New plans to replace a long-vacant police station with flats and houses look set to be given the go-ahead by councillors this week.
Developers Elstree Land want permission to demolish the former police station on Langley High Street and replace it with a four-storey block of 29 homes. Slough Borough Council’s planning committee were set to decide on whether to approve the plans on Wednesday, July 24.
Council planning officers are recommending that they give the proposal the green light as it makes the ‘best use’ of the vacant site. The officers say: “The proposal will bring a former redundant site back into use, making the best use of previously developed land.”
Thames Valley Police left the building in 2018. At the time the building was owned by Slough Borough Council, which hoped to develop it into a community hub and affordable housing.
Planning permission for the conversion of the building into homes – including a house of multiple occupation for young adults – was awarded in 2021.
But the council had to ditch the plans after going effectively bankrupt in 2022, and is selling off properties to pay off its debts.
It agreed to sell the police station in March this year, and had already been in discussions with Elstree Land about the developers own proposals. Plans say nine of the new homes will be saved for affordable housing.
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