Bracknell draft Local Plan moves forward
Councillors voted heavily in favour of Bracknell’s draft Local Plan, despite opposition to the...
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Oxford – Cambridge Expressway cancelled
The planned Oxford – Cambridge Expressway has been abandoned following a cost-benefit analysis....
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Milton Park to review its Local Development Order
Milton Park and its local authority are to review its Local Development Order (LDO) to help...
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Green light for zero emissions zone in Oxford city centre
Oxford city centre’s zero emissions zone (ZEZ) will go ahead this year and may expand to...
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Eagle Quarter plans submitted
Lochailort Newbury has submitted plans to redevelop the Kennet Centre for 402 homes, 30 flexible...
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£2m approved to progress Oxpens scheme
Oxford’s Oxpens development has moved a step closer after both shareholders in it agreed to fund...
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Spotlight on Westminster – March 2021
DevComms director Charles Bushe reports on what the region’s MPs have been up to over the last...
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VSL develops website for flexible space
Oxfordshire property consultant VSL has launched a website dedicated to marketing flexible space...
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Report shows increased retail take-up
Reduced rents and the availability of fitted out shops and restaurants caused a large increase in...
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View from the riverbank: Losing a Peel
The requirement to build on brownfield land before greenfield and greenfield before Green Belt...
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Councils consider joint Local Plan
Southern Oxfordshire’s two district councils are considering developing a joint Local Plan. South...
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Hayfield appoints Ken Mulpeter
Luxury housebuilder Hayfield has appointed Ken Mulpeter as production director to lead the...
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West Waddy merges with Archadia Architects
Abingdon-based planning and architectural consultancy West Waddy has merged with West London-based...
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Is this the hour that London’s commuter travel finally peaks?
Alec Prince, director for mode Transport Planning, looks at the effects of the pandemic on...
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262,000 sq ft of offices approved at Slough
Permission has been granted for the next 262,000 sq ft of The Future Works office development in...
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Developers – beware restrictive covenants
Rachel Booth, partner at Clark Holt solicitors & property development specialists, outlines...
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Work on 20,000 sq m of labs at TOSP to start this year
Work starts in Autumn on the first of two office and lab buildings totalling almost 20,000 sq m at...
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Retail park may be redeveloped for 900 homes
A retail and leisure park in Bracknell could make way for 900 homes under the council’s new draft...
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Three promotions at Savills Reading
Savills has announced the promotion of three of its multi-disciplinary team in Reading. Alexa...
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Surrey Development Forum launched
A new group has been set up to bring developers and councils across Surrey together. Surrey...
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XLMedia moves to Henley
Digital publisher XLMedia has taken refurbished offices at 21-25 Hart Street, Henley. Hicks Baker...
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439 homes for Magnet Leisure Centre site
Plans for 439 flats on the site of the Magnet Leisure Centre in Maidenhead have been submitted to...
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Council completes gaol bid
Councillors in Reading have signed off the bid to turn the town’s gaol into a culture and arts...
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Funding will create new innovation labs
New funding has been granted to help create new life science lab space for start ups in Oxford. ...
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Biopharma firm expands at The Oxford Science Park
Biopharmaceutical company Sitryx has expanded at The Oxford Science Park (TOSP). The firm,...
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View from the riverbank: New heights for Maidenhead
The Nicholson Quarter seems to have gone through the planning process at incredible speed...
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Build to Rent – built to adapt
Nicky Brock, partner, planning & development for Carter Jonas Oxford, discusses how the Build...
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Economic recovery – reasons for cautious optimism among businesses in the Thames Valley?
Tim Clark, joint managing partner at Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy looks at some of...
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PDR scheme for flats on industrial estate
An office development in a largely industrial area of Reading could be converted to 49 flats under...
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Mall tight-lipped over reports of sale
Moorgarth has declined to comment on reports it is considering selling the Broad Street Mall in...
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New property group for Newbury
A new property group has been set up for Newbury and West Berkshire following the demise of the...
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Dan Holford joins SEGRO
SEGRO has appointed Dan Holford as director, technical development. Mr Holford joins after 14...
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Approval for Nicholson Quarter scheme
Regeneration of Maidenhead town centre has been unanimously approved by councillors. The Nicholson...
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Swindon gets £19.5m towards regeneration
Swindon has been awarded £19.5 million for town centre regeneration projects. The money, from the...
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First occupiers at Chertsey Business Park
The first two occupiers have signed up at Chertsey Business Park. Runnymede Borough Council has...
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Savills breaks down key Budget announcements
Savills experts have broken down two key moves in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget. Andrew Perratt...
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‘Developers should work with councillors from the outset’
Developers should work with councillors from the outset to succeed in the planning process,...
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Shot in the arm for vaccines maker
A vaccines developer has expanded at Milton Park. Emergex Vaccines, which works on vaccines...
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‘Developers should create good reputations among councillors’
Developers need to form good reputations to help succeed in the planning process, according to...
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Delays ‘threaten council’s ability to meet housing targets’
Developer Andy Jansons has written an open letter to protest at planning delays to a scheme in...
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Huge rise in capital raised in Oxford’s life sciences sector
Savills’ research has shown £1.5 billion was raised in life science-related capital by UK...
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Joe Marshall promoted by Catalyst
Catalyst housing association has promoted Joe Marshall to managing director, new homes (counties)....
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Tenders invited for £50m Slough development
Contractors have until Friday, March 12 to tender for work on a development of 193 homes in...
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View from the riverbank: Taste of a brighter future?
Plans for a wellness spa, ‘Bistro Deluxe’ and Raymond Blanc Academy at Belmond Le Manoir aux...
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Rare deal at Forbury Place
Coupa, which provides software for businesses to manage spending, has taken 6,007 sq ft of...
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182-room hotel plans submitted
Plans for a new 182-room hotel to replace Reading’s derelict Bristol & West Arcade have been...
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New AIPUT 117,000 sq ft building at Heathrow
Work has begun on a new 117,000 sq ft warehouse building south of Heathrow Airport. Aberdeen...
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368 homes planned on former railway sidings
Plans have been submitted for 368 homes to run alongside the Great Western Mainline at Swindon....
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Vasos Ptohopoulos joins Shanly Homes
Shanly Homes has appointed Vasos Ptohopoulos as sales and marketing director for its Thames Valley...
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160-unit retirement scheme for Hook faces opposition
Plans for a 160-unit retirement village are being drawn up for a site at Owen’s Farm at Hook in...
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Oxpens scheme set to move forward
The long-awaited Oxpens development in Oxford is set to move forward with a new funding drive and...
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Bid to help Oxfordshire high streets recover
A £1.9 million project has begun to revive vacant shop units across Oxfordshire. Oxford City...
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£36m upgrade planned for Belmond Le Manoir
Plans have been submitted for a £36 million development at the world-famous Belmond Le Manoir aux...
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Nicholson Quarter recommended for approval
Councillors have been recommended to approve plans for Maidenhead’s new Nicholson Quarter when...
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Council explores new sites after Grazeley setback
Land next to Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP) is being considered for thousands of new homes as...
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Nick Burrows to chair Blandys
Blandy & Blandy has announced Nick Burrows will be the law firm’s new chairman. He will...
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Berkshire LEP in search of non-exec director
A business leader is needed to take up a non-executive director role with Thames Valley Berkshire...
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VSL report shows growth in take-up in Oxfordshire
Take-up in Oxfordshire’s office market was 20 per cent up last year, according to the VSL Intel...
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Developers are ‘cautious but active’
Katja Wigham, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, and Karen Jones, partner...
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View from the riverbank: Will the train take the Arc strain?
If ever a big step forward were needed in a major project, now is probably the right time to...
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Optimism after Arc announcement
Government plans for a spatial framework for the Oxford – Cambridge Arc and a growth body to...
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OxPropFest Awards are under way
Key players in Oxfordshire’s property and business world celebrated the launch of the fourth...
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Bracknell warehouse acquired
Angle Opportunity Fund has acquired 21,600 sq ft Brook House in Bracknell and appointed Haslams...
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Court challenge over Cherwell plan can go ahead
Plans to allow 4,400 houses to be built on Green Belt land in Oxfordshire will be challenged in...
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Leisure centre plan for Farnborough
Development of a new £20 million leisure centre at Farnborough is likely to move a step closer on...
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Hotel plan for historic house
A derelict historic building in Abingdon is set to become a 20-room hotel after the council agreed...
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Plan for 233 flats set to be refused
Plans by Taylor Wimpey for 233 flats and a health centre at Yiewsley go before councillors on...
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Aviation tech firm lands at The Blade
Aviation software developer Altitude Angel has taken space at The Blade in Reading in a deal...
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Numbers rise as engagement goes online
Many more people are getting involved in public consultations now they have moved into the digital...
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Three deals in Wokingham town centre
Three independent operators have signed up for units in Wokingham town centre. Hamlet bistro,...
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Sports Direct to replace Sainsbury’s in Princess Square, Bracknell
Sports Direct is to move into the former Sainsbury’s store in Princess Square in Bracknell. The...
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Consultation starts for Basingstoke town centre masterplan
Consultation has begun over long-term future of Basingstoke town centre. Basingstoke and Deane...
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New rental option launched by T A Fisher
A new concept in renting a home has been launched by T A Fisher’s serviced apartment division,...
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40 affordable homes planned for apart-hotel site
Plans have been submitted to convert an apart-hotel, west of Reading, into 20 flats with 20 more...
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Business hub plan for property professionals
T A Fisher is working on plans to create a floor for independent professionals from the property...
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View from the riverbank: A beacon of hope?
In the days before the words ‘I’m not a cat’ became famous, things seemed so different. The pace...
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Row erupts over Reading Gaol plan
A row has blown up between Reading Borough Council and one of its key stakeholders over the...
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Stoke Wharf scheme ‘will regenerate neglected part of Slough’
Councillors have approved plans for 312 homes at Stoke Wharf. The scheme at the end of the Grand...
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Beaconsfield tops retail centre rankings
Beaconsfield and Henley have risen to the top of a national table of the best performing retail...
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Funding announced to help create new enterprise centre
An enterprise centre is to be set up at Oxford Brookes University. OxLEP has secured £837,000...
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Appeal planned over Swindon Science Park refusal
Pharmaceutical packaging company Wasdell Group is to appeal the refusal of permission for its new...
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Nicola Lynn joins Bidwells
Nicola Lynn has joined property consultancy Bidwells as director of compliance. She joins from...
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48,000 sq ft Zeus completes at Harwell
The latest new building to reach practical completion at Harwell campus has been unveiled. Zeus, a...
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Industrial take-up soars in Oxfordshire
Research by Savills has revealed record industrial space take-up in Oxfordshire last year – 113...
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Thames Valley property market: estate agents’ predictions
Manisha Bhula, associate solicitor and head of Blandy & Blandy’s Residential Property team,...
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First tenant for Total Park, Theale
New Homes Flooring has become the first tenant at Total Park at Theale. The firm has taken 19,618...
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Plans for Reading Golf Club re-submitted
Revised plans for Reading Golf Club’s redevelopment of its Emmer Green site have been submitted....
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New industrial scheme for Westcott
Work is due to start this year on a 16, 240 sq ft light industrial development at Westcott Venture...
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Nicola Jones returns to Lichfields
Planner Nicola Jones has rejoined Lichfields in the Thames Valley after a spell in the renewable...
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Plans to add 36 flats to Dukesbridge House
Lipman Properties has applied to add 36 flats to Dukesbridge House in Reading. The developer...
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Data centre plans submitted for Didcot Power Station
Two large data centres are planned at the site of the former Didcot A Power Station. Willow...
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View from the riverbank: Time to innovate
One of the more positive things about the current crisis is the innovation it could create. UK...
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Stoke Wharf set for approval
Plans for 312 homes at the end of the Slough branch of the Grand Union Canal go before councillors...
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Furlough Scheme enters final quarter
Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s employment law team, discusses the winding down...
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1,500-home Weyside Urban Village plans submitted
Plans have been submitted for more than 1,500 homes at Guildford. Three applications, which make...
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130 homes planned at Toutley Fields
Plans are being drawn up by Wokingham Borough Council for 130 homes plus a care home on land the...
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Success as residential viewings go digital
More than 100 homes were let using video viewings during lockdowns by Reading estate agent...
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New Arena Business Centre for Basing View
Arena Business Centres is to open a new 56,000 sq ft venue in Basing View. The co-working space...
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Oxford ranked least affordable for first time buyers
Oxford has been ranked the least affordable place for first time buyers in the UK outside London...
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OxPropFest Awards to launch this month
The task of recognising the finest in Oxfordshire’s property industry begins this month with the...
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