London developer Areli’s long-awaited plan to flatten Maidenhead’s tired Nicholson Centre and replace it with a soaring new mixed-use quarter has finally been waved through by local councillors.
The hybrid application — unanimously approved by Windsor and Maidenhead’s planning committee — paves the way for 856 new flats across blocks rising to 20 storeys, 55 new shops and commercial units, and a 452-space multi-storey car park.
The project will bulldoze all but two existing buildings on the 1960s-built shopping centre site to make way for four new towers of 10, 13, 17 and 20 storeys.
Most of the homes will be one-bed flats, with 100 earmarked for over-75s. None of the units will be affordable.
The Nicholson Quarter plan, designed by architect JTP, also carves out a new civic plaza — Sir Nicholas Winton Square — set to become the town centre’s focal point.
The fresh approval updates the original 2021 consent and reflects market-driven changes, including cutting office space and lowering the previous 25-storey peak.
Final approval is subject to a Section 106 deal, including cash towards local car park upgrades.
Work is hoped to start in the first quarter of next year.
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