Stace-managed £640m Slough North West Quadrant scheme wins resolution to grant planning

Slough Borough Council's Planning Committee has resolved to grant planning permission for the £640m North West Quadrant regeneration, a 1,539-home scheme promoted by Muse and Homes England on which Stace is project manager and employer's agent.

Stace said on 29 October that it is providing project management and employer's agent services to Muse Places Limited, which is working in partnership with Homes England on the 3.6-hectare former Thames Valley University site in Slough town centre.

The site sits next to Slough railway station and, according to Stace, has been vacant since the university campus closed.

Hollie Carlile, Senior Project Manager at Muse, said "Securing a resolution to grant planning permission" was an important milestone, and that "Muse and Homes England have worked closely with the local community and stakeholders" on the proposals.

The scheme

Alongside the homes, Stace said the consented plans include a 25,030 sqm office building, 3,220 sqm of retail space, a nursery and a community events space, with a central park, green and play spaces and improved walking and cycling connections.

Muse described the nursery as a 450 sqm facility for 100 children. Muse's June 2026 submission announcement gave 415 parking spaces; its October announcement gave 420.

The application was submitted in June 2026. Muse said the first phase was submitted in detail, covering 473 build-to-rent apartments and 325 co-living homes.

Charlotte O'Mahony, Project Director at Homes England, said: "The scheme will deliver much-needed new homes alongside workspace, shops and high-quality public spaces".

How the scheme has grown

The home count has moved as the project has passed through its stages. Slough Borough Council's June 2020 masterplan for the site envisaged 1,300 homes. Stace's June 2026 submission announcement described 1,505 homes across 11 buildings, including 325 co-living units. The scheme put to committee carries 1,539 homes.

Stage	Homes
Council masterplan, June 2020	1,300
Planning submission, June 2026 (Stace)	1,505
Resolution to grant, October 2026	1,539

Site history

According to council records, Slough Borough Council acquired the former Thames Valley University site in 2017. On 7 March 2023 its Cabinet approved the disposal of the North West Quadrant site at a special meeting, saying the sale would contribute to its asset disposal programme and that the proposed sale value reflected best consideration reasonably obtainable.

Muse announced in March 2023 that Homes England had bought the site from the council. Muse said at the time it had been the council's partner in the Slough Urban Renewal joint venture for the past decade, and it now says it has delivered more than 500 homes in Slough over 13 years.

Ken Glendinning, national director for acquisitions and partnering at Homes England, said in 2023 that the acquisition was an important milestone.

What happens next

The committee's decision is a resolution to grant rather than a decision notice. Neither Stace nor Muse has published the committee date, and no source refers to a Section 106 agreement or a start-on-site date.

Stace describes itself as a practice of more than 200 professionals working across 14 core sectors.