REGENERATION plans for one of the town’s most underprivileged areas are moving forward – with plans taking shape for a new surgery.

Slough Borough Council is in talks with a GP who owns a site in Primary Way, Chalvey, formerly owned by SSE, for a new purpose-built surgery. They hope a planning application can be submitted in October.

Plans could also include either 60 sheltered housing apartments or 18 homes.

The council is also making ground in talks with the owner of the former petrol station, in Chalvey Road East. It has sat vacant for years and been branded an eyesore, but plans for a 26-unit development, including two town houses, could be submitted by October.

An update is due to be heard by cabinet councillors at Chalvey Community Centre, at 6.30pm on Monday.

Cllr James Swindlehurst, deputy leader and commissioner for neighbourhoods and renewal, said: “The council has been working hard on plans to improve Chalvey and influence other site owners to bring forward their sites for redevelopment. This report shows how many of these plans are starting to bear fruit.

“Higher quality homes, better all-round facilities and the removal of some of the rundown old sites we currently see in the area will all contribute to making Chalvey a much improved place to live, work and prosper.” A planning application for 73 new homes in Ledgers Road is due to be submitted next month. The council is also in talks with the owner of the Cross Keys pub site, in High Street, to find a 'mutually beneficial’ way of redeveloping the land.

Work started in August on new changing facilities for the multi-use games area at Chalvey Recreation Ground. A budget of £15,000 has been set aside to resolve drainage and surface issues there. Work is scheduled to start before the end of the year.

The council is also considering converting the senior pitch into two juniors pitches to 'reflect changing patterns of use’.

Stephen Gibson, head of asset management at Slough Borough Council, added: “It’s a very exciting time for Chalvey, with a number of these projects expected to get under way within the next year or so, approval permitting.”