| Slough bus station to be sold off Posted by Surrey 455 at 18:41, 17th January 2026 |     |
The BBC is reporting that Slough bus station is to be sold to developers because the local council cannot afford to repair it after the fire in 2022.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3edzkdld4yo
Slough bus station, which has been derelict since it was gutted by fire in October 2022, is to be sold-off by the council.
The local authority reached a settlement with insurers last September but received significantly less money than it had been hoped for.
The borough council said it would cost more than £14m to return the distinctive building to its former state, money it says it simply does not have.
It will now be sold off to developers, leaving councillors with far less say on what it might be turned into.
The station was opened nearly 15 years ago as part of the £450m Heart of Slough regeneration programme.
The curved aluminium structure was designed with a nod to one of the town's most famous sons, the scientist William Herschel, and was inspired by wavelengths of light from one of his experiments.
Keeping the now derelict building safe and secure was costing the cash-strapped council £19,000 a month, a figure it said was unsustainable.
The local authority reached a settlement with insurers last September but received significantly less money than it had been hoped for.
The borough council said it would cost more than £14m to return the distinctive building to its former state, money it says it simply does not have.
It will now be sold off to developers, leaving councillors with far less say on what it might be turned into.
The station was opened nearly 15 years ago as part of the £450m Heart of Slough regeneration programme.
The curved aluminium structure was designed with a nod to one of the town's most famous sons, the scientist William Herschel, and was inspired by wavelengths of light from one of his experiments.
Keeping the now derelict building safe and secure was costing the cash-strapped council £19,000 a month, a figure it said was unsustainable.
I previously wrote about how unsuitable it was in rainy conditions so my preferred options would be to demolish it and then either replace with a better designed facility or carry on with the current stopping arrangements.
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