Progress is being made to redevelop a site worth £100 million in Slough.
Demolition is set to take place on the site of a former paint factory in the industrial area of the town.
Meanwhile, in the Royal Borough, details are also being finalised for the massive development of hundreds of flats, new commercial space, offices and more in Maidenhead town centre.
You can view each decided application by typing the reference in brackets into the relevant council’s planning portal.
Demolition and preparatory works at huge development site (Slough app P/00072/128)
A demolition project has been approved at the huge former Akzonobel Decorative Paints site in Wexham Road.
In the summer of last year, site owners Equinix applied to demolish the remaining buildings and begin preparatory works to build a data centre there.
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The demolition project was approved by Slough Borough Council’s planning department on March 7.
The borough council initially earmarked the site for up to 1,000 homes, but subsequently sold it to the Equinix data company for £100 million in November 2022.
Replacement of house with care home (Slough app P/08909/003)
The owner of a nine-bed house in Sussex Place, Slough has won approval to replace it with a care home.
The project involves demolishing the house, made up of a seven-bed home of multiple occupation (HMO) and a two-bed flat, and replacing it with a three-storey care home.
This new facility will provide living accommodation for various clientele groups of young people in need aged 16 plus.
The new building, approved by the Slough planning department on March 8, provides 13 ensuite bedrooms for care clients.
Progress made on massive Maidenhead town centre development (RBWM apps 24/00570/CONDIT and 24/00444/CONDIT)
More progress has been made as the One Maidenhead development, previously known as ‘The Landing’ moves towards being completed.
The project, which is being pursued by Hub Residential and other partners, was given outline planning approval in 2019.
Years on, the developers are still submitting details for council consent.
The Royal Borough’s planning department approved details of the parking strategy (24/00570/CONDIT) and servicing strategy for buildings A-E (24/00444/CONDIT) on March 11.
New pub project in Berkshire village moving ahead (RBWM 23/02106/FULL)
A project to demolish a closed old pub in a village near Maidenhead with a restaurant is moving ahead.
The scheme, which will see The Royal Oak in Paley Street, Littlewick Green replaced with a new pub restaurant was approved by the Royal Borough’s planning department on January 5.
The project by Paley Street Restaurant Ltd involves the reconstruction of the original pub building and a covered outdoors seating area for guests to enjoy in warmer months.
The Royal Borough’s planning department has also approved details relating to biodiversity enhancements, which was a condition of the project being permitted.
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