St. Martins Place, 51 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3UF

Description
St Martins Place represents an excellent development or conversion opportunity to deliver a significant residential or alternative use scheme that conveniently lies within close proximity to Slough town centre and railway station, which now benefits from an operational Crossrail service.

The property was the former headquarters of Slough Borough Council and has been vacant since their relocation to Observatory House in 2019.

Location
The subject site is located on Bath Road within the Salt Hill area, Slough. The site is located circa 0.4 miles west from Slough High Street and c. 0.8 miles southwest from Slough rail station. Slough High Street offers a selection of shops, restaurants and cafés, including a large Tesco Extra. The closest bus stop is opposite the site which provides frequent services into Slough Town Centre, Langley and Heathrow Airport.

The surrounding area comprises a mix of commercial, leisure and residential uses. Neighbouring the eastern boundary is Capital Point office building occupied by Lego and Airspan, whilst opposite the site across the Bath Road (A4) is Salt Hill Activity Centre and Park. At the southern boundary is the Slough Ice Arena and the proposed redevelopment by Bellway to create the 212 home Montem Square development.

At the western boundary is another office building let to Reckitt and Hamol Limited

Specifications
The site extends to approximately 1.40 acres (0.57 hectares) and was formerly headquarters to Slough Borough Council. The site currently comprises
a three storey office building with lower ground floor car parking with frontage onto Bath Road (A4) and Montem Lane.

The building is almost ‘V’ shaped with a central core and two wings and extends to 68,455 sq ft GIA. There is undercroft car parking and car parking to the rear of the property that is accessed via Montem Lane.

The property has been vacant since 2019. The current layout comprises a mix of open plan floor plates with private office and meeting room areas.

Extensive copper wiring has been removed from the property, resulting in disconnection from the mains electricity and water supply. Restoration work will be required to replace the missing infrastructure and reinstate full services. The council has conducted a detailed review of the costs associated with the necessary repairs, and this information is available upon request for interested parties.