Councils press Government in support of massive theme park proposal
Leaders and chief executives of six local authorities have endorsed Universal Destinations &...
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Survey launched to help improve key Watford area
A survey has been launched to get views on a major regeneration opportunity in Watford. Watford...
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Gladman resubmits plans for 60 homes at Bloxham
Gladman Developments has submitted outline plans for up to 60 homes at Bloxham. The developer...
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SPD approved to guide development of 1,000-home scheme
Councillors in Buckinghamshire have agreed on guidance for a 1,000-home development near Wendover....
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Plan for new labs at Oxford’s Wood Centre for Innovation
Plans have been submitted for a new 12,926 sq ft science building at the Wood Centre for...
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Honesty Cafe opens at Horlicks Quarter
Honesty Group has opened a new coffee shop at Berkeley Homes’ Horlicks Quarter in Slough, the...
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Council leader wants more public engagement before traffic filters go ahead
The delay to the Botley Road closure in Oxford has prompted the city council to talk of a reset...
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Mace appointed to deliver 400,000 sq ft at TOSP
Mace has been awarded a £184 million contract to deliver the next expansion phase at The Oxford...
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Appeal allows 450 homes to go ahead
A development of up to 450 homes in Witney has been allowed on appeal. The plans by the Mawle...
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Our Editorial Board members’ cautious optimism after the King’s Speech
Details remain the key to the proposed changes laid out in last week’s King’s Speech. Members of...
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Council looks to reduce proposed numbers of new homes
Councillors at Three Rivers have backed a draft Local Plan that promotes reduced housebuilding....
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Benedictine monastery in Hampshire goes up for sale
An Anglican Benedictine monastery in Hampshire has gone up for sale with Carter Jonas. The 26,954...
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Developer told ‘you’re not listening’ as 487 flats are refused
Plans to replace one of Milton Keynes’ most iconic structures with 487 Build-to-Rent flats have...
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Approval for 130,000 sq ft at Gateway 14
Reserved matters planning consent has been granted for 130,000 sq ft of space in two industrial...
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Two Green Belt applications refused in Thurrock
Councillors have refused two planning applications for a total of up to 1,750 homes in Thurrock...
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Medieval Buckinghamshire Abbey up for sale
Knight Frank has been appointed by The Society of Precious Blood, an Anglican community of...
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Architect appointed for new theatre in Andover
Architectural practice Burrel Foley Fischer (BFF) is to design a new theatre for Andover.  BFF...
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Council blasts ‘misguided’ solar farm decision
Cambridgeshire’s lead councillor on the environment has spoken out about Ed Miliband’s decision to...
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Claire becomes chair at Blandys
Blandy & Blandy has announced Claire Dyer is to become the firm’s new chair. Claire, who...
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Final vacant unit taken at Peterborough office building
The final vacant unit at a property in Peterborough has been let to an accountancy firm. Savills,...
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Report shows increase in farmland going on the market
More than 14,000 acres of farmland were put up for sale in the East of England during the first...
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Mixed-use farm site for sale with Savills
A mixed-use farm property with views of Windsor Castle is up for sale with Savills, offering a...
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MK leading the way in housing delivery
Momentum for the continued growth of Milton Keynes looks set to continue as its city council...
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Vantage 41 sold by Chancerygate
Developer Chancerygate has sold Vantage 41, its 165,000 sq ft Grade A urban logistics scheme in...
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Gove legacy may allow more PD flats in Reading
Changes forced by former Levelling Up Minister Michael Gove to Reading’s Article 4 Direction have...
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Council deal could allow more than 450 homes
Consultation runs until the end of July over plans for more than 450 homes on a former gasworks in...
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Daniel York joins Clifton Ingram as partner
Daniel York has joined Clifton Ingram solicitors as partner in its commercial property department....
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24,000 sq ft letting at Campus Reading
IT firm CGI has taken 24,000 sq ft of offices at Campus in Reading and will relocate from Green...
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Nucleome Therapeutics takes 20,000 sq ft at new Inventa scheme
Biotechnology company Nucleome Therapeutics has signed a deal for 20,000 sq ft at Mission Street...
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£4.6m upgrade for leisure centre
Northcroft Leisure Centre in Newbury is set for a major overhaul thanks to a £4.6 million...
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L’Ortolan fine dining restaurant to close
Fine dining restaurant L’Ortolan in Shinfield near Reading is to close next month after nearly 40...
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Two solar farms refused permission
Applications for two solar farms in the Cherwell District have been refused by councillors,...
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Vail Williams welcomes Oxford’s property community
UK Property Forums teamed up with partner Vail Williams to help spread the word about the...
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165 homes planned for Bloxham
Plans for up to 165 homes at Bloxham in Oxfordshire have been revealed in a screening opinion...
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Turning the Page on offices of old
UK Property Forums partner Vail Williams has picked the brains of some of the most...
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Key scheme submitted at Watford Gateway
McLaren Living submit has submitted plans for a new mixed-use urban quarter in Watford. The scheme...
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Green light for next phase of Accelerator Park
Canmoor and Tristan Capital Partners have jointly secured planning permission for the second phase...
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Mission Street celebrates topping out at The Press in Cambridge
Mission Street and investment manager BGO have topped out phase two of The Press, in Foxton,...
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Two office deals announced at LDH House in Cambridge
Cambridge Corporate Properties II Ltd, advised by Savills, has completed two new office lettings...
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Botley Road reopening delayed again
Oxford’s Botley Road will not now reopen in October as planned after a further delay was announced...
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A new Labour Government: what next for residential development in the Oxford Cambridge Arc?
David Bainbridge, director in the Savills central planning team and Andy Moffat, director and head...
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Romans New Homes to sell Deanfield Rise properties
Romans New Homes has been appointed to sell properties at Deanfield Rise in Binfield near...
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Independent brewer starts work on new restaurant and bar
Independent brewer Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) has begun construction of its multi-million...
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Camberley improvements to start in Autumn
Public realm improvements are due to start this Autumn in Camberley town centre. The work is part...
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30,000 sq ft of lettings in two deals at Peterborough
Abrdn UK Real Estate Fund, advised by Savills, has completed two new industrial lettings at Axis...
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New consultation to start on Local Plan
A consultation will be held in the Autumn on the Local Plan for St Albans. St Albans City and...
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A look at the new Government’s raft of planning changes
In a speech delivered on July 8, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined seven key policies aimed at...
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Brunel Retail Park sold to Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors has acquired Brunel Retail Park in Reading from Mayfair Capital. The park, which...
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More student accommodation approved for Oxford city centre
Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of St John’s College, Oxford to replace and...
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Final 78,100 sq ft phase of Suffolk Park up for grabs
Just one site remains to be built at Jaynic’s Suffolk Park. The developer had expected to spend a...
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Property professionals spell out their hopes under the new Government
UK Property Forums partners have told us what they want from the new Labour Government. Many are...
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From first generation to hyperscale: the evolution of data centres
UK Property Forums partner Vail Williams, explores the whirlwind evolution of data centres from...
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750-home airfield redevelopment set for refusal
Refusal has been recommended for a plan for up to 750 homes at Thurrock Airfield. Grasslands’...
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Practical completion reached at flagship sustainable building
RO Group has celebrated practical completion at its flagship sustainable development in Milton...
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St Modwen plans 22,000 sq m of industrial at Basingstoke
St Modwen Strategic Land is seeking to build an industrial scheme of 22,137 sq m in Basingstoke....
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Refusal recommended for up to 1,000 homes
Drawn out plans for a scheme of up to 1,000 homes in the Green Belt look set to be dealt a blow...
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High Street Sainsbury’s store goes up for sale
A 30,000 sq ft former Sainsbury’s in Clacton High Street in Essex has gone on the market for up to...
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Sav Patel appointed by Lanpro
Sav Patel has joined Lanpro’s Cambridge office as an associate director.  He joins from Strutt...
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Approval recommended for 344 homes at Brentwood
Plans for 344 homes and a primary school at Brentwood go before councillors on Tuesday (July 9)...
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13,000 sq ft letting at Wildmere Industrial Estate
Two refurbished units at an industrial estate in Banbury, totalling 13,000 sq ft, have been let to...
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Tech recycling firm takes first lab space at Wootton Science Park
DeepTech Recycling has taken the first suite in Origin, a new laboratory building at Hartwell’s...
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Green Park teams up with Reading FC Community Trust
Green Park has made Reading FC Community Trust its charity of the year. The Mapletree-owned park...
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Consultation soon to close on Panattoni’s plans for Theale
The public has until July 11 to comment on Panattoni’s scaled down plans for a warehouse...
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Milton Park marks the end of its wartime beginnings
Milton Park held a ceremony to say goodbye to its remaining wartime buildings. The last two...
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576-flat Build-to-Rent scheme submitted for Napier Road, Reading
Plans have been submitted for a Build-to-Rent development of 576 flats in Reading. The application...
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Show home at Abbot’s Place goes on the market
The show house at Dandara’s Abbots Place development in Wavendon, Buckinghamshire is now available...
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Stunning development of classical-inspired luxury homes unveiled in Thame
Savills is marketing a striking development of new homes which offer a rare example of curvilinear...
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Land sold to Barratt Homes for 574 properties
Carter Jonas has sold a major privately-owned housing site in King’s Lynn to Barratt Homes. The...
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Savills to project manage arts theatre refurbishment after £16m funding
Cambridge Arts Theatre has appointed Savills’ building, project and consultancy (BPC) team as...
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Work starts at Market Way, Great Yarmouth
The next stage of work for the ambitious regeneration of the Market Place in Great Yarmouth has...
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£40m deal secures Stevenage site
Fiera Real Estate (FRELD) and Wrenbridge have jointly purchased a five-acre site in Stevenage for...
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The Garden Village as the ultimate sustainable community 
Johnny Clayton, head of masterplanning for Carter Jonas, explains how one garden village in Essex...
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Beechcroft’s Caversham Park redevelopment approved
Councillors have approved Beechcroft Developments’ plans to create a care home and assisted living...
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EV powerbank firm moves to Bicester Motion
A firm which makes powerbanks to keep electric vans running longer has opened it head offices at...
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Gallery: all the best images from Eastern Echo Awards 2024
Our photographer Aurelien Langlais produced another set of superb images at the Eastern Echo...
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Charity superstore planned for Reading
An ambitious new charity superstore is to open in Reading. Thames Hospice will close its shop in...
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Winners announced for the Eastern Echo Awards 2024
More than 200 professionals gathered to celebrate the best of the East of England’s property...
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Bakery business to rise in Caversham
A new independent bakery will open in Caversham this Summer complete with an academy to teach...
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Third Maidenhead venue for MyWorkSpot
MyWorkSpot has signed a 10-year lease with Royal London Asset Management for almost 20,000 sq ft...
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Rare self-build homes go on the market
Savills is marketing two rare self-build plots in Buckinghamshire where buyers can choose between...
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Constituencies in Focus 3: Buckingham & Bletchley
Following DevComms’ recent looks at the new constituencies of  Reading West & Mid Berkshire...
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Rare batch of new homes released by Blenheim Estate
Blenheim Estate Homes has announced new releases at its Park View development in Woodstock, which...
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Flow follows Ebb in launching to Reading market
More of the luxury flats at Ebb & Flow in Reading have been unveiled. The Flow building of 184...
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Hi-spec, hi-efficiency homes unveiled at Priory Grove
The first release from a rare collection of high-specification, energy-efficient, new homes has...
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Help to decide how Bucks makes planning cutbacks
Property professionals can be part of a business focus group to help decide how Buckinghamshire...
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General Election 2024: Bedfordshire – a county of two halves
As part of DevComms’ work in setting the political scene for Eastern Echo readers Jade Uko,...
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Constituencies in Focus 2: Bicester & Woodstock
Following DevComms’ recent run down of the new constituency of Reading West & Mid Berkshire,...
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Head teacher offers top grade for redevelopment plan
Councillors have approved plans to demolish a secondary school in Kidlington and rebuild it. Plans...
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Aldi’s plans for Winnersh hit by flooding wrangle over climate change rules
Aldi has been dealt a blow in its plans to open a store at Winnersh after councillors voted to...
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450,000 sq ft of labs under way at TOSP
Construction has started on three new state-of-the-art lab and office buildings on The Oxford...
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Council acquires empty Debenhams building
Bedford Borough Council has acquired the former Debenhams department store in Bedford in a bid to...
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Albion Land seeks consent for Phase 4 of Catalyst Bicester
Albion Land has submitted detailed plans for the first 128,000 sq ft of Phase 4 of its Catalyst...
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Savills pockets Peterborough deal with snooker club
Savills, on behalf of a private client has agreed a new retail letting at 33-35 Cowgate in...
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Council markets Georgian home for £1m
A striking Grade II-listed Georgian house in the heart of Saffron Walden is up for sale. The...
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Addressing water stress: the key to unlocking growth in Cambridge?
Boyer director Matt Clarke weighs up how Cambridge needs to address its water shortage to allow...
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Nebula progress revealed in drone video
Drone footage has been published which shows progress at Nebula, a £40m R&D scheme at Milton...
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What next for the high-growth life sciences market in the UK?
Vail Williams partner Guy Parkes sees the fast-growing life sciences sector as a huge opportunity,...
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Flag American footballer tackles new role with Haslams
A local sportsman who plays for Great Britain has become the latest commercial agency surveyor at...
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Practical completion at Access scheme at Eastern Gateway
Practical completion has been reached at Trebor and Hillwood’s Access @ Eastern Gateway Ipswich...
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Savills secures two town centre retail lettings
Savills has secured two retail leases on properties close to the centre of Peterborough. On behalf...
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