The former Langley Police Station could be demolished if Slough Borough Council approve planning permission for a new housing development.

Pre-application plans to turn the old police station site into homes have been discussed by the council in a meeting on Wednesday, September 6.

The plans propose that the area could be used to build a new two-storey building and a three-storey building.

Across the new buildings, Savills on behalf of Elstree Land, says there will be 29 residential units comprising of four three-bed cluster homes, two two-bed coach homes and 23 self-contained apartments.

The development will include 37 car parking spaces with electric car chargers, communal garden, balconies, refuse/cycle storage and access.

Currently, the unused land on Trelawney Avenue and High Street Langley has 40 single-storey garages and a three-storey detached building.

Surrounding areas have been described as predominantly residential in character - with the majority two-storey homes along neighbouring streets.

Residents of the proposed development are said to benefit from Langley Train Station, local amenities such as GPs and nearby retail and shops.

Holy Family Catholic School is also situated in close proximity to the site.

The planning officer acknowledged that planning permission for the site had previously been granted on January 21, 2021, for residential accommodation of one six-bed HMO house, 10 studio apartments within a three-storey block and two-family houses.

However, the new proposal is to develop the entire site including the garages - with plans to set the buildings further back from the road, whereas the previous application was just for the car park and unused police station.

A spokesperson on behalf of Elstree Land said: "The police station has been vacant for a number of years now having been relocated to Windsor Road.

"The site has been vacant for around five years and is quickly falling into disrepair, is subject to anti-social behaviour and was recently subject to a break-in and squatting by local gypsys.

"It is an underutilised brownfield site in a highly sustainable location with the immediate ability to deliver much-needed housing to help improve the council's current land supply."

He added: "We think our scheme responds much better to the locality and represents a high-quality design approach which has been informed by detailed discussions with officers and stakeholders."

Nine out of 29 units will be used for affordable houses, equating to 31 per cent of the homes.

Councillor Chandra Muvvala who represents the Langley Marish ward attended the meeting and said: "Obviously this was a police station which is now being converted to homes, flats and houses - which the residents are not keen on because they don't want to lose their police station. But sadly not much can be done at this moment.

"This area is full of residential houses and it would be great to see more houses being built, not the flats. This is what is needed for Langley residents."

Cllr Muvvala references two other flat blocks under construction - including 60 flats being constructed at Langley Business Park.

"I request on behalf of Langley and Slough residents to build only houses and no flats at this site."

However Elstree Land said it would not be viable to build a housing development on the site.