Slough Borough Council: Heart of Slough

Heart of Slough - redevelopment

An application has been received from English Partnerships for the redevelopment of four major sites within Slough Town Centre. A full description of the development is detailed below.

Description of development

Full planning permission is sought for the redevelopment and reconfiguration of the existing roundabout at the junction of Wellington Street with William Street to create a crossroad layout at this road junction, plus the removal of the existing pedestrian subway (underneath Wellington Street), and alterations to the footways of Wellington Street, William Street and High Street West associated with works to enhance the public realm/landscaping within these areas.

In addition, outline planning permission is sought for the redevelopment of the four quadrant sites adjacent to the roundabout:

Thames Valley University
Brunel Bus Station
Slough Public Library
Slough Day Centre & the Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Ethelbert

This is to give:

1,598 new dwellings
48,708sqm of (Class B1 use) office space
an 120 bed hotel
a new bus station
6,085sqm of Community floor space (Class D1 use) including provision of a new library
Class A1 retail use and Class A3 café/restaurant
Class A4 use (pubs/bars)
Class D2 use (Leisure) and associated public realm and parking

Land involved

Wellington/William Street/roundabout and approaches to the roundabout, plus the land on the four sites adjoining the roundabout (as listed above), plus High Street West.

Viewing the documents

All of the documents submitted as part of the application will be available at both the Council Offices (My Council on the High Street and the Town Hall on Bath Road) and a copy is also available for viewing at the Slough Public Library on the western side of the High Street.

It should be noted that the application comprises of a lot of documentation, one complete set fills a large A3 box.

Online

You can access the documents online through the planning portal site and:

enter the planning reference number is: P/14405/000 and search
select the same reference number from the results and then select the 'documents' tab - this will give you the list of all related documents

Application type - Outline vs Full

The application is for a part outline and a part full detailed proposal. The changes to the road/intersection/roundabout comprise the full application. The rest of the application is outline. This should be remembered when viewing many of the illustrative drawings as these are simply an example of what could be built not what will be built. This allows the Council to assess that an acceptable development could be constructed within the parameters provided (such as height, scale, location, use).

Representations

If you wish to comment on the application, support or oppose, you can make a written representation to: Slough Borough Council, Attention: Sarah Ballinger, Town Hall, Bath Road, Slough, Berks, SL1 3UQ. Or by email to: Sarah.Ballinger@slough.gov.uk or call 01753 875836.

The closing date for representations is 12 September, 2008.