Report due out on Leiston transformation
A report is due out in September to support a new town centre masterplan for Leiston-cum-Sizewell....
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FSB report seeks to help the East’s struggling high streets
New measures have been unveiled to support small businesses on the East of England’s high streets...
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Grey Belt land and the Government’s draft NPPF explained
Sabah Siddiq, associate solicitor in Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy’s planning &...
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Podcast: Johnathan Headland on planning, housebuilding, Labour and the way ahead
Urban design director for WWA Studios Johnathan Headland joined us for the first Battle &...
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£30m subsidy will help bring Lonza to TVP
Biopharmaceuticals group Lonza’s move to Thames Valley Park will be aided by a £30 million...
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Bargate submits 130-home plan for Overton
Bargate Homes has submitted an outline planning application for 130 properties in Overton near...
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Willmott Dixon to build £31.5m leisure centre
Willmott Dixon has been awarded a contract worth £31.5 million to build a new leisure centre in...
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‘CIL proposals will put investment at risk in Cherwell district’
Proposals to introduce Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) by Cherwell District Council risk...
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Strong industrial lettings reported by Thames Property
Thames Property Group has reported a host of lettings totalling 46,000 sq ft among its portfolio...
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Plans approved to replace retail park with industrial units
Permission has been granted to develop a vacant retail park in Basingstoke into seven warehouse...
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51,000 sq ft Nucleus scheme submitted by Chancerygate
Chancerygate has submitted plans for 51,000 sq ft of Grade A industrial, warehouse and R&D...
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Council pressures developer to paint empty pub
AEW UK has painted a derelict pub in Reading even though it has no plans for what to do with it....
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Plans for 49 homes in Wokingham turned down
Plans for 49 homes in the Wokingham borough have been refused in a delegated decision by council...
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Councils want a pause on Norwich to Tilbury project
Two Suffolk councils have teamed up to try to slow down plans for the National Grid’s Norwich to...
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Plans for 131 more homes at Vanwall Business Park
A total of 131 new flats are in the pipeline in four applications at Vanwall Business Park in...
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Historic estate on the market for £5.25m
An historic 225-acre estate with substantial equestrian facilities and vineyard has been listed...
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New housing and the ideology of politicians
UKPF editor Alan Bunce sees the looming increase in housebuilding as a positive – but...
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126 affordable homes approved for Dorking
Clarion Housing Group has won planning permission for 126 new affordable homes near Dorking...
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Students visit Station Hill on their Pathways to Property
Station Hill developer Lincoln MGT has taken part in the UK-wide Pathways to Property Summer...
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Surrey Heath Local Plan goes out for Pre-Submission consultation
The draft Local Plan for Surrey Heath for the period 2019 – 2038 has been published. Surrey Heath...
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Councils unite to fight Miliband’s Sunnica approval
Councils have begun a legal challenge over the costs local authorities will incur due to Ed...
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Councils to allow faster sustainability measures in listed buildings
Two district councils have joined forces to come up with a plan to allow sustainability measures...
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Details emerge of 7,750-home garden community
A scoping request has revealed details of a proposed 7,750-home garden near Colchester. Latimer by...
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TA Fisher acquires Oxfordshire site for 15 homes
Thames Valley housebuilder TA Fisher has acquired the site of a former Jewson near Wallingford for...
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10,824 sq m industrial scheme proposed for Stevenage
A speculative industrial scheme of 10,824 sq m has been submitted for a vacant site in Stevenage....
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22,000 sq ft letting to restoration company in Bracknell
Richfords Fire and Flood has taken a 22,205 sq ft unit in Downmill Road, Bracknell. Picton,...
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48-room extension planned for Village Hotel
Plans have been submitted for a 48-room extension to the Village Hotel in Farnborough. The...
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Developer snaps up 3.8-acre site for commercial scheme
Savills, on behalf of private individuals, has completed the sale of a commercial development site...
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Redrow acquires site for 140 homes
Redrow South Midlands has acquired land for a proposed development of 140 new homes in Barkway,...
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Jansons Property acquires two business parks for redevelopment
Jansons Property has announced two new major Thames Valley business park acquisitions with plans...
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Plan to convert Regus building at Thames Valley Park into 94 flats
Plans have been submitted under Permitted Development Rights to turn the Regus building at Thames...
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82 homes planned for former MoD site
Plans for 82 homes at Carterton have been submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council....
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Milton Keynes set for 285 BTR homes
A multi-storey car park in Central Milton Keynes will make way for 285 Build-to-Rent flats under...
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What does planning reform mean for the Thames Valley area?
Director for Savills Oxford David Bainbridge weighs up what the July 30 revisions to the NPPF will...
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213 homes refused in two applications
Plans for up to 213 homes in two applications have been refused by Cherwell District Council. The...
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Council seeks views on improving Grays Riverside
Thurrock Council is inviting residents to have their say on plans to improve access to the Grays...
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Council planning chief blasts Government over incinerator approval
Cambridgeshire’s leading councillor for planning has spoken of his dismay over the Secretary of...
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A cautious thumbs-up for Government drive to boost housebuilding
Cautious optimism has dominated the thoughts of our Editorial Board over the Government’s...
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West Berkshire industrial market’s chance to rebrand
A new report has highlighted cost savings, stock availability, a skilled workforce and a strategic...
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Persimmon secures consent for 65 homes at Grove Airfield
Persimmon Homes has secured planning permission for 65 new homes on the former Grove Airfield...
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Savills’ briefing forecasts rise in take-up of industrial space
Savills’ latest Big Shed Briefing shows take up of 371,511 sq ft in the East in H1 2024,...
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Three Sixty Space to run new BTR homes at Aldershot
The developer of Aldershot’s Union Yard scheme has appointed Three Sixty Space to manage and...
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Swindon site acquired for mixed-use scheme
RO Group has announced the acquisition of a 9.7-acre agricultural site in Swindon. The land at...
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3,500-home airfield development can go ahead
Planning permission for 3,500 homes at Bourn Airfield, which has been on hold for three years, has...
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All units at 40-home scheme to be affordable
A development of 40 homes in Marston, Oxford will be 100 per cent affordable thanks to a...
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Plans for up to 95 homes at Royal Wootton Bassett
Richborough Estates is consulting on plans for up to 95 homes at Royal Wootton Bassett. The scheme...
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Partner sought for major redevelopment in Bletchley
A search has begun for a development partner to regenerate The Brunel Centre and former...
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Housebuilder acquires land for 300-home mixed-use scheme
Plans for a mixed-use development in Kelvedon, which includes 300 new homes alongside retail and...
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What is a rent review in a commercial lease?
Solicitor Edward Williams in Blandy & Blandy’s Commercial Property team, explains how a rent...
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Chertsey on the cusp of a major upturn in fortunes
Chertsey in Surrey is set to undergo a major revival with the residential sector leading the way,...
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Science start-up moves to The Wood Centre for Innovation
A biotech start-up has taken space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington,...
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Axe hangs over new Royal Berkshire Hospital plan following Chancellor’s statement
Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) has issued a statement over the uncertainty following the...
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Work starts on 139,000 sq ft Merlin Place, Cambridge
Construction has started at Kadans Science Partner’s Merlin Place in North Cambridge. The 139,000...
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Council teams up with Wates for 248-home scheme
Wates Group has announced a new partnership with Guildford Borough Council (GBC) to develop an £86...
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Deal signed to ensure Wixams Station’s arrival
The contract has been signed to bring about the long-awaited Wixams Station in Bedford. Bedford...
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New details emerge of Pavilion Quarter scheme
New details of a £5 million regeneration scheme in Aylesbury have been unveiled by Buckinghamshire...
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New consultation starts over Castle Point Plan
Councillors have agreed to begin consultation on the issues and options phase of the Castle Point...
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Central Beds Local Plan consultation starts
A 10-week consultation has begun over a new Local Plan for Central Bedfordshire. Central...
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Work starts on new centre at Crawley College
Work has begun on the new £15 million Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology (SSIoT) centre at...
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Regeneration of The Oval, Stevenage wins approval
Councillors have approved plans for a mixed-use redevelopment that will bring hundreds of new...
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Site for care home sold by Barwood
Barwood Capital and Perseus Land & Developments have sold a consented 72-bed care home site in...
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Councils press Government in support of massive theme park proposal
Leaders and chief executives of six local authorities have endorsed Universal Destinations &...
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Survey launched to help improve key Watford area
A survey has been launched to get views on a major regeneration opportunity in Watford. Watford...
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Gladman resubmits plans for 60 homes at Bloxham
Gladman Developments has submitted outline plans for up to 60 homes at Bloxham. The developer...
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SPD approved to guide development of 1,000-home scheme
Councillors in Buckinghamshire have agreed on guidance for a 1,000-home development near Wendover....
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Plan for new labs at Oxford’s Wood Centre for Innovation
Plans have been submitted for a new 12,926 sq ft science building at the Wood Centre for...
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Honesty Cafe opens at Horlicks Quarter
Honesty Group has opened a new coffee shop at Berkeley Homes’ Horlicks Quarter in Slough, the...
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Council leader wants more public engagement before traffic filters go ahead
The delay to the Botley Road closure in Oxford has prompted the city council to talk of a reset...
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Mace appointed to deliver 400,000 sq ft at TOSP
Mace has been awarded a £184 million contract to deliver the next expansion phase at The Oxford...
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Appeal allows 450 homes to go ahead
A development of up to 450 homes in Witney has been allowed on appeal. The plans by the Mawle...
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Our Editorial Board members’ cautious optimism after the King’s Speech
Details remain the key to the proposed changes laid out in last week’s King’s Speech. Members of...
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Council looks to reduce proposed numbers of new homes
Councillors at Three Rivers have backed a draft Local Plan that promotes reduced housebuilding....
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Benedictine monastery in Hampshire goes up for sale
An Anglican Benedictine monastery in Hampshire has gone up for sale with Carter Jonas. The 26,954...
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Developer told ‘you’re not listening’ as 487 flats are refused
Plans to replace one of Milton Keynes’ most iconic structures with 487 Build-to-Rent flats have...
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Approval for 130,000 sq ft at Gateway 14
Reserved matters planning consent has been granted for 130,000 sq ft of space in two industrial...
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Two Green Belt applications refused in Thurrock
Councillors have refused two planning applications for a total of up to 1,750 homes in Thurrock...
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Medieval Buckinghamshire Abbey up for sale
Knight Frank has been appointed by The Society of Precious Blood, an Anglican community of...
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Architect appointed for new theatre in Andover
Architectural practice Burrel Foley Fischer (BFF) is to design a new theatre for Andover. BFF...
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Council blasts ‘misguided’ solar farm decision
Cambridgeshire’s lead councillor on the environment has spoken out about Ed Miliband’s decision to...
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Claire becomes chair at Blandys
Blandy & Blandy has announced Claire Dyer is to become the firm’s new chair. Claire, who...
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Final vacant unit taken at Peterborough office building
The final vacant unit at a property in Peterborough has been let to an accountancy firm. Savills,...
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Report shows increase in farmland going on the market
More than 14,000 acres of farmland were put up for sale in the East of England during the first...
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Mixed-use farm site for sale with Savills
A mixed-use farm property with views of Windsor Castle is up for sale with Savills, offering a...
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MK leading the way in housing delivery
Momentum for the continued growth of Milton Keynes looks set to continue as its city council...
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Vantage 41 sold by Chancerygate
Developer Chancerygate has sold Vantage 41, its 165,000 sq ft Grade A urban logistics scheme in...
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Gove legacy may allow more PD flats in Reading
Changes forced by former Levelling Up Minister Michael Gove to Reading’s Article 4 Direction have...
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Council deal could allow more than 450 homes
Consultation runs until the end of July over plans for more than 450 homes on a former gasworks in...
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Daniel York joins Clifton Ingram as partner
Daniel York has joined Clifton Ingram solicitors as partner in its commercial property department....
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24,000 sq ft letting at Campus Reading
IT firm CGI has taken 24,000 sq ft of offices at Campus in Reading and will relocate from Green...
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Nucleome Therapeutics takes 20,000 sq ft at new Inventa scheme
Biotechnology company Nucleome Therapeutics has signed a deal for 20,000 sq ft at Mission Street...
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£4.6m upgrade for leisure centre
Northcroft Leisure Centre in Newbury is set for a major overhaul thanks to a £4.6 million...
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L’Ortolan fine dining restaurant to close
Fine dining restaurant L’Ortolan in Shinfield near Reading is to close next month after nearly 40...
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Two solar farms refused permission
Applications for two solar farms in the Cherwell District have been refused by councillors,...
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Vail Williams welcomes Oxford’s property community
UK Property Forums teamed up with partner Vail Williams to help spread the word about the...
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165 homes planned for Bloxham
Plans for up to 165 homes at Bloxham in Oxfordshire have been revealed in a screening opinion...
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Turning the Page on offices of old
UK Property Forums partner Vail Williams has picked the brains of some of the most...
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Key scheme submitted at Watford Gateway
McLaren Living submit has submitted plans for a new mixed-use urban quarter in Watford. The scheme...
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Green light for next phase of Accelerator Park
Canmoor and Tristan Capital Partners have jointly secured planning permission for the second phase...
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Mission Street celebrates topping out at The Press in Cambridge
Mission Street and investment manager BGO have topped out phase two of The Press, in Foxton,...
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Two office deals announced at LDH House in Cambridge
Cambridge Corporate Properties II Ltd, advised by Savills, has completed two new office lettings...
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