Public notices: Road closure for Christmas event

In the public notices this week, there are some road closures announced – including for a Christmas event – and some proposals for changes to listed buildings in South Bucks.

Road closures

RBWM is looking to close the road in Eton High Street from Thursday, November 13 at 5pm until 9pm for the Eton Christmas event.

The closure will affect:

• From 5.45pm to 9pm: B3022 High Street from its junction with Keate’s Lane southwards to its junction with Eton Court.
• From 5pm to 9pm: B3022 High Street from its junction with Eton Court southwards to its junction with Brocas Street.
• From 5.45pm to 9pm: Eton Court from its junction with the B3022 High Street westwards to the entrance of Meadow Lane Car Park.

For more information, contact Paul Roach, town centre manager, on 07818 807111.

Meanwhile, Slough council is looking to close the road in Banbury Avenue, Slough, from a minute past midnight on Monday, December 1 for roadworks.

The closure will run until 11.59pm on Friday, December 19. The affected section is from the junction with Dundee Road to number 8 Banbury Avenue.

For more information, contact street.works@slough.gov.uk or call 01753 475111.

Alternatively, write to: Service Lead – Planning & Transport, Slough Borough Council, Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough SL1 2EL.

Tree removal

Slough council is consulting residents on plans to fell eight street trees along the A4 Bath Road to make space for new cycle lane and footway works.

The trees will be replaced with disease-resistant species.

This affects A4 Bath Road from its junction with Huntercombe Lane to its junction with Cippenham Lane.

Trees proposed for removal (eight total): four horse chestnut, three cherry, and one red horse chestnut.

The consultation opens on Friday, September 26 and closes on Saturday, October 18.

How to respond (quote ‘Reference: A4 Bath Road Cycle Lane Scheme Tree felling.’):

• Email: TransportPlanning@slough.gov.uk
• Call: 01753 475111
• Write to: Slough Borough Council, Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, SL1 2EL.

Find out more about the A4 Cycle Scheme: slough.gov.uk/public-notices-2/public-notices-orders

Planning

A proposal has been submitted to replace 21 windows and a side door at Theatre Barn in Taplow (ref 25/2925)

The grade II listed barn conversion, which dates to the 18th century, sits off Woodburn Common Road.

Proposed new windows are designed to match the existing ones in size, shape and colour, but the lead lattice and stained-glass details in four of the current windows would be removed.

The applicants say many of the present frames are rotten, ill-fitting and draughty, making them difficult to use and costly to heat.

They argue the changes will improve thermal efficiency and reduce energy use while retaining the barn’s traditional appearance.

Meanwhile, repairs are proposed to Shepherds Close, a grade II listed house in Village Road, Dorney.

Set within the Dorney conservation area, the site may have once been the site of a medieval cottage.

Today, it is home to a home that was extensively rebuilt in the 1920s using salvaged historic materials to mimic a Tudor cottage.

It is one of a group of similar houses remodelled by Thomas Quarterman, a locally significant builder active in Dorney in the early 20th century.

The plans, submitted by Sir Stephen and Lady Sedley, cover timber frame repairs and window and door restoration among other changes (ref 25/02987).