SUR operates as a partnership between Slough Borough Council and the company Morgan Sindall Investments Limited. During the year it has finished its second housing scheme with 104 homes at Wexham Green on the fringes of Wexham and Stoke Poges, while handing over new homes built on the site of the former Ex Servicemen’s Club in Wentworth Avenue, Britwell to families on the housing register. The Alpha Street car park in the town centre is being turned into 14 new homes for local people, expected to be ready early next year. Andy Howell, General Manager at Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) said: “There is no denying that 2020 has been a very different year for us all, with many new challenges to face. I am really proud that we have been able to adapt, overcome adversity and maintain momentum safely, both in construction and in the design and development of projects.
from progressing in Slough. Despite the pandemic pausing and/or disrupting many services and projects, developers were still keen to transform parts of the borough. We look back on five major plans that were either approved or seen by Slough Borough Council (SBC) this year that will change the borough as we know it.
1,000 homes at Akzonobel At an extraordinary meeting in August, a majority of the planning committee approved outline plans to add 1,000 homes at the ‘landmark’ former Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints factory on Wexham Road, after years of consultation and discussion. Only the outline plans – which submitted by international real estate company Panattoni – of the development in principle were approved, which means the details of the scheme will be voted on by councillors at a later planning meeting.
The collection of 64 apartments named the Novus Apartments are part of a massive development that will ultimately see the old library transformed into homes, 4,000 sq ft of shops and two Marriott International hotels. The Novus Apartments will be ready for occupation by early 2021. Interested purchasers are being encouraged to register their details now. The whole development has been carried out by Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) - a partnership between Morgan Sindall and Slough Borough Council. Andy Howell, General Manager of SUR said: “We are really excited to be bringing this new collection of apartments to the market. They offer many local purchasers an opportunity to take that initial step onto the property ladder. We have Help to Buy available and our focus is on first time buyers and local purchasers.”