1,550 homes approved for Swindon
Plans have been approved for a further 1,550 homes in Swindon. Capital Land Strategic Planning’s...
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View from the riverbank: Time to make Newbury great again
Last November, the regeneration of Aldershot town centre was approved followed by approval for...
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500 homes planned for Kidlington
Plans for 500 homes have been revealed in a screening opinion request regarding land at Bicester...
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99 flats planned for Slough High Street
Plans have been submitted for 99 flats in Slough High Street. Manhattan Assets No9 has submitted...
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Lidl wins appeal for store at Tadley
Supermarket Lidl has won its appeal to build a store at Tadley. West Berkshire Council’s district...
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Deferral for homes plan on employment site
Plans for 95 homes alongside commercial space on 3.7 hectares at Faringdon have been deferred amid...
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Savills completes £173m of regional land sales in first half of 2021
Property agent and Thames Tap partner Savills completed almost £173 million worth of land sales...
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Woking moves a step nearer its 2027 plan
A significant element of the Development Plan for Woking has been found ‘sound and legally...
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Major distribution scheme faces second decision by council
A legal wrangle may force a planning application for a vast warehouse development near Basingstoke...
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Eagle Quarter plans revised with reduced heights
Newbury’s proposed Eagle Quarter has been revised to address concerns about its height. Developer...
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Key meetings to shape Basingstoke Local Plan
Councillors in Basingstoke will meet on Thursday (September 2) to begin deciding where the...
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Bid to re-open railway station for Grove
A letter has been sent to Transport Minister Grant Shapps, urging the Government to help fund a...
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View from the riverbank: A smoother ride for Station Hill?
During our two-week August holiday the news broke about the start of work to demolish Reading’s...
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Countdown to UKPropFest take-off
More than 400 people will attend OxPropFest Awards dinner on September 9 with almost 200 booked...
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151,000 sq ft let at Stockley Park
A 151,000 sq ft building at Stockley Park has been let to Canon. CoStar News has reported that The...
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West Berkshire Local Plan review is postponed
A review of West Berkshire’s Local Plan has been postponed because of Government changes to the...
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£20m St Hilda’s College project completes
Oxford-based family-run construction firm Beard has completed one of the biggest contracts in its...
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Kadans acquires more space at Abingdon Science Park
Kadans has expanded its ownership at Abingdon Science Park by 50,000 sq ft. In January, the...
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Future of the high street – it must evolve to survive
David Jones, managing director and head of planning at new Thames Tap partner Evans Jones Property...
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‘Robust growth’ in Reading’s rental market
Rents for homes in Reading have seen robust annual price growth following a surge in demand from...
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CPO allows The Landing to proceed
A compulsory purchase order (CPO) has been confirmed by the Planning Inspectorate that will allow...
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Kathryn Gundry joins board of SECBE
Kathryn Gundry, associate with multi-disciplinary practice of architects, town planners and urban...
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Panattoni consults on its biggest ever scheme
Panattoni has launched a public consultation over its 672,000 sq m plans for the former Honda site...
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Delayed Green Park Station to arrive next year
Green Park Station is now likely to open in 2022. Reading Borough Council has published an update...
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Exscientia expands at TOSP
Exscientia, which uses AI to develop pharmaceuticals, has expanded its footprint in Oxfordshire –...
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Oxpens update from the managing director
OxWED managing director Kevin Minns has written an open letter to those who contributed to the...
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Works set to start on Oxford North
Hill Group has been awarded the £15 million contract to deliver enabling infrastructure for the...
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Images of new leisure venue
Images have been published showing the latest leisure venue in Reading. Reading Biscuit Factory at...
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First chapter opens at The Printworks
Twenty-Five apartments have been unveiled at The Printworks development in Reading. The former Cox...
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Offers announced at Whitechapel Gardens
Barratt Homes has announced some specific offers on some properties at its Whitechapel Gardens...
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Shared ownership unveiled at Randalls
The first shared ownership apartments at the Randalls development in Uxbridge have been announced....
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Burrington Estates launches in Thames Valley
Burrington Estates is set to launch its first development in the Thames Valley, bringing 53 new...
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Inland Homes extends Stamp Duty holiday at Venue and Randalls schemes
Inland Homes has extended the Stamp Duty holiday on two of its schemes in the Thames Valley....
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Bellway highlights ‘Key-ready’ homes at Renaissance
Uncertainty caused by the pandemic and lockdowns has led to uncertainty among housebuyers – now...
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Bright outlook for price growth at Lumina
Berkeley Homes says buyers at its Lumina development in Camberley stand to gain from price growth...
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View from the riverbank: A new level in quality
Few sites in Reading illustrate the speed of change more than Great Brighams Mead. For those of us...
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Revised National Planning Policy Framework
Louise Low (left) and Kayleigh Chapman, in Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental...
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Hoare Lea acquired by Tetra Tech
Bristol-based Hoare Lea, an active engineering consultancy in the Thames Valley, has been acquired...
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Bray Film Studios set for a sequel
Failing film studios at Bray which were once set to be redeveloped for housing, could now become...
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377 homes planned for Bracknell Beeches site
S2 Estates’ plans for hundreds of homes next to Bracknell Station have been submitted. S2 plans to...
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Mixed-use scheme for Bracknell bus depot site
Plans have been submitted to redevelop the site of Bracknell’s former bus station into 169 flats...
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Plan for 61 homes by Oxford City Council
Consultation has begun over plans by Oxford City Council for 61 homes in Littlemore. The council...
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4,254 homes approved for Didcot
The latest major section of Didcot Garden Town has been unanimously approved. Vale of White Horse...
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Enterprise partner sought to come on board with East West Rail
The search has begun for an ‘enterprise partner’ to help East West Rail to both provide its...
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Major Thames Valley conference planned for Green Park
Leading councillors, major developers and key commercial agents are among the line-up of speakers...
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Bucks calls for spur line off East West Rail
Councillors in Buckinghamshire have agreed to put more pressure on the Government to fund a spur...
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Up to 226 homes planned for Beaufort Park
Plans are being drawn up for up to 226 homes on land at Beaufort Park. Southern Housing Group has...
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Stunning new 360-degree views of Station Hill
Lincoln MGT has published a rare opportunity to look around its forthcoming Station Hill scheme in...
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Radical new vision for Great Brighams Mead
A radical overhaul for Great Brigham’s Mead in Reading is under consideration as an option to make...
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New co-working space for Wooburn
Circa45 has opened its first co-working centre in Wooburn, Bucks. Mill House, a former paper mill,...
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PDR plan for Fountain House
Plans have been submitted to convert the Fountain House office building in Reading to 48 flats...
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Frimley offices could get PDR conversion
An office scheme in Frimley may be converted to 73 flats under Permitted Development Rights (PDR)....
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Plans submitted for massive prison at Aylesbury
Plans for a large prison at Aylesbury have been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council. The Ministry...
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New Premier Inn for Oxford
Oxford’s newest hotel opened its doors on Friday (July 23). The 90-room Premier Inn in Paradise...
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Academy moves to North Oxford
Oxford study centre Hilltop Academy has moved to a new location in a prime area of North Oxford....
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View from the riverbank: Are members of the public on board the Arc?
While the property sector sees the positives of the consultation on the Ox-Cam Arc, there was a...
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Hotel, 402 homes and employment space planned for Oxford
Plans have been submitted for a mixed-use scheme of more than 400 flats, a hotel, employment space...
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Ox-Cam Arc ‘really starting to gather momentum’
The launch of the Government’s consultation on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc has prompted a positive...
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Commercial leases – will the proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews see the light of day?
Gemma Smith, associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, takes a look...
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Calls for dialogue as golf club plan is refused
Calls for more dialogue were made as councillors rejected plans for 257 homes and a medical centre...
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182-room hotel plan wins approval
Councillors have approved plans for a 182-room hotel at Reading’s derelict Bristol & West...
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The race for space
Tom Jansons, development manager at Thames Tap partner Jansons Property, explores three key...
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Wokingham seeks net zero partner
Developers with ideas about how Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) can meet its zero carbon...
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Industrial experts join Hollis Hockley
Industrial agents Will Merrett and Nick Hardie have joined Hollis Hockley as partners from BNP...
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825 homes approved for Banbury
Plans for 825 homes and formal and informal open space, along with land for a secondary school and...
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Plug & play space unveiled at The Future Works
A ‘plug & play’ office space has been set up at AshbyCapital and U+I’s The Future Works (TFW)...
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First public consultation on the Arc is launched
The first of three public consultations on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc has been launched with appeals...
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More units approved at Symmetry Park, Bicester
Two separate schemes have been approved for the next phase of industrial development at Symmetry...
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Hayfield secures Bucks site for 40 luxury homes
Housebuilder Hayfield has acquired a 2.73-hectare site in the Buckinghamshire village of Little...
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Henley councillors to fight Premier Inn plan
Councillors in Henley have agreed to oppose plans for a 115-room Premier Inn on the site of the...
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Emma Farrier joins Shanly Homes at Beaconsfield
Shanly Homes has appointed Emma Farrier as senior marketing manager for its team in Beaconsfield....
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Road charging threat over third bridge opposition
Reading’s lead councillor on transport has said the authority would not rule out charging...
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Work starts on industrial scheme for Bicester
Work is due to start on a new industrial scheme in Bicester. The 26,000 sq ft development, Launton...
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View from the riverbank: Reality and the green dream
The green agenda pops up at almost every council meeting these days but is the clash between the...
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Begbroke innovation district scheme announced by L&G
Legal & General (L&G) has announced it will fund and deliver the new innovation district...
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Jackson’s Corner reborn
The new lease of life for Reading’s Jackson’s Corner was unveiled when dignitaries joined...
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First Homes: How will new affordable housing requirements play out?
Julia Mountford and Jonathan Prince from Savills Reading look at the implications of Government’s...
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Seeking legal advice when receiving an enforcement notice, summons or injunction in relation to your property
Solicitor Kayleigh Chapman in Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team, looks...
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Work to start this year on TV studio
Work could start this year on Thames Valley Science Park’s new TV studio after councillors...
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New 80,000 sq ft Swindon warehouse scheme let
Bleckmann Logistics has taken a new 79,814 sq ft warehouse development in Swindon. Trinity Park,...
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Managed offices on the rise
The increasingly-popular managed office concept is proving an appealing one to all kinds of...
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Government should invest to boost PINS performance
Ifti Maniar, planning associate for architect and Thames Tap partner WWA, describes how the...
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Net zero carbon warehouse plan for John Nike site
Bridges Fund Management and Barwood Capital have acquired the former John Nike Leisuresport Ice...
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182-room hotel plan set for approval
Plans for a new hotel to replace Reading’s derelict Bristol & West Arcade have been...
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Reading Golf Club plans recommended for refusal
Reading Golf Club’s plans for 257 homes and a medical centre at its former home at Kidmore End...
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Relocation firm relocates to Guildford
Global relocation firm K2 Corporate Mobility has taken 7,464 sq ft in Connaught House in Guildford...
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Tech super cluster formed across the Arc
Nine high-tech business clusters have joined forces to create a ‘super cluster’ across the Oxford...
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View from the riverbank: PDR plans could damage high streets
While it has been a week of big property news in Oxfordshire, a seemingly low key story in...
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Spelthorne seeks to progress revised Local Plan
Councillors will decide whether to progress a revised Local Plan for Spelthorne this week,...
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£100m Blackbird Leys development moves closer
The latest consultation on the £100 million redevelopment of Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford...
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Natural History Museum to build 320,000 sq ft science centre at Harwell
The Natural History Museum has announced plans to open a new 320,000 sq ft science and...
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Haslams deal will help housebuilders reach Far East investors
Reading estate agent and Thames Tap partner Haslams has formed a partnership to help introduce...
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First proposals for Oxpens site revealed
Consultation starts on Tuesday (July 13) over plans for 650,000 sq ft of workspace, new hotels,...
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Homes and hotel plan recommended for refusal
Councillors have been recommended to refuse permission for 97 homes and an 84-room hotel on land...
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Conditions and section 106 agreements
Solicitor Kayleigh Chapman, in Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team,...
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Extra care and affordable homes plan for Burford
Greystoke has applied to build a 141-unit extra care home along with 32 affordable properties on...
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Fourth application for Soane Point conversion
A new Permitted Development application has been made to convert Soane Point in Reading to 100...
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Blake Morgan announces 37 promotions
Law firm Blake Morgan has promoted 37 lawyers and support staff across its offices in London,...
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TV studio at TVSP set for approval
Plans for a TV studio at Thames Valley Science Park go before councillors on June 14 with a...
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Bucks Council protests PDR plans
Buckinghamshire Council has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick to ask him to halt plans to...
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