Library site sale to move Heart of Slough project on
Slough Borough Council’s cabinet commissioners will be discussing a recommendation at tonight’s cabinet meeting to sell the Slough Library site to English Partnerships, as part of the Heart of Slough project.
If agreed, the library would be rented back to the council free of charge until the new library is built next to St Ethelbert’s Church. The money made from the sale of the site would be allocated to support the Heart of Slough project.
In December 2006, cabinet approved a new master plan for the Heart of Slough scheme which proposed the relocation of the existing library site next to St Ethelbert’s Church (highlighted in orange below).
Plans for the new library include a state-of-the-art glass fronted building with a large plaza area outside.
Once the new library is built, English Partnerships will sell on the old library site to a developer to create modern apartments with cafes, bars and restaurants below.
Cllr Dexter Smith, Slough commissioner for planning and transport, said: “After only agreeing the new master plan two months ago, this is a massive step forward for the Heart of Slough scheme, and confirms English Partnerships’ commitment to the project. If the recommendation is agreed, we will be renting the current library from English Partnerships at no charge, meaning we can invest all the money we receive from the sale of the site back into the scheme.”
Slough Borough Council