Office park revamp plan rejected by inspector

A plan to revamp a business park which developers said could create 600 jobs has been rejected following an inquiry.

Maidenhead Office Park was opened in the late 1990s but owners Anglesea Capital said it wanted to redevelop the site, which it said has been "in decline in recent years".

The proposal was rejected by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) last September but the asset management group appealed.

A planning inspector decided it would be an inappropriate development in the green belt and would not follow RBWM's planning policy.

Inspector Rekha Sabu said she considered other concerns from residents, including potentially increased traffic and the impact on White Waltham Airfield, next to the site.

The area lies in the Metropolitan Green Belt and in the 1920s was used as a flying school.

It was used by the British government for the Air Transport Auxiliary, as part of White Waltham Airfield, during World War Two.

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