a Neighbourhood Plan for the Maidenhead neighbourhood area to the Council. 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 has been subject to consultation.
The consultation closed on Tuesday 14 October 2025.
Following the closure of the consultation, the Submission Plan was subject to an independent examination. Mr Andrew Mead BSc (Hons), MRTPI, MIQ was appointed as the examiner.
The examiner has now issued his report on the Examination and concluded that, subject to the policy modifications set out in his report, the Plan meets the Basic Conditions and recommended that, once modified, it should proceed to referendum.
The next step is for the Council to consider the examiner’s report to determine if it agrees with his recommendations, and if so to publish a decision statement that the modified Plan should proceed to a referendum. The Council’s Cabinet will consider a report in relation to this decision on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
Further information about the Examination process
The examiner issued a letter covering procedural matters relating to the examination, as well as Examiner Questions to the Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum and the Council.
The Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum issued a response to the Examiner's questions and the Council also issued a response. The Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum and the Council also agreed a Position Statement in relation to a number of issues.
All comments received in response to the Regulation 16 Consultation were sent to the Examiner for his consideration as part of the examination process. You can view the comments we received on the consultation portal.
Please note that the Examiner only assessed 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
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.