Café Nero at Windsor and Eton station could be demolished. 7th August By Elena Chiujdea Windsor and Eton station (Image: NQ) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the Slough area. This is a selection of the latest planning applications submitted to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Pending: A coffee shop near Windsor and Eton Central Station which creates a 'visual and physical bottleneck' could be demolished. Windsor and Eton Central Station is a Grade II-listed building which was built in 1849 and opened by 1850. In the 1990s, the station was renovated to introduce a shopping concourse, and was redeveloped again in 2007, when the retail area was extended. A Caffe Nero kiosk has been based on the station's eastern concourse for a number of years. But a listed building application has now been submitted to the Royal Borough, seeking permission to demolish it. The Caffé Nero kiosk 'creates a physical and visual bottleneck ', the plans, submitted by applicant company AEW UK, said. "[It] blocks the space, prevents open views to the roof and coupled with the steel roof cladding, creates a dark and uninviting space," they added. If the council gives the plans the go-ahead, the application says this would create a more open space within the station 'that better celebrates the Victorian architecture'. The plans aim to improve pedestrian flow around the station and create a space for various activities and events. This proposal is part of wider plans for the eastern part of the shopping concourse to open up the space and provide more light as well as an open space within the centre, the application said. Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01805/LBC into the council's planning portal to view the plans. Pending: Part of a building in St Leonards Road could be turned into a four-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO). The three-storey building at 5A St Leonards Road in Windsor has offices on the upper floors and a cocktail and champagne bar on the ground floor. Daniel More, the applicant, submitted plans to the Royal Borough seeking permission to turn the first and second floor into a house of multiple occupation (HMO). The site already has permission to turn the office space into apartments, but the current application wants to instead refurbish the space into an HMO - a house shared by three or more tenants from separate households. "Houses in multiple occupation meet a recognised need for smaller and more affordable accommodation," the application said. The ground floor bar, No5, will be 'retained and unaffected' by the proposals, it added. On the first floor, two bedrooms are proposed, each with an ensuite bathroom and a hallway. Two ensuite bedrooms are proposed on the second floor as well as a communal kitchen. Residents would enter the HMO from the ground floor where the cocktail bar is currently located. The space would also serve as a refuse store for the apartments and a cycle store. There is no off-street parking proposed because the building is in the heart of Windsor with shops, bus stops and Windsor and Eton Central Station nearby, the application said. Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01574/FULL into the council's planning portal to view the plans. Pending: A proposal has been submitted to the Royal Borough looking to convert a Stroud Farm barn into a family home. Stroud Farm is located in Holyport with various agricultural structures, some of which are Grade II listed buildings. The dairy barn that could be converted into a home is not listed but is surrounded by such structures. This refurbishment will bring forward a 'sustainable long-term future for the barn', the application said. If plans are approved, a three-bedroom home featuring a courtyard garden and two parking spaces could be built. "It will provide a modest, high-quality home with improved thermal performance, modern construction standards, and a layout that respects the proportions of the existing [barn] structure," the application said. The refurbishments will include upgrading the external cladding of the barn and introducing new windows, but the materials chosen will 'ensure the converted barn remains sympathetic to the rural setting', it added. Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01625/FULL into the council's planning portal to view the plans. More Stories

Caffè Nero plans new Glasgow city centre branch on Bothwell Street. Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the Glasgow area. A widely popular coffee chain is making moves to open a new branch in Glasgow city centre. Caffè Nero, the Italian-style coffee house brand founded by Gerry Ford in the 1990s and now operating more than 1,000 stores across 11 countries, has submitted plans to transform the unit at 50 Bothwell Street. Display of new signage for the unit was approved on April 16, and a further planning application to convert the space into a coffee shop has been lodged with Glasgow City Council and is currently awaiting approval. Drawings submitted with the application (Image: Glasgow City Council Planning) Drawings submitted with the application show a fit-out providing counter service and a mix of seating, including tables, banquette seating, and softer lounge-style areas, with space for around 70 to 80 customers on the main floor. Planning documents state that neighbours in the surrounding area have been notified of the proposals. Caffè Nero already has several city centre branches, including sites on Sauchiehall Street and Hope Street, and another at Gordon Street near Glasgow Central Station.