Editorial Board looks ahead to the General Election
Concerns over planning, Green Belt development, sustainability and housing targets all came to the...
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Author: Alan Bunce
Second refusal for 121-home and care home scheme
Plans for 121 homes and a care home received a second refusal when Oxford City Council’s planning...
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New chief executive for East West Rail
East West Railway (EWR) Company has announced the appointment of David Hughes as chief executive....
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Tom Clempson promoted at Leaders Romans Group
Tom Clempson, has become operations director, sales for Leaders Romans Group (LRG) in Wokingham....
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College wins consent for redevelopment
A Guildford college, which specialises in land-based industries, has been granted planning consent...
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Savills announces two lettings at Kings Hall, St Ives
Savills, acting on behalf of Crossacre Properties, has agreed two office lettings at Kings Hall in...
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Council seeks to resolve long-running Hilton Hotel saga
Councillors are to consider taking ownership of the troubled Hilton Hotel development in...
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Crown Estate plans labs to replace former Debenhams in Oxford
A 100,000 sq ft life sciences, technology and innovation building could replace the former...
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Six buildings set to go for new data centres
Plans to demolish six buildings on Slough Trading Estate and replace them with two data centres go...
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105,000 sq ft Ascent building approved by Oxford City Council
ARC Oxford’s plans to demolish seven buildings for one new state-of-the-art building for the...
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Nova Oxford reaches practical completion
Practical completion has been reached at Nova, a new R&D lab building in Oxford. The 43,745 sq...
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YASA takes a step nearer Bicester Motion move
Detailed designs for YASA’s new UK headquarters at Bicester Motion have been approved by Cherwell...
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Cratus sets up new Cambridge office
Cratus Group has opened a new office in Cambridge. The communications and planning group has grown...
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New funding to help make skills centre a reality
A total funding of £18.8 million has been agreed to create a 35,000 sq ft Skills & Innovation...
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Go-ahead for 164,500 sq ft building at Gateway 14
Permission has been given for a 164,500 sq ft manufacturing and warehouse unit at the Gateway 14...
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Go-ahead for Cala to build 320 homes at Brooklands College
Cala Homes and Brooklands College have won consent for 320 homes in Weybridge. The approval from...
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An Eastward shift: how local elections in the East of England point to changing political winds
DevComms account executive Aleksis Butler examines the entire East of England’s local...
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Landmark deal will bring Oasis Leisure Centre reopening closer
An agreement to refurbish the Grade II-listed Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon has been signed,...
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RICS recognition for Carter Jonas partner
Carter Jonas partner Richard Harris has achieved RICS Building Conservation Accreditation in...
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First Farehurst Park homes go on the market
The Hill Group has unveiled Farehurst Park, a rare development in the village of Fulbourn near...
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New office building proposed for Maidenhead
An empty office building in Maidenhead could be demolished and replaced with a larger one under...
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Garden community plan moves forward
A public hearing to review the development plan for a new garden community on the Colchester and...
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Care home plan for derelict nursery site
Plans have been submitted for a 66-unit care home at Ruscombe near Twyford. LTN Care Developments...
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Two more expert firms join Connector project
Two new partners have joined Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) self-driving vehicle project,...
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Vail Williams highlights its net zero progress
Vail Williams has published its annual carbon emissions report. The firm says it releases the data...
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Team to start work designing Market Square for Cambridge
A team of consultants has been appointed to regenerate Cambridge’s Market Square, Guildhall, and...
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Political and economic factors are holding back growth
Market growth is being hampered in the Thames Valley property and construction market by political...
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CamLIFE regeneration set to begin
Construction work is set to begin imminently on new hi-spec fitted lab space in Cambridge....
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College acquires Oxford Centre for Innovation
The Oxford Trust has completed the sale, and 12-month leaseback, of Macclesfield House, home to...
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Lincoln MGT funds new trees throughout Reading
Station Hill developer Lincoln MGT has teamed up with Ethical Reading to fund the planting of new...
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Ofcom role for Carter Jonas
Thames Tap partner Carter Jonas has been appointed by communications regulator Ofcom to deliver...
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Pye Homes offers a General Election wishlist
In light of the looming General Election, housebuilder and UKPF partner Pye Homes has set out its...
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Second refusal awaits plan for 121 homes and a care home
Plans for 121 homes and a care home, already refused by one council, look set to be refused by...
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Seven office buildings set for demolition for new labs
Plans to demolish seven office buildings at ARC Oxford and replace them with a 9,829 sq m lab...
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Data reveals failings of the standard method for housing delivery
Housing affordability data shows shortcomings of using the standard method for housing delivery,...
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Consultation launched over Gypsy and traveller site location
Consultation has begun over where a site for gypsies, travellers and travelling showpeople can be...
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New hope for former mustard factory site
Owners of the former Colman’s Mustard factory in Norwich are looking to sell the site after plans...
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New skills hub opened by Princess Anne
The Princess Royal has formally opened a new apprenticeship training centre for house builders....
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Approval for mixed-use commercial scheme at Wisbech
Godwin Developments has secured outline planning permission for a mix of commercial uses at its...
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Pye Homes scheme leads to energy efficiency winners
Woodstock resident Maggy Beeton has been named winner of Pye Homes’ sustainable energy-saving...
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MX Park warehouse scheme gets under way
Construction has begun at MX Park in Maple Cross, an industrial scheme of almost 180,000 sq ft....
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Accordia scheme hits new heights in good design
Toby Parsloe, UK residential research analyst for Savills, recognises how one Cambridge housing...
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Podcast: Dan Lampard on planning for Diddly Squat
When Lichfields director Dan Lampard wrote about the planning issues around Jeremy...
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Police logistics hub approval set to prevent warehouse scheme
Councillors have approved plans for a police logistics hub at Thatcham. West Berkshire Council’s...
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Oxford United agrees stadium land deal with county council
Oxford United FC has completed its lease agreement with the county council to allow a move to its...
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Plans submitted for 193 homes in Wiltshire
Plans have been submitted for the latest phase of homes on the Jubilee Gardens scheme in...
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44 flats proposed close to Hungerford station
Plans for 44 flats close to Hungerford station have been submitted to West Berkshire Council....
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Council agrees moves to improve Aylesbury town centre
Councillors have agreed to move forward with two regeneration schemes in the centre of Aylesbury....
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Down from the (OxProp) Summit: are we still on track?
UKPF consultant Hugh Blaza is a long-time advocate for the re-opening of Oxford’s Cowley...
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Council launches legal bid to stop 1,000-home Vastern Court scheme
The Government decision to allow a mixed-use development with up to 1,000 flats in Vastern Road,...
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Eyes on the East: Hertfordshire politics – navigating change in a diverse landscape
In the fifth and final DevComms report on the key election battlegrounds across the East of...
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Research suggests improved sentiment among housebuilders
Improved sentiment among housebuilders is driving some green shoots of recovery in the East of...
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ViaNautis takes 11,000 sq ft at Unity Campus
Nanomedicine company ViaNautis has taken a 10,825 sq ft laboratory and office space at Howard...
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Major new recycling centre set to open
A new £2 million recycling centre is due to open in Haverhill this Summer. The Homefield Road...
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Work starts on construction skills centre
Work has begun on a new skills centre to help City College Norwich train more young people for...
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‘Slough must address placemaking basics’
Slough needs to address the basics of placemaking, delegates heard at last week’s UKPropSocial...
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Occupiers debate Plus X Innovation space
Occupiers at Plus X Innovation at Slough told visitors to the latest UKPropSocial event the space...
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Council seeking a way ahead for Slough Central
Council officers in Slough are seeking Government help to find a way forward for the stalled...
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Plan to prepare listed 1980s building for new occupier
Plans have been submitted to convert the Grade II*-listed former Renault Distribution Centre in...
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Police logistics hub set for approval
Plans for a police logistics hub in Thatcham have been recommended for approval. West Berkshire...
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First homes released at Oxford North
The first homes at Oxford North have hit the market. The first phase of Pollard Thomas...
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Bicester industrial site sold to US buyer
The firm behind the Graven Hill self-build development site has sold neighbouring land for...
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Go-karting firm to open in shopping centre this Summer
Go-karting operator TeamSport is to open its first shopping centre location at High Wycombe....
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Podcast: Oxford v Cambridge
Oxford and Cambridge property experts go head-to-head in the latest Battle & Bunce Talking...
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Agri-food plots up for sale with Savills
Savills has been appointed to market six prime agri-food sector development plots on behalf of a...
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RLB report reveals supply chain fears
Fragility of the supply chain has become the biggest concern of contractors in London and the...
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Shortlist unveiled for Eastern Echo Awards
A shortlist of almost 50 names, projects and companies will compete in the 2024 Eastern Echo...
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August deadline to bid for listed library building
Commercial and community organisations now have until August 12 to submit bids for the historic...
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Haslams/Sharps Commercial merger – one year on
Just over a year after two commercial agents joined forces, bosses of the enlarged company say the...
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Eyes on the East: The Only Way is Tory in Essex – will it still be in 2024?
In the fourth of a series on the General Election battlegrounds in the East of England, Jade Uko,...
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Topping out reached at The Place, Great Yarmouth
Topping out has been held at the £17 million library and learning hub in Great Yarmouth to be...
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College seeks to upgrade listed retail units
All Souls College in Oxford has submitted plans to refurbish a series of retail units in the High...
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‘Transformative’ Cambridge North approval celebrated
The £750 million mixed-use Cambridge North scheme has been approved by Secretary of State Michael...
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Office & lab shortage could force Oxford rents to rise
Oxford’s shortage of office and lab space could send rents spiralling according to research by...
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Savills teams join forces to boost planning services
Savills has combined its teams across the East of England to boost its planning capabilities. The...
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Ending a commercial property lease early – what are the options?
Gemma Stephenson, senior associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property...
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Gladman submits plans for 50 homes in Bucks village
Plans have been submitted for up to 50 homes at Newton Longville near Milton Keynes in Bucks....
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177-unit extra care home planned for Bucks
Plans for a 177-unit extra care retirement development at Farnham Royal, Bucks have been revealed...
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Campbell Gordon appoints Lewis Holmes
Campbell Gordon has appointed Lewis Holmes as a senior surveyor. Lewis, who worked for six years...
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Landmark in Oxford United stadium lease deal
A heads of terms agreement has been reached between Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford United...
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Geographical data company navigates its way to Westcott
A firm which provides geographical data for the aviation industry has taken space at Westcott...
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Images from OxPropSummit 2024
Photographer Aurelien Langlais joined us at Trinity College for OxPropSummit on April 17 and...
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Barratt Homes buys 38-hectare site for 574 homes
Carter Jonas, acting on behalf of a private landowner client, has completed the sale of a...
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New cancer hospital approved despite water concerns
Councillors have unanimously approved plans for a new cancer research hospital in Cambridge. A...
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Sharp rise in farmland coming to market
Savills has reported a sharp increase in the amount of farmland coming to market in the East of...
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Eyes on the East: Norfolk’s political battlegrounds
In the third report in a series by DevComms, ploughing a route through the East of England’s...
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Growth, inclusion and the AI future – headlines from OxPropSummit 2024
An anti-growth agenda, ‘scary’ AI and Oxfordshire’s struggle to change were among the headlines...
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Carter Jonas reveals likely timescales for NHM research centre
Work is due to start early next year on the new collections, digitisation and research centre for...
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Johnson & Johnson deal leads high take-up stats
Resilient demand for new, modern workspaces saw South East & Greater London office take-up hit...
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New six-storey office building approved for One Maidenhead
Councillors have unanimously approved plans for a six-storey office building at HUB and Smedvig’s...
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Brewery supplier takes new 147,000 sq ft logistics space
A firm which operates a share and re-use system of kegs for the brewing industry, has taken a 147,...
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Cala to start work on 179 new homes in Didcot
Cala Homes expects to start work in Spring on the next 179 homes at Nobel Park in Didcot. South...
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Sophia Swain appointed to newly-created tech role at LRG
Sophia Swain has joined Leaders Romans Group (LRG) as the company’s first chief technology...
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View from the riverbank: let’s spare the environment from the greens
While net zero seems to be top of everyone’s agenda, I’ve noticed few ever mention the cost – not...
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Eyes on the East: crossing borders, shaping futures – the political landscape of Suffolk
Following last week’s portrayal of the new constituency of Ely and East Cambridgeshire by...
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ADB Safegate expands to Langley offices
Airport systems provider ADB Safegate has taken space at Waterside Court in Langley as part of its...
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Former racecourse goes up for grabs with Savills
A former racecourse, with planning permission to convert its main grandstand into a four-bedroom...
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Plans for 45,000 sq ft of offices approved after four years
Plans for a 45,000 sq ft office building in Basing View have been approved after four years. The...
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Six by Nico to open in Westgate Oxford
Fast-growing restaurant group Six by Nico is to open at the Westgate shopping centre in Oxford...
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Greater Norwich Local Plan adopted after eight years
After eight years of work, the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP) has now been adopted. The GNLP...
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