Council’s city bid gets Valley Voices’ backing
Thames Tap’s Valley Voices have given the thumbs up to the bid Reading Borough Council has...
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Author: Alan Bunce
New plans for Reading Golf Club
New plans have been announced for 223 homes at the former Reading Golf Club in Emmer Green. Plans...
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DevComms appoints senior account director
Thames Tap partner DevComms has made its most senior appointment to date. The engagement...
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AEW could be new mall owner
Thames Tap understands AEW is in talks to buy the Broad Street Mall in Reading. The investor,...
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Councillors want to strike out the Arc
Councillors in South Oxfordshire have called on the Government to pause the Oxford-Cambridge Arc....
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Approval for Shinfield Studios
Councillors have unanimously voted to approve plans for Shinfield Studios. Wokingham Borough...
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Mixed use plan for Newbury College land
A mixed-use scheme is being drawn up for land next to Newbury College. Greenham Trust, Aldi and...
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Councillors question their authority’s own green credentials
Outline plans by Buckinghamshire Council for 50 homes on land it owns in High Wycombe have been...
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Pincents Lane scheme is scaled back
Plans to build up to 265 homes and a medical centre on land at Pincents Lane in Tilehurst have...
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How well are we planning for the future?
Philip Waddy, managing director of multi-disciplinary architectural, planning and design...
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£2m grant to help deliver Minster Quarter
An award of £2 million has been made to fund groundwork ahead of the development of the Minster...
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130 homes planned for Andover
Taylor Wimpey plans 130 homes in Andover. The housebuilder has applied, via PPML Consulting, to...
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150-unit retirement village for Basingstoke
Councillors have unanimously approved an application for a 150-unit retirement village in the...
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View from the riverbank: Problems on an industrial scale
While building communities was a positive theme at TVPropFest last Thursday, a more negative...
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Build-to-Rent succeeding at Thames Quarter
More than 40 per cent of the flats in Reading’s first Build-to-Rent development have been let....
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‘It’s better to have an empty unit than the wrong tenant’
The retail in Maidenhead’s new Nicholson Quarter will be key to the whole scheme’s success...
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‘We need industrial security’
The land supply shortage for the industrial property sector is likely to rise in prominence,...
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‘We reject the dismantling of the planning system’
Reading’s lead councillor on transport and planning says the authority rejects the Government’s...
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Redevelopment approved for ‘tired’ Meadway precinct
Redevelopment of Meadway precinct in Tilehurst has got the unanimous go-ahead from councillors....
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3,000-home development set to move forward
The prospect of a major development in Oxfordshire including 3,000 new homes looks set to take a...
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Swindon seeks to be home to new rail body’s head office
Swindon is competing to become home of the new Great British Railways (GBR). The town, which grew...
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Buy into Oxfordshire’s EV future
Small investors can buy into Oxfordshire’s drive to install electric vehicle charging points...
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New co-working space opens in Bicester
A co-working venue in Bicester is expanding to provide offices for 10 more businesses. Cherwell...
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Shinfield Studios set for approval
Councillors in Wokingham look set to vote through plans for the massive new Shinfield Studios on...
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Third phase of Axis J9 submitted
Albion Land has submitted plans for the third and final phase of its Axis J9 industrial scheme at...
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First building set to be unveiled at Oxford Technology Park
The first building at the new Oxford Technology Park is close to completion. External work to...
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Growing Evans Jones seeks new director
Thames Tap partner Evans Jones is looking to recruit a director in charge of building consultancy....
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Investor GIC buys into The Oxford Science Park
Owner of The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), Magdalen College, has formed a strategic partnership with...
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Survey to help design a new Basingstoke town centre
The future of Basingstoke town centre is under discussion in a new consultation exercise....
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175 homes planned for Sutton Courtenay site
Plans have been submitted for up to 175 homes with open space on land at Sutton Courtenay. The...
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View from the riverbank: Thames Valley’s regeneration
News on Slough hasn’t always been positive in recent months but progress on a hugely ambitious...
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London Cocktail Club to open in Reading
Fast-growing bar operator Nightcap has confirmed it will open a London Cocktail Club in Reading....
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Thackeray Estates seeks apart-hotel operator
Thackeray Group, developer of the recently-consented market square development in Queen Victoria...
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Redevelopment considered for Aldershot Crematorium
Aldershot Crematorium could be in for redevelopment after councillors agreed to consider options...
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Basingstoke seeks developers for 45,000 sq ft scheme
Developers are invited to team up with Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council to build a 45,000...
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Meadway shopping centre redevelopment recommended for approval
Major redevelopment of the Meadway shopping precinct in Tilehurst has been recommended for...
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40 homes planned for former Green Belt site
Plans for 40 homes have been submitted for a site which was formerly in Oxford’s Green Belt....
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Proposed Culham fusion plant revealed in screening request
A screening opinion request has revealed details of the fusion demonstration plant planned at...
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280 homes planned for Swindon
Terra Strategic and Hayfield Homes are planning up to 280 homes within the New Eastern Villages...
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Slough Central – ‘a perfect example of revitalising a town centre’
Details have emerged of the proposed redevelopment of the Queensmere shopping centre in Slough –...
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James Raven leaves Arlington
James Raven has left his role as chief executive of business park developer Arlington. Brookfield...
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Consultation starts over PR6a development
Consultation starts in October over plans for homes, a primary school and a local centre on land...
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Biggest deal in Bracknell this year
The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has taken the entire ground floor of refurbished...
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What is a breach of condition notice?
Kayleigh Chapman, solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team,...
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Savills event to address sustainability
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is the major theme of a property industry Autumn...
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Higher planning fees could help fund a better service
Mark Campbell, head of planning at new Thames Tap partner Evans Jones Ltd looks at one of the main...
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View from the riverbank: Protection for local centres
The new independent shops coming to Woodley are very much the kinds of things many have been...
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Second vote date set for massive warehouse scheme
A planning saga over a massive new warehouse near Basingstoke could be concluded next month....
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Woodley – ‘a microcosm of the retail world’
Woodley town centre is proving a microcosm of what is happening in the retail world nationally,...
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The Ox-Cam Arc – a different view
We invited Prof David Rogers, secretary of the Stop the Arc Group, to outline its opposition to...
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‘Stunning’ Windsor site comes to market
A long-awaited riverside development site just yards from Windsor Castle has come to market with a...
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Reading seeks Article 4 Direction to halt PDR schemes
Councillors in Reading have voted to seek an Article 4 Direction to prevent future Permitted...
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Nick Kirby joins Lichfields
Nick Kirby has joined Lichfields’ Thames Valley office as planning director. Mr Kirby, who has...
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3,100 homes planned for Bicester
A scoping request has revealed plans for more than 3,000 homes on the northern edge of Bicester....
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Stunning Yateley Hall to become an independent school
A remarkable manor house building at Yateley has been let to an independent school. Yateley Hall,...
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James Miller joins RLB
James Miller has joined the Thames Valley office of construction and property consultancy and...
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Jansons Cup comes back for 2021
The annual rowing fundraiser, held by Thames Tap partner Jansons Property, returned to the water...
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Jonathan Headland promoted at WWA
Masterplanning and urban design associate at multi-disciplinary practice and Thames Tap partner...
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View from the riverbank: Film story set to continue
There’s much gloom around right now with crises in supplies and energy, tax rises, talk of...
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Boost for Swindon’s plans for Cultural Quarter
Swindon is included in 11 ‘priority places’ in the South West by Arts Council England (ACE) in a...
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Green Arc communications: ‘We have a serious problem’
Communicating the message of the green Oxford – Cambridge Arc needs improving, according to...
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Croudace Homes chosen for 100-home scheme at Englefield Estate
The Englefield Estate has selected family-owned developer Croudace Homes to deliver a new...
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Oxfordshire’s clusters explored
Support services need to be available to scientific businesses to create successful clusters,...
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Old school fit-out is far from old-school
A bespoke fit-out has regenerated an old school building in Caversham to create a boutique fitness...
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‘Oxford needs to have a cohesive voice’
Oxford needs a cohesive voice to get its message to potential commercial occupiers about why they...
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‘We must keep communities on board’
Oxfordshire must ensure its communities benefit from the changes being brought in to achieve net...
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Graduates join Haslams Chartered Surveyors
Haslams Surveyors has appointed Josh Grimes and Emily Hill as graduate surveyors. Josh and Emily...
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Deal to promote 171-acre site at Grove
Richborough Estates has announced it has signed an agreement with a landowner to promote a...
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Round up: Three schemes approved by councils
Three of the four planning issues we reported on last week, which went before councillors on...
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View from the riverbank: Sustaining the future of development
The outstanding theme at both UKPropFest last Thursday and the OxPropFest Awards in the evening...
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Farnborough Civic Quarter plans on show
Consultation has begun over Rushmoor Development Partnership’s (RDP) proposals for the Civic...
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Vaccitech moves to Zeus building
Biopharmaceutical company Vaccitech has taken 31,000 sq ft at the Zeus building at the Harwell...
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130,000 sq ft of lettings at Suttons Business Park
Aberdeen Standard Investments has announced almost 130,000 sq ft of lettings at its Suttons...
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320 homes planned for Slough
An online consultation takes place next week over plans for around 320 homes in Bath Road, Slough....
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Winners announced at OxPropFest Awards 2021
More than 400 guests gathered for a black tie awards ceremony on Thursday (September 9) to...
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Consultation starts over Cherwell Local Plan review
Consultation starts at the end of September on an options paper for the new Local Plan for the...
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M&G silent over One Forbury Place sale report
M&G has declined to comment about a report it plans to sell 186,000 sq ft One Forbury Place in...
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Latest Huntley Wharf release selling fast
The latest phase of Berkeley Homes’ Huntley Wharf development in Reading is now 80 per cent...
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Site with consent for homes is sold for storage
A site with permission for a residential development has been sold in a deal that will see it used...
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3,000 sq ft more lab space for Wood Centre
Work is to start on the next phase of converting offices at the Wood Centre for Innovation in...
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Panattoni submits new scheme for Theale site
Panattoni has revised its application for an industrial scheme close to J12 of the M4 at Theale....
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Four units sold in £26m deal
Four industrial units in Witney, totalling almost 200,000 sq ft, have been sold in a £26 million...
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Sale and lease back deal secured by Savills
Savills has completed a £2.4 million sale and lease back deal for three units at Carterton in...
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Event will explain soaring industrial market
Visitors to our first event in Reading for more than two years can hear about record take up of...
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Newbury’s opportunity for a post-Covid resurgence
Evoke Transport Planning managing director and Newbury resident Richard Stacey offers his hopes...
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New MEES rules loom for landlords
Gemma Smith, associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, provides...
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View from the riverbank: A new industry comes onto the scene
Getting an idea of the scale of a development is usually best achieved by being on the site. So...
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Sell-off plan for Swindon Museum
Councillors in Swindon look set to sell the town’s museum and art gallery and put the proceeds...
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Massive Cine Valley project unveiled
The University of Reading’s Cine Valley could yet be even bigger than envisaged due to demand from...
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Elite performance centre for Winnersh Triangle
An elite performance fitness centre where office workers may find themselves training alongside...
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AEW silent over Reading acquisition
AEW has declined to comment on its reported £21 million acquisition of 14 properties between Broad...
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90 homes set for Marcham site
Councillors have been recommended to approve a plan for up to 90 homes on land south of the A415...
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Huge solar farm plan looks set for approval
Councillors in Wokingham look set to approve plans for a massive solar farm at Barkham. Wokingham...
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Special needs school set for approval
Plans for a special educational needs (SEN) school in Winnersh go before councillors on Wednesday...
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Work starts on new Rivermead
Work starts this week on redeveloping Reading’s Rivermead Leisure Centre. Reading Borough Council...
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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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