Plans submitted for 101 home development

Developer London Square wants to build 101 homes in Ascot

New plans have been submitted for a major high street development providing homes, a village square and shops.

Developer London Square wants to build 101 homes in Ascot, with space for businesses, community use and a park, south of High Street and east of the town's fire station.

A previous set of plans for 132 homes were dropped by the developer just days before they were set for refusal by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Council officers argued the previous plans did not include enough affordable housing and had an "unnecessary reliance" on private cars.

Currently, the land is close to Ascot railway station and is being used as a car park for the racecourse.

New plans have reduced the number of homes and said 40% will be affordable, which complies with council standards.

These would be 29 homes and 72 apartments, including 33 one-bedroom apartments, 29 two-bedroom apartments, 10 three-bedroom apartments, 16 three-bedroom homes and 13 four-bedroom homes.

Each apartment would have a private balcony, communal terrace or garden, with all homes provided with a private garden plus 135 car parking spaces.

A village green will make up 26% of the total land.

Along with the homes and green space, 960m sq of floor space would be provided, which could be used for offices, shops, restaurants and cafes.

Ricardo Rossetti from London Square said: "We hope that the quality of the updated application will be well received and assist in meeting long standing objectives to bring positive benefits to Ascot."

The plans have been received by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and are currently under consultation.