Slough Trading Estate.
A new 10-year planning permission to support businesses on Slough Trading Estate is being consulted on.
This is known as the Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ), and a draft version is being considered.
The specialised permission is intended to support businesses and promote employment. There has been one in place on the Estate since 1995.
The scheme provides rules about what can go where and how, and with what mitigation. Schemes that comply are allowed without needing additional planning permission.
The new SPZ introduces an extensive design code with rules for building design, and a package of measures to provide facilities to help employees and employers and address potential impacts for residents.
Councillor Paul Kelly, lead member for housing, highways, planning and transport, said:
“The proposed new SPZ will help the trading estate to adapt to the changes in business and employment, such as the increase in demand for digital technology by allowing for data centres, and taller buildings including for warehousing and research and development.
“Having an agreed SPZ means development can progress at a quicker pace, with pre-agreed conditions.”
The consultation is open for responses until August 19, with feedback informing the decision and final scheme.
SEGRO undertook an informal consultation on the SPZ earlier this year.
The aim is to present the final scheme details to cabinet in the autumn, for when the current SPZ which expires in November.
The SPZ does not include the Power Station, as this is separately controlled, or prevent planning permission being applied for in the usual way.
Some key features of the SPZ:
- It sets specific height limits for new buildings, ranging from three meters near residential areas to 36 meters in the Estate's centre
- It includes a Design Code looking at green spaces, biodiversity measures, and requirements for buildings to meet environmental standards.
- It maintains a cap on car parking to minimize traffic congestion, and infrastructure improvements to enhance accessibility and support sustainable transport options.
- SEGRO, the Estate's management, commits to investing in local skills and training programs,
There is a non-technical summary online going into more detail on these points, and a yet more detailed ‘SPZ Scheme’ document.
Visit the consultation platform Citizen Space to find out more and respond: slough.citizenspace.com/planning-policy/spz
Paper copies of documents are also available to view in office hours at Observatory House, SEGRO offices on Bath Road, and Slough Museum.
The consultation closes on August 19.
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