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Invitation to residents: Propose a topic for investigation by the Corporate Improvement Scrutiny Committee
The Corporate Improvement and Scrutiny Committee (CISC) agreed, in June 2025, its Forward Workplan of key scrutiny topics for each of its monthly meetings from July 2025 to April 2026. The Forward Workplan is not, however, set in stone and is constantly under review. The committee therefore welcomes your ideas for new topics you think it should investigate over the coming year. Any topics you proposed will be normally be considered by the Chair and Vice Chair within 4...
Closed consultations and engagement
Our Budget 2026-27
Slough Borough Council is facing a financial gap of at least £20.5 million next year. Most local authorities are experiencing cost pressures at the moment and Slough has additional challenges it has faced in recent years. Despite these pressures, we have a legal responsibility to set a balanced budget. That means we need to make some difficult decisions about what we spend. As well as savings, we are also looking at other funding, staffing and income generation...
Poyle Road: Experimental Northbound Width Restriction and Bus Gate Consultation
W e consult residents, commuters, businesses, and stakeholders to understand what people think about proposed developments, changes to our roads and pavements, or other traffic-related issues. For several years, Slough Borough Council has received feedback associated with HGV issues on Poyle Road and Bath Road (Colnbrook) from the Colnbrook with Poyle Parish Council. The main traffic-related issues are the perceived speed and volume of HGVs passing...
Community Safety survey
Help the Safer Slough Partnership (SSP) understand more about community concerns around safety and crime. We are interested in your views if you live or work in Slough. The SSP is made up of partners from the police, council, probation service, fire service and others, and they work on local crime and disorder priorities in Slough. If you complete the survey you can enter the prize draw! Prizes are: £75 meal for 2 voucher at Jim’s Kitchen & Bar (Moxy Restaurant) ...
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
From September 2025 to October 2025, we invited Slough residents, professionals in the planning industry and key stakeholders for their views on our new local validation list. The survey aimed to ensure we got the balance right on our list of requirements for documents required for planning applications, and to make sure we had covered all the current legislation which our stakeholders work within.
You said
The people who responded told us they thought the local validation list was clear and easy to understand. They also told us that it provided detailed information and links to assist users. Some respondents suggested additional requirements which would allow developments to be approved with more consideration to the built and natural environment of Slough.
We did
We reviewed all of the responses and made amendments to the Local Validation List to include all of the suggested changes. This included adding new requirements relating to improving the environment near our waterways, promoting drainage solutions to prevent flooding, and encouraging developers to co-operate with residents in our neighbouring areas. We also changed some of the time limits for residents to send in their documents to give them time to engage with the right technical experts. On the 1st January 2026, we adopted the new local validation list and have published it on our website - check out the Local Validation List webpages.
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