Office parks · UK
Switchback Office Park
Proposed office-to-housing conversion (49 flats) via PDR, approved by Royal Borough, part of local cluster of 4 similar reinhabit projects. · summary, model-written
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Site profile4 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: 49 flats record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction |
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| Strategy | Reinhabitation, proposedWikipedia |
| New uses | housingWikipedia |
| What is there now | 49 flatsnewtypes-extraction |
| Redeveloper | Workplace Groupnewtypes-extraction |
Planning
| Zoning change | Permitted Development Rights (PDR)newtypes-extraction |
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| Planning notes | Approved by Royal Borough.Wikipedia |
Site context
| Other atlas sites nearby | 4 within 10 km, 7 within 25 km: SAP Objects House (0.0 km); Vanwall Business Park (Mattel House) (0.0 km); Grove Business Park (4.9 km); Arundel House (8.8 km)computed |
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Summary, model-written
Proposed conversion of Switchback Office Park (Maidenhead, UK) from office use to housing (49 flats), approved via Permitted Development Rights (PDR) by Royal Borough. Developer: Workplace Group. Status: Proposed (not yet built).
Why. Strategy: reinhabit (same as 5 nearby peers within 10km, including 3 other proposed office park conversions).
Where it stands. Planning approved but not built. Verified status: draft (record incomplete).
For a planner
- Within 10km cluster: 4 developments (3 proposed, 1 approved) with same reinhabit strategy.
- No construction timeline provided.
- PDR route suggests streamlined approval but no public consultation details in record.
For a developer
- Peer projects: SAP Objects House (0km, proposed), Grove Business Park (5km, approved) show similar strategy.
- No cost or timeline data available.
- Record lacks post-approval monitoring details.
What we do not know yet
- Status: 'proposed' – no build start date or completion target.
- Verified: 'draft' – record may be incomplete.
- No market demand data or tenant details provided.
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Similar sites
- Former GSK building, Brentford · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 28 km away
- SAP Objects House, Maidenhead · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 0 km away
- Peregrine Business Park, High Wycombe · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 12 km away
- Arundel House, Windsor · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 9 km away
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History and original facts
| Notes | Draft from ukpropertyforums.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Workplace Group has applied to convert all six buildings at Switchback Office Park in Maidenhead to 49 residential flats under Permitted Development Rights. |
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Timeline
- 2024 Application lodged to convert buildings to residential
Sources
- Office park owner applies to convert it to 49 PDR flats
2 quoted sentences
Switchback Office Park
Workplace Group has applied to convert all six buildings at an office park in Maidenhead to residential under Permitted Development Rights (PDR).