Natalie Howlett-Clarke to head Savills Norwich
Savills has announced the promotion of residential sales director Natalie Howlett-Clarke to head...
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Fingers crossed the NPPF revision will prove to be a positive
After attending the launch of the NPPF revision before Christmas, Colin Brown, head of planning...
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Reading loses The Corn Stores and Revolution
Reading has lost two town centre food and drink venues but three new ones are set to open. The...
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Fresh attempt for industrial scheme at Oakdown Farm
Scaled down plans have been submitted for a storage and distribution scheme near Basingstoke...
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Will the Infrastructure Levy help struggling councils?
Mark Edgerley, associate director for Boyer in Colchester, has concerns about the proposed...
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84 homes planned for Fanshawe Road site
Plans have been submitted for 84 homes at Fanshawe Road in Cambridge. Cambridge Investment...
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41 retirement homes set for approval
Plans for 41 retirement flats in Bicester go before councillors on Thursday (January 11) with a...
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Reading set for six new bus lanes
Six new bus lanes are set to be introduced on major routes across Reading. Road space on Oxford...
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Fat Hippo could move into Jacksons unit
Councillors have been recommended to approve plans which could allow the first commercial occupier...
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Amen Corner development set for final approval
Plans for 302 homes on a site which straddles the Bracknell/Wokingham border look set to gain...
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Clifton Ingram acquires specialist property law firm
Specialist residential property law firm Sloan Solicitors has been acquired by Clifton Ingram. The...
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Gordon Cook joins RLB for key Thames Valley role
Construction and property consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has appointed Gordon Cook as...
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Do I need to instruct a solicitor on a renewal lease?
Senior associate solicitor Gemma Stephenson, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property...
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75 homes to go ahead in Newbury
Cala Homes Chiltern has won consent for 75 homes in Newbury. The housebuilder is to develop a site...
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Carter Jonas associate planner looks ahead to key role within RTPI
John Mason, associate planner in Carter Jonas’ Cambridge office, has been elected junior vice...
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‘A huge backward step’ – mixed reaction to revised NPPF
Housing secretary Michael Gove’s December 19 revision of the NPPF has prompted some early analysis...
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SEGRO lets 10,000 sq ft to Next in Slough
SEGRO has agreed a new five-year lease with retailer Next to occupy a 10,000 sq ft unit at Bath...
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d-flo letting fills Admiral House
Financial communications company d-flo has taken 1,894 sq ft of office space at RO Real Estate’s...
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Green Park announces 120,000 sq ft deal
Mapletree has confirmed that engineering firm Wood has taken 120,000 sq ft at Green Park. After...
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180,000 sq ft Fabrica scheme approved in Oxford
Missions Street has won consent for 180,000 sq ft of innovation space at Botley Road, Oxford. The...
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Our Expert Forum’s hopes and fears for 2024
A glimmer of optimism for 2024 emerged among our experts when we asked for property professionals’...
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The climate is changing and so are the policies
Ifti Maniar, planning director for WWA Studios, offers his observations on COP28. Climate change...
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Royal Borough agrees to go for Article 4 Direction
Councillors in the Royal Borough have voted to begin the consultation process for an Article 4...
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Council affirms its block on stadium deal
Councillors have stuck to their plans to block Maidenhead United’s move to Braywick Park. The...
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New PDR opportunities emerging on farm buildings
Catherine Pollard, principal planner for Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group), based in...
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52,000 sq ft of industrial sold in Savills deal
Dynasty Estates and Vinsani Holdings have jointly acquired two industrial units, totalling 51,927...
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East Barnwell regeneration plans submitted
Plans have been submitted for 120 affordable homes and community facilities at two regeneration...
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60 room motel planned at A34 junction
Plans have been submitted for a 60-room motel, close to the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire....
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Aldi approved for Winnersh despite junction concerns
Councillors voted to approve an Aldi store for Winnersh after intense debate about the safety of...
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FluoRok joins ARC Oxford occupiers
Oxford University spin out FluoRock has taken a bespoke chemistry laboratory and office at ARC...
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Pigeon homes in on Twinwoods Business Park
Pigeon has announced the acquisition of Twinwoods Business Park near Bedford. The...
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Work starts at 1,500-home Great Haddon Wood
Work has begun on a scheme of almost 1,500 new homes in Great Haddon, near Peterborough. Vistry...
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Land for sale next to business park
A 5.4-acre site at Stour Business Park, owned by Jaynic, has been launched onto the market. The...
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Approval for 1,552-home Swindon development
Councillors have approved plans for a scheme of 1,552 homes in Kingsdown, Swindon. The outline...
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Council’s Local Plan Review set to be withdrawn
Councillors in West Berkshire are to be asked to withdraw the district’s Local Plan Review. An...
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Time to revisit the brownfield v greenfield policy
Nick Taylor, partner in Carter Jonas’ planning and development team, questions the policy of...
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Now The Range could move to Brunel Retail Park
Councillors approved self-storage use for much of Brunel Retail Park in Reading on Wednesday – but...
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£84m relief road moves a step closer
Councillors have agreed to finalise and submit a planning application for an £84 million relief...
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Royal Borough to discuss reversing its decision to block stadium deal
Maidenhead United’s battle with the Royal Borough over its stadium move goes back to the council’s...
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Solar Farm set to be approved
Plans for a large solar farm in Wokingham have been recommended for approval. Wokingham Borough...
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Zero emission boiler firm tepeo expands at Winnersh Triangle
A fast-growing British firm, which makes zero emission boilers, has expanded at Winnersh Triangle...
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Approval recommended for new Winnersh Aldi
Plans for a new Aldi at Winnersh go before councillors on Wednesday (December 13) with a...
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Vacant office building acquired by private investor
Property consultant Kirkby Diamond has announced the acquisition by a private investor of Avalon...
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Major science park plans submitted
Plans for a commercial and life sciences park at Faringdon have been submitted to Vale of White...
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View from the riverbank: big changes on the way for Reading
Thanks to the time and efforts of some friends of Thames Tap, a picture of the future of Reading...
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34,000 sq ft warehouse approved for Slough
Plans for a 34,000 sq ft distribution building have been unanimously approved for a Green Belt...
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Residential conversion plan for L’Ortolan restaurant
Fine dining restaurant L’Ortolan in Shinfield has submitted plans to turn the building back into a...
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Council sells pub site for 53 affordable homes
The site of the former Merrymakers pub in Langley has been sold by Slough Borough Council for a...
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272 flats planned for Woking town centre
Plans have been submitted to replace the former BHS department store in Woking with a high-rise...
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Laing O’Rourke appointed for Oxford North
Laing O’Rourke will deliver Phase 1a of Oxford North, including Red Hall and the first two...
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292 homes planned for Stevenage site
Plans have been submitted for 292 homes in Graveley, on the edge of Stevenage, Hertfordshire....
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Major public support for rapid transit proposal
More than two thirds of respondents to a consultation on a key Hertfordshire to Essex transport...
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82-apartment extra care home planned
An application for an 82-apartment affordable care home along with 14 market properties has been...
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Louis Brewer joins Boyer
Louis Brewer has been appointed planner in Boyer’s Wokingham office. Mr Brewer, who graduating...
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Tempo deal ‘a ‘new benchmark for the Thames Valley’
Legal & General’s Tempo development in Maidenhead has secured Stanley Black & Decker as...
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Self-storage plan for Reading retail park
Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to turn five units on a retail park in Reading...
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Luxury hotel and spa planned for Grade II-listed school
A Grade II-listed Victorian house, which served as a school for almost 100 years, could become a...
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Consultation starts over 1,950 home developmemt
Consultation has begun over a development brief for 1,950 homes, two schools and the expansion...
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Luke Richardson appointed head of lettings for Savills Reading
Savills has appointed Luke Richardson as head of its residential lettings business for Reading and...
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Bracknell’s office take up outstrips Reading
Office take-up in Bracknell has risen to 112,321 sq ft so far in 2023, a figure currently higher...
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Homes and more approved for East Barnwell
A new local centre has been approved in East Barnwell, Cambridge. The East Barnwell regeneration...
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Consultation starts on North Weald Bassett masterplan
Epping Forest district residents can take part in a formal consultation on the Strategic...
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‘We need to market Bracknell better’
Bracknell needs to market itself better to continue to attract investment, delegates were told at...
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Investigation launched into One Station Hill fire
There remains no indication of the impact of last Thursday’s fire at One Station Hill in Reading....
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Bracknell office market outperforming its neighbours
Bracknell’s office market is outperforming nearby towns, delegates heard at this year’s annual...
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£18.3m to help give Andover a new theatre and cultural hub
Levelling up funds of £18.3 million have been awarded for a theatre and cultural hub in the centre...
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Bracknell Local Plan modifications explained
Karen Jones (pictured left) and Deena Radi (pictured right), in Blandy & Blandy’s planning...
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Little celebration for Autumn Statement measures
A mix of views – including a good deal of scepticism – greeted the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement...
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Persimmon completes zero carbon home
Persimmon Homes has completed construction on a new zero carbon home pilot. The home at...
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Campaigners unhappy over solar farm consultation
Campaign groups opposing the huge Botley West solar farm have criticised the firm behind the...
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How to deal with a property dispute
Jonathan Dinsdale, senior associate solicitor for Blandy & Blandy, explains what to o when...
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Demand remains for repurposing properties
A report by Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has revealed that, despite some market hesitancy,...
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24,000 sq ft deal secures sportswear brand at Westcott
Sportswear and fashion supplier Mitchell & Ness has agreed a lease on a new UK distribution...
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Areas of resistance remain despite fall in land values
Fewer sites coming to market and varying demand has prompted a fall in development land values in...
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Timber bike pavilion approved for Oxford North
Plans for a striking timber-framed cycle pavilion at Oxford North have been approved by the city...
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Podcast: Fiona Brownfoot, retail director for Hicks Baker
Small towns like Wokingham are outperforming bigger rivals in terms of low retail vacancy rates,...
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303 BTR flats planned to replace shopping centre
A shopping centre in High Wycombe could make way for 303 Build-to-Rent flats under plans submitted...
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Savills UK director David Jackson takes firm to new heights
Oxfordshire resident and Savills UK director David Jackson has returned from Nepal after...
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French Horn at Sonning goes up for sale for £12m
One of the Thames Valley’s most famous hotel/restaurant venues is up for sale for £12 million....
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Amenities on the way at Oxford Technology Park
Amenity space including a café, a flexible conferencing area and a gym are on the cards for...
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Starbucks drive-thru planned for Shepherds Hill near Reading
TA Fisher has applied for a new Starbucks café and drive-thru at The Point at Shepherds Hill,...
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The big squeeze: Reading Local Plan partial update
Reading Borough Council strategic environment, planning and transport committee resolved to...
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Views wanted to help form Banbury 2050 vision
Residents of Banbury are being asked to comment on a vision for the town centre. Cherwell District...
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Self-driving bus goes on trial in Milton Keynes city centre
A self-driving shuttle bus is to be trialled in Milton Keynes as part of a Europe-wide research...
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Debenhams store goes on the market for £3m
Two and a half years after closing, the former Debenhams store in Bedford has been put on the...
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Milton Keynes development site acquired
Investment firm Oryx Real Estate Partners has made its first UK logistics investment with the...
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Planning to make cities more women-friendly
Aoife Hand, from Carter Jonas (Cambridge), sees better ways to plan cities for women. Public...
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Oxfordshire site sold for 40 homes
Land promoter Terra has completed the sale of a five-acre site in Aston, West Oxfordshire to...
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Keeping planning permission alive: section 73 and implementation
Sabah Siddiq (pictured left) and Deena Radi (pictured right), in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s...
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Plans for 570 flats in Reading go on display
Plans for 570 flats to replace Napier Court in Reading went on show last week at a consultation by...
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1.75m sq ft film studio scheme approved
Quartermaster Entertainment and Verb’s 1.75m sq ft film studio scheme has been approved by Central...
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125,000 sq ft life sciences scheme approved
Developer Gen Two has won consent for a 125,000 sq ft life sciences hub in Cambridge. The scheme,...
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Energy-efficient council homes approved for new partnership
A scheme of 24 energy-efficient council homes will be built on a derelict site at Harlow. The...
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‘Missed opportunity’ of the King’s Speech
Last week’s King’s Speech was more notable for what it lacked than what it contained,...
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Podcast: Jonathon Clarke, Oxford United
Oxford United development director Jonathon Clarke spoke exclusively to Thames Tap when the new...
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Council set to leave Bodicote House
A move is on the cards for Cherwell District Council. The council’s executive agreed, at its...
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Proposed M4 services will provide EV charging at every parking space
A new motorway services area, planned for the M4 near Swindon, will be one of the UK’s first to...
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Explore the Bracknell market with the town’s key players
Bracknell and its commercial property market will come under the spotlight at a special one-day...
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70-bed care home approved
Plans by Barcroft Estates for a 70-bed dementia care home at a former RAF base have been approved....
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Colorfix moves to Ella May Barnes building
The new state-of-the-art Ella May Barnes labs and workspace building, at Norwich Research Park,...
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