Slough Borough Council's Proposed New Civic Centre
Actium was asked to carry out an initial option appraisal study which validated a series of property options for the Council in relation to their office accommodation which involved a large scale mixed redevelopment of their current offices situated in the Bath Road.
Having received the approval of the Cabinet to our first report we were subsequently asked to prepare a full Business Justification Report of the recommended option which incorporated a detailed design solution by appointed architects, full building costs prepared by quantity surveyors, a detailed project timetable prepared by project managers and a planning assessment prepared by independent planning consultants. The following images were prepared by HLM architects:

We worked to assess the optimal use of the site, looking at the different percentage allocations for each use class. The following proposed site plans were then developed by HLM Architects:

We also assessed the potential financing options available to the Council, including:
- Sale and leaseback
- Spend to save grants
- Prudential borrowing
- Traditional mortgaging
- Including early capital release structures
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