Aerospace firm to move into High Wycombe chair factory site

Some of the existing buildings at the site, including this one, will be demolished

An aerospace firm has got the go-ahead to knock down buildings at an old chair factory and create a new headquarters.

Sabeti Wain now has permission to redevelop the industrial site in Abercromby Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The company is currently based at Lane End Road in the town.

The firm said the plan would bring a derelict site back into use and create jobs.

The site will become the headquarters of Sabeti Wain Aerospace

Sabeti Wain Aerospace makes aircraft seat covers for airlines like British Airways, Qantas and Etihad and during the pandemic produced scrubs and gowns for the NHS.

The company says it will create a total of 8,278 square metres of floorspace through the demolition, refurbishment and redevelopment of existing buildings at the site.

The firm already has a base at Lane End Road in High Wycombe

A new vehicular access will also be created to the site from Abercromby Avenue, while the existing access from Oakridge Road will be improved.

An additional 34 parking spaces will help provide 107 bays in total, while two covered cycling shelters will also be installed.

The fim said the project would bring a derelict site back into use and create jobs

The planning application says: "The project will bring back into use a semi-derelict building and will provide employment opportunities in the area."

The site was previously home to a chair factory that contributed to High Wycombe's once-booming furniture industry