Revitalising Slough
Slough Council has aspired for some years to achieve a radical comprehensive development of key sites within Slough that would deliver significant change to the infrastructure and appearance of the area:
The following aims for the regeneration of Slough, named the ‘Heart of Slough’ project, were identified:
- To improve the image and role of the town centre as a
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provider of leisure, employment and housing, by new
development opportunities for such uses as; arts, leisure, cultural, heritage, community, hotel/conference and offices, plus residential and public car parking
- To improve pedestrian access at surface level between the bus and railway stations, the university and the rest of the town centre
- To relocate the existing bus station facility
- To improve the appearance of the town centre by reducing road surface where possible and redeveloping
unattractive buildings such as Brunel multi-storey
car park and by creating new public spaces
Did you know?
- The Heart of Slough is a £450m project to revitalise
the town centre and make Slough a great place to live,
work and play
- The Heart of Slough project aims to create a sense of place and breathe life into the town centre
- The Heart of Slough will completely transform the area around the existing Brunel roundabout, which will be removed as part of the highways improvements
- The Heart of Slough will enable the development of iconic new buildings (such as a modern new bus station and the Learning Curve which will provide a new home for Slough’s main library)
- The Heart of Slough will deliver 1598 new homes, including social housing and family homes, giving people the opportunity to live right in the centre of town, near shops, transport links and employers
- Slough's new bus station opens April 2011
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