THE old Magnet Leisure Centre’s car park is set to close as the St Cloud Way development will soon take place.
The closed-down leisure centre’s car park will shut from Friday, July 1, as developer Countryside is set to demolish the building and build 434 apartments, maisonettes, and homes – including 87 affordable units.
Over the coming weeks, hoardings are set to go up as the developer takes possession of the site with demolition scheduled to start from August.
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Site clearance, including the removal of the footbridge over St Cloud Way, will take about three months to complete. The development as a whole is programmed to be completed within six years – with the first phase to be done by 2025.
Most of the Tenpin car park will remain for permit holders and users of The Wilderness Medical Centre, with access from St Cloud Way/exit onto Cookham Road being maintained. Tickets for visitors to the medical centre will be issued by its reception.
Access to properties adjacent to the leisure centre car park will be maintained and alternative public car parking is available at Hines Meadow multi-storey car park.
Council leader Andrew Johnson said: “The council in partnership with Countryside is driving forward the exciting regeneration of Maidenhead town centre, supporting new homes, jobs, investment and facilities that are benefitting the community and boosting the area’s vibrancy.
“St Cloud Way is the next exciting milestone in that much-needed work, and the closure of the car park and formal granting of planning permission herald the start of on-site redevelopment after significant planning and project development work.
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“With leisure facilities now provided at our state-of-the-art Braywick Leisure Centre, St Cloud Way will help meet local housing needs for our community. I’m sure many residents look forward to seeing the tired redundant centre come down and this major new scheme taking shape behind the hoardings.
“This major investment will also support improvements benefitting the wider area, including contribution to a new ground-level pedestrian and cycle crossing over the A4 supporting access to the town centre and a Missing Links sustainable travel route through the site, alongside financial contributions including enhancements to Maidenhead Library, local play facilities and transport.”
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