Bracknell High Street car park to be demolished to build high-rise flats despite concerns area is turning into a slum
Bracknell High Street car park was closed in 2023 after surveyors warned the council of corrosion. The multi-storey car park was built in the 1970s and deemed to be unsafe as it was not built for modern, heavy cars.
Bracknell Forest Council made the decision to demolish the car park at a meeting on Thursday, where it was explained the work could take six months or longer.
The project is being undertaken by the Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership, a joint venture between the council and Countryside Homes.
One local resident Victor Rones expressed concern about the decision and its impact on the town. He said: "In my view, this town will be filled with high-rise flats that make the town look like a bad slum area with flats from Mile End, Stepney or Stratford in East London.
"If I were younger, I would get out of this rat hole."