1,000 homes and up to 71,000 sq m of industrial for AkzoNobel site
Developer Pannatoni has submitted plans for up to 1,000 homes and employment space for up to 500...
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Management buy out at Glanville
Multi-disciplinary consultancy Glanville has gone through a management buy out.The practice, which...
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Top names line up to discuss Bucks high streets
Five councils, Buckinghamshire LEP and businesses will come together next month to discuss how to...
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Council to replace Reading’s Rivermead Leisure Centre
Reading’s Rivermead Leisure Centre is to be replaced by a more modern development and a new...
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Harrison Clark Rickerbys to move to Reading town centre
Law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys is to move from Green Park to Reading town centre.The firm,...
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Workplace parking levy looms for Oxford
A workplace parking levy (WPL) for Oxford is among radical transport measures to be voted on by...
Read MoreBusiness rates – changes on the way
With significant changes to business rates in the pipeline, Danny George, partner at property consultancy and Thames Tap partner, Vail Williams LLP, looks at what can be expected.Following last month’s election result, there is...
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162,000 sq ft warehouse scheme for Reading
Developer Arlington has submitted outline plans for 162,250 sq ft Reading International Logistics...
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View from the riverbank: Time for an industrial revolution
The submission by Arlington of the strategically significant site at Reading International...
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Three occupiers sign up for Elms Field, Wokingham
Three new occupiers have signed up to be part of the new Elms Field development in Wokingham –...
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Blandy’s teams up with Vail Williams for new seminar
Blandy & Blandy has teamed up with Vail Williams to host an event to offer advice on...
Read More‘Does minister have the courage of his convictions?’
A letter to housing minister Robert Jenrick has questioned his motives for keeping in place orders preventing South Oxfordshire acting on its Local Plan.Last year Mr Jenrick used rare powers to temporarily prevent the district...
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Bright prospects for Reading industrial market after 2019 ‘paralysis’
The long-running lack of supply of industrial stock in Reading is finally being addressed,...
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Wokingham Local Plan progresses
Councillors have approved the latest version of Wokingham borough’s draft Local Plan and public...
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New Station Hill application to go on show
Public exhibitions are to be held to display the next phase of Station Hill in Reading.As...
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Plans for Aldershot town centre to be submitted by March
A planning application to redevelop part of Aldershot’s run down town centre with a major...
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First letting at refurbished Loft Oxford
The first space to be let in the refurbished Loft Oxford building has been taken by communications...
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Landlords must meet new standards
Gemma Smith, associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy LLP’s award-winning commercial property...
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Rob Lynch joins Blake Morgan
Rob Lynch has joined Blake Morgan as property partner. Mr Lynch was previously partner at Harrison...
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New Station Hill application imminent
Guests at 2020’s first Reading Social event heard the newest Station Hill planning application is...
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New year, new Government, new agenda – What does it mean for property?
DevComms managing director Rob Allaway has searched December’s Queen’s Speech to bring...
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Savills reports successful Oxford investment market in 2019
Thames Tap publisher UK Property Forums is one of the first businesses to take newly available...
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TWENTY Kingston Road, Staines sold for £19m
CLS has announced it has exchanged contracts to acquire 44, 230 sq ft TWENTY Kingston Road in...
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£359.5m council fund for Weyside Urban Village
Councillors have approved £359.5 million for infrastructure at 1,500-home Weyside Urban Village in...
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Kelly Matthews promoted at Savills, Oxford
Kelly Matthews has been appointed head of Savills’ residential lettings team in Oxford....
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Debate starts over Oxford’s zero emissions zone
Businesses will debate the UK’s first city centre zero emissions zone which could be in operation...
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Council says 15,000-home Grazeley Garden Town will save other sites from development
The latest version of Wokingham borough’s draft Local Plan will go before councillors on January...
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Edgars announces three promotions
Planning consultancy Edgars has promoted three planners to senior level. Alex Edge, Hugh Shepherd...
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Reading HMRC offices set for PDR conversion to 85 flats
An office building in Reading, currently let to HMRC, may be turned into 85 studio flats under a...
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Reading International Business Park offers ‘a fantastic opportunity’
Reading International Business Park (RIBP) offers a fantastic opportunity to its new owner,...
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Avison Young to draw up masterplan for London Road Industrial Estate
A masterplan for redevelopment of the London Road Industrial Estate in Newbury is to be drawn up...
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Guy Parkes and Andrew Baillie join Vail Williams from Rare
Property consultancy and Thames Tap partner Vail Williams has appointed Guy Parkes and Andy...
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Challenge ahead as consultation starts over Aylesbury Garden Town
A six-week consultation has begun over the masterplan for Aylesbury Garden Town which will lead to...
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Alison Webster appointed chief executive of Thames Valley Berkshire LEP
Thames Tap publisher UK Property Forums is one of the first businesses to take newly available...
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Delay to planning application for RSSP site
Submission of the planning application to redevelop the Reading Station Shopping Park (RSSP) has...
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Andover regeneration to include ‘wellness quarter’
More than 90 people attended a consultation on ambitious plans to redevelop Andover town...
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DevComms becomes new Voice of the Valley and moves into Oxfordshire
Stakeholder engagement specialist DevComms has reported major changes in December including an...
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Rare plans 2020 expansion
Rare Commercial Property has announced its plans to expand in 2020.The office agency, founded in...
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Crockers to join Harrods at Gardiner Place, Henley
A fine dining restaurant with former MasterChef finalist Dean Westcar as head chef is to open next...
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Lease agreed for St Modwen’s 188,000 sq ft warehouse scheme
Councillors in Basingstoke have agreed a 150-year lease on an 11-acre site earmarked for a 188,000...
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Retail market in Henley outperforms rival towns
The retail property market in Henley is outperforming that of similar towns, according to a new...
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Council planning and transport expert to speak at Reading Social
Reading Social on January 7 will feature a key officer from the council who will look at the...
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Oxford North overcomes an extra hurdle
An additional hurdle in the Oxford North development saga has been overcome.The £500 million...
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Bicester’s Great Wolf Lodge will be ‘flagship development in UK’
After years of research to find the best site, Great Wolf Resorts plans to make its £200m...
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Video reveals major scheme for central Reading
Columbia Threadneedle Investments has declined to comment on plans for a massive mixed-use...
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‘Bog standard, cheap and cheerful’ hotel refused
Councillors gave short shrift to plans for a new hotel in the car park of Reading’s Crowne...
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Conservatives and Labour hold fast in the Thames Valley as Lib Dems fail to break through
Rob Allaway, managing director of DevComms, looks at the General Election from the regional...
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mode transport teams up with Thames Tap
Thames Tap is keen to introduce the team from mode transport planning which has joined us in a...
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Investors bid for Reading International
Thames Tap understands six investors are in the running to buy Reading International Business Park...
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Millennium Madejski Hotel becomes voco Reading
The Millennium Madejski Hotel has been renamed voco Reading, one of only eight in the world using...
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Seacourt Tower site ‘under offer’
Thames Tap understands an 11-acre retail and office park in Oxford has gone under offer to...
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Next stage of The Oxford Science Park to go ahead
The next stage of The Oxford Science Park (TOSP) is set to go ahead next year after detailed...
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Approval for £50m of improvements at Foundation Park, Maidenhead
A £50 million programme of improvements at Foundation Park in Maidenhead has been...
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Vail Williams announces three promotions
Property consultant and Thames Tap partner Vail Williams has announced three promotions.David...
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Hewlett Packard Enterprises site sold for industrial scheme
The 23-acre Hewlett Packard Enterprises UK head office site in Bracknell has been sold to a joint...
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16th Century Yateley Hall attracts ‘significant interest’
A stunning 16th Century former home has gone on the market with Campbell Gordon.Yateley Hall in...
Read MoreFishron hopes to see through The Glasshouse plans in 2020
 A planning application is being submitted early in the new year for a striking 63,000 sq ft office building at Basing View, Basingstoke.The Glasshouse, proposed by Fishron Properties Ltd, a joint venture between T A Fisher and...
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Bristol & West Arcade goes back on the market
Reading’s Bristol & West Arcade, has gone on the market with new development...
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Plans submitted for new stadium and 1,000 flats at Woking FC
Plans for Woking FC’s new stadium along with more than 1,000 flats have been submitted to the...
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Plans submitted for 366 BTR flats at Woking
Plans have been submitted for 366 Build-to-Rent flats in the centre of Woking.Watkin Jones Group...
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‘Thames Valley is in good shape’ after decades of change
Around 80 Thames Valley property professionals heard of the stark changes in the industry over...
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Office plan for Station Square, Slough
Councillors will see proposals for a new 133,000 sq ft office building opposite Slough Railway...
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Gareth Osborn to leave SEGRO
One of the leading figures in SEGRO’s evolution in the Thames Valley is moving on at the end of...
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Emma Guy joins Vail Williams
Asset management specialist Emma Guy has joined Vail Williams at the firm’s Surrey office in...
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‘Technology could help address Expressway issues’
Technology could help address issues around the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway, according to...
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10-storey student block planned for Guildford
Plans for 267Â student rooms in a 10-storey block have been submitted to Guildford Borough Council,...
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80m sq ft of office and warehouse space needed for the arc
Almost 80 million sq ft of new commercial space will be needed within the Oxford-Cambridge Arc if...
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‘Re-examine the Green Belt for homes in the Oxford – Cambridge Arc’
A review of the Green Belt around the Oxford – Cambridge Arc will be inevitable in planning...
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Muse appointed to TVU scheme in Slough
Muse Developments has been appointed development manager for Slough’s £650 million Thames...
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197-room Premier Inn plan for Swindon
A deal between Swindon Borough Council and Whitbread may lead to a new 197-room hotel in the town...
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New plan for Newbury
A new masterplan for Newbury is to be drawn up, it was announced at the town’s annual...
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Oxfordshire fights the Expressway
Councillors in Oxfordshire have written to the Government in opposition to the Oxford to Cambridge...
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Call for a new body to drive Oxford to Cambridge Arc
A group of 25 built environment industry leaders is calling for a new public-private partnership...
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Gladman plans 250 homes in Swindon
Gladman Developments is planning to build up to 250 homes in Highworth, Swindon.The developer has...
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Conference will look at the future of Newbury
Newbury in 2026 will be the focus of a conference in the West Berkshire town next month. New in...
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£45m for road upgrades in Swindon
Swindon is to get more than £45 million from the Government to fund two major highways schemes.The...
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Swindon to get up to £25m from Towns Fund
Swindon is one of 100 centres to be given up to £25 million from the Government’s Towns Fund.The...
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AVDC tells Boris to scrap HS2
The Government review of HS2 has prompted Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) to explain its...
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149 affordable homes approved for Swindon
Plans for 149 affordable homes have been approved for a site in Swindon.The Swindon Borough...
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Nationwide’s first housing scheme passes with no opposition
The Nationwide’s first foray into housing development has achieved planning permission for 239...
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Stagnation risk to the Kennet Centre
Newbury’s failing Kennet Centre could stagnate for more than a decade, delegates were warned at...
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‘Council should buy the Kennet Centre’
West Berkshire Council should buy the Kennet Centre so its redevelopment can be the right thing...
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MyWorkSpot unveils new shared space
Around 50 professionals attended the launch of 15,000 sq ft of co-working and flexible office...
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Fight continues over 150 homes at Slate Meadow
Controversial plans for up to 150 homes at Bourne End, which planners have already voted to...
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Newbury Weekly News plans new redevelopment
New plans have been submitted to replace the former home of the Newbury Weekly News with a mix of...
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Unveiled: The UK’s HiTech Super Cluster
The UK’s Hi-Tech Super Cluster has been proposed as the new name for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc...
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Oxford – Cambridge Arc offers a ‘cocktail for growth’
The Oxford to Cambridge Arc has helped create a ’cocktail for growth’ in Buckinghamshire,...
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Plan to make Maidenhead Utd ground fit for Football League
Plans to upgrade Maidenhead United’s York Road home to make it compliant for the English Football...
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Refusal recommended for 132-room hotel
Plans for a new hotel in the car park of the Crowne Plaza in Reading have been recommended for...
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