Featured consultations and engagement
Slough Vision 2040 survey
We are engaging with residents, partners and businesses to refresh Slough's Vision 2040. Help us shape the vision by completing this short survey. Your feedback will also inform our wider understanding of resident priorities for the borough when developing other policies, strategies and plans. Data Protection Statement Data protection and how we use your information Slough Borough Council is the data controller for this survey. We are collecting your...
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Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) Methodology Consultation
Slough Borough Council is consulting on the proposed methodology that will be used to prepare the Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA). The HELAA is an important part of the evidence base for the Slough Local Plan 2026–2046. It helps identify land that may be suitable, available and achievable for housing, employment and other uses. The assessment does not allocate land for development or determine planning applications. The draft methodology explains how...
Slough Local Plan Scoping Matters Consultation Document
Slough Borough Council is preparing a new Local Plan covering the period 2026–2046. The Plan will set out a vision and strategy for how the Borough will grow and develop over the next 20 years, including where new homes, jobs, infrastructure and community facilities should be located. We are seeking views on the scope and content of the new Local Plan at an early stage of its preparation. This includes the key issues, opportunities and challenges that the Plan should address, as well...
Draft Conservation Area Character Appraisal's (CACA's)
Slough Borough Council is consulting on five draft Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Plans. The documents have been prepared on behalf of the Council by specialist heritage consultants, BEAMS Ltd. The draft documents cover the following areas: Colnbrook Sussex Place/Clifton Road St Bernard's School Upton Park/Upton Village St Mary's Church, Langley ...
Call for Sites 2026
The Call for Sites is open to everyone. We particularly welcome submissions from local organisations, businesses, landowners and developers who wish to suggest land that could support the delivery of the Slough Local Plan 2026–2046. The Call for Sites helps us understand what land may be available for future development and ensures that all potential opportunities can be considered during the preparation of the Local Plan. Sites submitted through this exercise will be assessed...
Slough Vision 2040 survey
We are engaging with residents, partners and businesses to refresh Slough's Vision 2040. Help us shape the vision by completing this short survey. Your feedback will also inform our wider understanding of resident priorities for the borough when developing other policies, strategies and plans. Data Protection Statement Data protection and how we use your information Slough Borough Council is the data controller for this survey. We are collecting your...
Licensing private rented property in Slough
Additional and Selective Property Licensing We're asking for your views. Slough Borough Council wants to make sure private rented properties provide residents with a choice of safe, quality, and well-managed accommodation. We are keen to hear your views on a proposal to introduce additional and selective licensing across all of the Borough’s wards. Tenants, residents, landlords, letting agents, and businesses, living or operating in the Borough could be affected by the...
Closed consultations and engagement
Daytime Activities, Shared Lives and Short Breaks services survey
This survey asks people who use services and their carers to tell us what they think. The services that we want to hear about in this survey are: Daytime Activities Shared Lives Short Breaks (residential replacement care) We have set up groups to look at: how services are working now what people need now and in the future where support is missing These services are for adults who may need support. This includes people with learning...
Information and Advice Review – Resident Survey
Slough Borough Council is reviewing its Information and Advice (I&A) services to better understand how residents access support, identify any gaps, and improve how services work together. Information and advice services include support on issues such as housing, benefits, debt, health and wellbeing, and employment. These services are provided by the council and voluntary and community organisations. This survey focuses on services for adults. It does not include services...
Understanding your awareness of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
We are gathering insights to understand resident awareness and experiences of contraception and contraception services across East Berkshire - Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest. Your feedback will help us improve local services, information, and access so they better meet people’s needs. This survey is anonymous and takes 5–10 minutes to complete . What is Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)? LARC is a contraceptive method that works...
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have previously asked you about and their outcomes. Check all outcomes
We asked
An online survey was prepared and hosted by Campbell Tickell Ltd on Smart Survey from 10 March - 12 May 2026. The consultation material including a draft of the revised scheme was hosted on the Council’s website. A link was provided to the survey on the webpages about applying for social housing on the Slough Borough Council website. Everyone on the Housing Register was contacted either by email or letter explaining the consultation and inviting them to provide us with their feedback on the proposed changes. They were offered assistance if they needed it. Everyone in temporary accommodation also received a letter. Additional engagement also took place to make sure no-one was excluded.
You said
There were a total of 1,002 respondents which included 619 applicants on the Housing Register, 190 homeless households in temporary accommodation, 159 Council tenants and 185 were other residents of the borough. There are 2,629 applicants on the housing register, and with a total of 1,002 respondants, this approximates to a 38% response rate.
We did
Overall, the agreement was 40% and over for each of the proposed changes apart from the Community Contribution Section. As a result we reviewed a proposed change relating to community contributions. Applicants with a community contribution are awarded Band B. During the consultation it was proposed to change this to a lettings target of 2% for 2026/2 which was supported by 54% of respondents. However, having considered the responses during the consultation who disagreed, legal advice, the results of the Equality Impact Assessment, it was concluded that retaining this clause would potentially be discriminatory, i.e. awarding greater priority to someone who is working over someone who is not. It is therefore recommended removing of this section entirely while granting fostering and adoption to be prioritised in Band B.
Further details of the consultation and report on it are available on the Agenda for Cabinet meeting on 20 July - item 7
The new Housing Allocations Policy has been approved and will come into effect on 30 November. Any applications from before that date will be assessed under the current Housing Allocations Policy. As part of the transition to the new policy, existing applicants will be invited to re-register between the end of July and the beginning of November. As a result, there may be some delays in processing new housing applications during this period. Existing applicants will be contacted by the allocations team to advise on when you need to re-register.
More information on applying for social housing (Slough Borough Council website)
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