Slough 3D Model

More confident design and planning with Slough’s digital twin

VU.CITY Slough saves time and money for professionals involved in the design, planning and development of the built environment. ‍

Our accurate and interactive 3D digital twin model of Slough is enriched with data and tools to help you collaborate and analyse the real world impact of proposals, allowing you to make better design, and planning decisions, faster.

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DATA LAYERS
10.25 sq km

MODELLED TO 15CM ACCURACY
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Consents approved VU.CITY
108,043

TREES, ACCURATE HEIGHT AND CANOPY

Slough data layers

From transportation and zoning to environmental factors, VU.CITY Slough 3D model data layers provide essential insights for more informed and confident decision-making.

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DATA LAYERS

Education Establishments

Annual Average Household Income

Population Density

Annual Average Household Income

Population Density

Crime - Burglary

Crime - Robbery

Crime - Theft from Person

Air Pollution NO2 2013

Air Pollution NO2 2019

Air Quality Management

Ancient Woodland

Local Nature Reserves

Ramsar

SSSI

Flood Defences

Flood Zone 2

Recorded Flood Outlines

Noise Pollution - Road

EPC Non-Domestic

Healthcare

Deprivation Index

Hospitals - Private Clinics

Deprivation Index

Colouring London - Building Age

Crime - Drugs

Crime - Shoplifting

Crime - Vehicles

Air Pollution NO2 2016

Air Quality Focus Areas

Bedrock

Biodiversity Hotspots

Priority Habitat Location

SAC

Areas Benefiting from Flood Defences

Flood Risk

Flood Zone 3

Noise Pollution - Rail

EPC Domestic

Archaeological Priority Areas

VU.CITY Slough is the largest and most accurate interactive 3D model available.

Slough is a small, densely built up borough, surrounded by green belt and with an urban area constrained by the M4. These constraints, and tightly drawn political boundaries, provide challenges when designing in the town.

However, change is underway: ambitious plans include a transformation of Slough's town centre, with benefits to its future prosperity that will attract businesses.

The need for housing continues to be significant, and there is potential to address this in the area known as "The Square Mile". There are also opportunities for environmental improvements, with plans to reduce the reliance on cars by replacing traffic-clogged roads with walkable tree-lined streets and link Slough’s centre to parks and the Grand Union Canal.

Users of VU.CITY’s Slough 3D model are using its many benefits, from being able to understand and assess a site’s opportunities and challenges, testing refined designs in context, enhancing pre-app conversations and planning submissions, to improving how everyone involved collaborates.

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Architects, developers, local authorities, urban planners, and more trust VU.CITY to help achieve their goals.

Organise and visualise your geospatial data in accurate context with our comprehensive suite of digital design and development tools.

VU.CITY Slough: 3D Model Features and Planning Tools

Belfast Consent Planning Timeline in a Digital Twin 3D Model using VU.CITY

Easily import your designs from external 3D software such as Revit, Rhino, SketchUp & 3ds Max into the model of Belfast and test how they will work in situ

Import a Rhino, Revit, SketchUp 3DS Max, or 3D Model into a digital twin 3D city model using VU.CITY Belfast

Microclimate, Sunlight, Weather and Atmospherics analysis in VU.CITY Belfast's 3D Model and Digital Twin Platform

Conduct Viewsheds, view studies, feasibility studies, present concepts, export images and video from the VU.CITY 3D Model Digital Twin of Belfast

Conduct ZTV and ZVI Studies & Assessments in a Digital Twin using the VU.CITY Belfast 3D Model

Collaborate in VU.CITY Belfast's Digital Twin 3D Model. Annotate and tag your team and stakeholders

Collaborate with stakeholders using the VU.CITY Hub, Digital Twin and 3D Model for Belfast

Consented Schemes Timeline

Realise a site’s potential by viewing and assessing recently consented developments across the city, leveraging geospatial data aggregation for precise insights.

Test Massing

Assess multiple initial massing options at an early stage and GEA potential quickly.

Import Designs

Easily import your designs from external 3D modelling software (such as Revit, Rhino, SketchUp and 3DS Max) into the Belfast model and test how they work in situ.

Sunlight Analysis

Quickly view and assess the initial impact of light from your proposed developments.

Camera Studies and Tools

Conduct high-level townscape and visual impact assessments. Agree on key views to analyse further. Select key views and confidently present your proposals to take stakeholders on your design journey.

Zone of Theoretical Visibility

Save time by eliminating unnecessary views for analysis. Understand where your scheme can be seen from and which views are critical to assess.

Annotate with Tags

Mark up comments and actions and easily collaborate on a site or scheme with project team members.

Scope, Design and Collaborate

VU.CITY’s project collaboration space, the Hub, allows you to seamlessly communicate with stakeholders, to make better design and planning decisions, faster.

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VU.CITY Slough FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions about VU.CITY's Slough 3D Digital Twin and Model.

The model allows planners and developers to visualise and assess projects within Slough’s constrained urban layout, which is surrounded by green belt and impacted by limited space. This helps in optimising land use and supporting sustainable development within these boundaries.

Yes, the model provides tools for testing various massing options and quickly assessing General Employment Areas (GEA) potential. This feature enables early-stage design adjustments, ensuring the project aligns with Slough’s urban planning goals.

The model includes tools like camera tools and studies, and annotation tags, which allow you to present realistic visuals and communicate design intentions effectively with stakeholders, making it easier to gain feedback and support.

VU.CITY Slough provides sunlight analysis, flood risk layers, and tree data to help developers understand environmental impacts. These tools support environmentally conscious planning, particularly for projects in Slough’s urban and greenbelt interface.

Architects, planners, developers, and local authorities benefit from this tool. It streamlines project planning, improves collaboration, and supports Slough’s vision for sustainable growth while addressing housing and commercial development needs.

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