New hotels, bars and restaurants coming to Slough Trading Estate

New offices, bars, hotels, gyms, shops and restaurants are making their way to Slough.

A £600million Slough Trading Estate makeover will create more than 4,000 jobs over 20 years and attract inward investment of £100million a year.

The SEGRO vision has become a reality after planning permission was granted for the dynamic facelift called IQ Slough.

Slough MP Fiona Mactaggart, who has backed the ‘masterplan’ from the start, this week welcomed the imminent start of the project.

She forecast that a potential East Berkshire College-led ‘Business University’ in Slough will help train youngsters for the skilled jobs required.

The project will be a mixed-use office-led development that will look to secure the long-term prosperity of the region. It will offer 1.4m sq ft of office space, and will be set within a landscaped park, creating an enhanced entrance leading from the Bath Road into Leigh Road.

Offices will be supported by 200,000 sq ft of amenities.

The project was first disclosed by the Express three years ago.

Miss Mactaggart said: “People who live in Slough earn a lot less than people who work in Slough and the proposed new skills centre will help companies find the skilled staff they need.”

She added: “The masterplan will be complemented by the plans of the college for a Business University. Together these initiatives will help retain the wealth generated by the new developments in the borough.”

Kate Dean, regional director for the company’s Thames Valley Offices, said: “IQ Slough is a state of the art development that will attract a wealth of high-value companies, ensuring that the Thames Valley remains an economic powerhouse for the UK economy.”

During the 20-year time frame for the project, two traffic-free plazas; two purpose built transport hubs; two hotels; convenience shops; restaurants; cafes; a conference centre; leisure facilities and a dedicated skills and training centre called Aspire will be created.