Council proposes to vote ‘no’ to Bedford’s new BID
Councillors in Bedford will be asked to vote against plans for the town’s next Business...
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1,800-home Begbroke scheme approved by councillors
Councillors in Cherwell have approved the development of Begbroke Innovation District. Oxford...
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Council praise for Shaviram’s 103-flat scheme
Shaviram’s plans for 103 Build-to-Rent flats in Friar Street, Reading won praise from councillors...
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Refusal recommended for 132-home Ascot scheme
Plans for 132 homes, along with community and commercial space in Ascot go before councillors on...
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Woking pub bought by tenants
Leisure property agent Fleurets has completed the sale of a Woking pub to its tenants. The Bird in...
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Council approves 70 homes for brownfield site
Permission has been given for 70 homes to replace a former car dealership and workshop in...
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South Mimms service area acquired
Newcore Capital has acquired a long leasehold of Welcome Break motorway service area (MSA) at...
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New David Lloyd centre approved for Harlow Innovation Park
David Lloyd Clubs has been given planning approval for a new state-the-art-health, fitness and...
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Council and residents’ groups ask MP for help over housing numbers
Representatives from Three Rivers District Council and residents’ groups met with South West Herts...
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Survey launched ahead of City Vision for Southend
Southend residents are being asked what they want from their city in a bid to shape its future. A...
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350 homes and a care home look set for approval
Berkeley Strategic Land’s application for up to 350 homes and a 68-unit care home at Blagrove...
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Blandys acquires Reading law firm Thompson Leatherdale
Law firm and UKPF partner Blandy & Blandy has agreed to acquire the business of Thompson...
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John Lewis submits plans for 215 BTR flats in Reading
John Lewis Partnership’s (JLP) £80 million plans for Build-to-Rent homes in Reading have been...
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Thumbs up for Pye Homes’ properties at Park View
Park View, a residential development by the Blenheim Estate’s build partner Pye Homes in...
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93 PDR flats proposed for Reading office building
A 1990s office building in Reading could be converted into 93 flats under Permitted Development...
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Council considers acquiring town centre building
Councillors will decide on Tuesday (September 10) whether to buy a town centre building in...
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99 homes planned for Berkshire village
Plans have been submitted for up to 99 homes in the village of Hurst in Berkshire. Mactaggart...
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Claire Upton-Brown takes combined planning role for two Surrey councils
Claire Upton-Brown has taken on a new role at Guildford and Waverley borough councils after...
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Housing targets, NPPF and the Thames Valley
Nev Surtees, an associate director in the Savills central planning team, considers the...
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Plans for 455 homes thrown out on appeal
Plans by This Land development for up to 455 new homes on Green Belt land in Essex have been...
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Taylor Wimpey takes office space at Kings Langley
Taylor Wimpey UK has taken 8,238 sq ft at Tristan Capital Partners’ refurbished The Dock office...
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Ground broken at Gateway 14 distribution centre for Bauder
Groundbreaking has taken place at the site of a new 44,000 sq ft distribution centre at Gateway...
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Railpen wins consent for 120,000 sq ft at South Mimms
Raliway pension fund Railpen has been granted planning consent by Hertsmere Borough Council for a...
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Savills appoints Tommy Newbigging for new homes role
Savills has appointed Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts of...
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Funding to help improve planning across Cambridge
Funding of £650,000 has been awarded to try to improve planning across the greater Cambridge area....
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Henry Boot secures consent for 75,000 sq ft industrial space at Southend
Henry Boot has won consent for 75,000 sq ft of industrial space at Airport Business Park Southend....
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Plan for 103 flats in Friar Street, Reading set for approval
Shaviram’s plans for 103 Build-to-Rent flats in Friar Street, Reading go before councillors on...
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‘Development at risk from lack of investment in sewage infrastructure’
The leader of Oxford City Council has blasted Thames Water over what she says is an historic lack...
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Council blasts ‘misinformation’ over regeneration plans
A denial has been issued by Bracknell Forest Council (BFC) after a BBC report suggested the town’s...
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Go-karting plan for Bicester Motion
Plans for a £6 million indoor electric go-karting centre have been unveiled by Bicester Motion. In...
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Developers mark UK’s most sustainable labs
A new lab development in Oxford has achieved a UK first by scoring 100 per cent in its final...
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6,000-home Heyford Park scheme progresses
A scoping request has been submitted ahead of plans for the 6,000-home development at Heyford Park...
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Vertiport gets permission to take off
The UK’s first testbed for vertical aircraft in the electric air taxi industry has been given the...
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Consultation under way over Bletchley and Fenny Stratford improvements
Public consultation is under way over improving town centres in Bletchley and Fenny Stratford....
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199 homes approved for Bracknell area
Three residential schemes totalling 199 new homes have been  approved for Bracknell. Bracknell...
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What is a Section 106 Agreement and why should you provide one?
Karen Jones (pictured left) and Tatiana Zanré (pictured right) in Blandy & Blandy’s planning...
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£75m logistics scheme for former Shire Hall site
Fiera Real Estate and Wrenbridge have acquired the former Shire Hall at Shinfield Park, Reading...
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Councillors reluctantly approve 285 flats in Milton Keynes
Councillors spoke of their misgivings as they approved plans for 285 BTR homes in Milton Keynes....
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Savills announces two appointments in Bucks
Savills has announced two new appointments in South Buckinghamshire. Adam Harris and Sophie Male...
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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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