50 homes recommended for approval in former PM’s village
Plans for 50 homes at Sonning Golf Club go before councillors on Wednesday (August 9) with a...
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Rumours and gossip: major deals looming large?
In one of the quietest office markets in years, Thames Tap has been told some much talked-about...
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Station Hill put on view to students
Young students interested in careers in property got a tour of one of Reading’s most important...
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61-home scheme will be 100 per cent affordable
A scheme of 61 homes in Oxford is likely to be 100 per cent affordable. Oxford City Council...
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115 homes planned for edge of borough site
Genko has applied to build 115 homes in Whitchurch between Basingstoke and Andover. The developer...
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Lab and office building goes on show
Viewings are being held at the latest development at Oxford Technology Park. The new 37,628 sq ft...
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Council blows the whistle on stadium plan
Maidenhead United’s plans for a new stadium at Braywick Park have been blocked after the council...
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Consultation opens on new scheme for shopping centre flats
A consultation detailing revised proposals for hundreds of homes at Reading’s Broad Street Mall...
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Land deal to promote Princes Risborough site
Sigma Strategic Land has agreed with private landowners to promote an 8.22-acre site in Princes...
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104-flat scheme is deferred
A decision on plans for 104 homes in Slough High Street has been deferred for a site visit....
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Logistics provider moves to Westcott
A 10,000 sq ft letting has completed at Westcott Venture Park. Cross-border delivery service UK...
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Plans to add 64 flats to BTR scheme recommended for approval
Plans to add two floors of flats to a former office building go before councillors on Thursday...
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Apart-hotel plan for Great Brighams Mead
The owner of Great Brighams Mead in Reading has submitted a new application to extend it by adding...
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22,000 sq ft let at Clarendon Quarter
All 22,639 sq ft of office space in North Bailey House at Oxford’s Clarendon Centre has been...
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New Aldershot Enterprise Centre opens
The new Aldershot Enterprise Centre will open on Tuesday at 14-40 Victoria Road. The centre,...
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Horlicks Quarter centrepiece formally unveiled
Representatives from Berkeley Homes joined local dignitaries to formally open Memorial Square, a...
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What mandatory BNG means for the development world
Ifti Maniar, director of planning at WWA Studios, outlines one of the major pieces of...
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Our experts respond to Government plan to build a million homes
The Government statement promising a million new homes during this parliament has prompted...
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270-home scheme planned for edge of Newbury site
Bewley Homes is planning a mixed-use scheme with up to 270 homes at Wash Common. The housebuilder...
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Two new appointments to Oxford – Cambridge Partnership
The Oxford to Cambridge Partnership has announced the appointment of two non-executive directors....
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Last call for entries in the Royal Berkshire Property Awards
Closing date is approaching for property professionals in Berkshire to enter UK Property Forums’...
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Office building sold for BTR scheme
A former insurance building on the Thames in Reading is to be converted into around 234...
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One year in the world of a graduate surveyor
Just under a year ago, graduate surveyor Charlotte Wint joined Carter Jonas in Cambridge. She...
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Bracknell car park set to make way for development
A multi-storey car park in the centre of Bracknell is set to close for good this year over safety...
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DeskLodge unveils new flexible workspace in Reading
DeskLodge has appointed local man David Berry to drive the letting of new workspaces created at...
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Space conference centre opens at Harwell
A state-of-the-art conference centre, designed to support the UK space industry, has opened at the...
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115 homes and sports pitches planned for Aylesbury
Plans for up to 115 homes and four hectares of sports pitches and open space have been submitted...
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New plans for vacant Hampshire golf club
A disused golf course could come back to life as a new leisure attraction based around the game. A...
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Arena to launch 45,000 sq ft offices at Basing View
A 45,000 sq ft office building is to be relaunched after a £12 million overhaul. Arena Offices is...
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Show home available at Deanfield Green, East Hagbourne
Deanfield Homes has officially launched the show home at Deanfield Green in the Oxfordshire...
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Fire won’t delay completion of Station Hill flats
Reading’s Station Hill developer Lincoln MGT says the fire at its Build-to-Rent flats on Friday...
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Golden opportunity to download our latest directory
A directory, detailing all the top life sciences schemes across the Golden Triangle, has been made...
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Basingstoke wants changes over housing numbers
The leader of Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council has written to Michael Gove, asking for a...
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‘Board level decisions have failed football club’
Poor decisions at board level have led to the multiple problems Reading Football Club has faced in...
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Major new business park planned for Oxfordshire
Plans have been submitted for a science and business park of up to 42,286 sq m at a former quarry...
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Waterpark planned for Chessington World of Adventure
Plans have been submitted for a new indoor waterpark at Chessington World of Adventure. Owner...
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Council to keep the fight up over Government housing numbers
The new leader of Wokingham Borough Council has backed his predecessor’s lobbying of the...
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500 homes go to committee in Cherwell
Plans for more than 500 homes across seven schemes will be considered by councillors in Cherwell...
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60-bed care home set for approval
Approval has been recommended for a 60-bed care home in Crowthorne. The application by Crowthorne...
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Rare secures two office deals in Bracknell
Two office deals in Bracknell, totalling almost 10,000 sq ft, have been completed by Thames Valley...
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Former Thames Water offices set to make way for industrial
A 35,000 sq ft office building will be replaced with a similar-sized industrial scheme under plans...
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Plus X Innovation to open 23,644 sq ft at The Future Works
Plus X Innovation is to open a 23,644 sq ft flexible workspace at The Future Works in Slough....
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£37m scheme to replace Oxford cinema
Councillors look set to approve a £37 million investment in the redevelopment of the Odeon Cinema...
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Bracknell office market success is bucking the trend
Simon Fryer, director of Fryer Commercial, reports on the success of the Bracknell office market...
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Wokingham leisure centre site could be redeveloped
A consultation will begin on Monday (July 10) to help decide whether to redevelop a leisure centre...
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Oxfordshire motorists face ‘substantial’ road-user charge for driving through Reading
A ‘rat-run charge’ for vehicles driving through Reading is being considered by Reading Borough...
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‘Softened’ housing market means selling will take longer
We asked group sales and land manager of housebuilder Darcliffe Homes Jonny Denton to give Thames...
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Dipesh Shah to chair Oxford to Cambridge Partnership
The Oxford to Cambridge Partnership has announced the appointment of Dipesh J Shah as its first...
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Lenovo takes 20,000 sq ft at Farnborough Business Park
Technology company Lenovo has taken 20,000 sq ft at Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust’s...
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Deferred scheme for 55 retirement homes gets approved
Plans for 55 homes for people aged 65 and over in Reading have been approved, despite reservations...
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Development partner sought for Guildford scheme
A development partner is being sought by Guildford Borough Council to make a long-delayed scheme...
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Images show new joint council offices at Didcot
Images of the new Didcot home of two Oxfordshire councils have been made public. The proposed...
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David Barden takes regional managing partner role at Vail Williams
David Barden has become regional managing partner for the Thames Valley for Vail Williams. The...
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Hampshire site acquired and let in one go
Fishron Securities, a joint venture between TA Fisher and Lamron Estates, has acquired a business...
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‘We need interest rates to peak’
Haslams Estate Agents is hopeful interest rates are reaching a peak so they can begin to reduce....
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Diddly Squat agreement over Clarkson’s Farm proposals
Living near Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm, Dan Lampard, senior director and head of Thames...
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Images on display of new Aldershot Town stadium
Images and a video showing how the redeveloped Aldershot Town FC stadium may look have been...
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New labs proposed near Kassam Stadium
The owner of Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium has applied to demolish a former bingo hall on part of...
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Approval for 25,000 sq m of new labs at ARC Oxford
Councillors have approved a speculative 25,000 sq m life sciences building at ARC Oxford. Oxford...
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Mini business campus approved at London Oxford Airport
Plans for a new 18, 620 sq m business park on land at London Oxford Airport have been approved. ...
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Appeal and new plans on the cards for 473-home Guildford scheme
An appeal and a new application is to be launched to try to deliver the 473-home Friary Quarter...
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First Station Hill flats go on show
Build-to-Rent operator Native Residential has unveiled the first show apartment at Station Hill in...
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Major expansion plans progress at Grove Business Park
A screening request has been submitted ahead of major plans to expand Grove Business Park in...
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Podcast: Philip Campbell, commercial director for MEPC Milton Park
The latest Battle & Bunce podcast looks at the growth and success of one of the region’s...
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350 homes planned for Sherfield site
Plans for up to 350 homes near Basingstoke have been revealed in a screening opinion request....
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Bewley plans 72 homes and clubhouse on golf club site
Opposition is forming to a proposed development of 72 homes and a new clubhouse at Calcot Park...
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Listed buildings consent: common myths and misunderstandings
Sabah Siddiq and Emily Boorman in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s Planning & Environmental Law...
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Nova prepares to help meet Oxford’s R&D demand
Construction is under way on a 43,573 sq ft R&D building in Oxford. IM Properties’ Nova...
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Carter Jonas secures consent for Faringdon scheme
Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of Landan homes, for a small scheme in...
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Vail Williams’ Richard Dawtry to chair 100 Property Club
Head of investment at Vail Williams (VW) Richard Dawtrey has been elected chairman of the 100...
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Blandys to open new office in Wokingham
Law firm Blandy & Blandy has announced plans to open a new office in the centre of Wokingham....
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Blaser Mills Law pips Ridge to Jansons Rowing Cup title
A team from Blaser Mills Law won the coveted Jansons Rowing Cup at the annual tournament at Dorney...
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Would modern methods of planning help modern methods of construction to work?
Many construction and consultant frameworks encourage the use of modern methods of construction...
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120 homes planned for Beaconsfield
Hawridge Strategic Land has applied for permission for up to 120 homes in Beaconsfield. The land...
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Retirement village planned for Beaconsfield
Retirement home provider Beechcroft Developments has applied to build 95 assisted living units and...
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Helio team expands into new lab space
Helio Display Materials has expanded its R&D laboratory space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood...
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Office space could make way for industrial building
An office building at Thatcham Business Village in West Berkshire could make way for industrial....
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Shortlist announced for OxPropFest Awards
The shortlist of hopefuls for this year’s OxPropFest Awards has been announced. A total of 34...
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Show home unveiled at Horlicks factory
The public can now go inside the Horlicks Factory to view the first show home in the building. The...
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Milton Park staff to go to work on UK’s first electric, autonomous bus service
The UK’s first electric, autonomous bus service goes into operation today (Monday) at...
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Prepare now for 10 per cent BNG
Many local authorities have yet to adopt policies to ensure new developments meet the requirement...
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Warehouse building approved at vacant office site
Councillors have approved Kennedy Wilson’s plans to replace 150,000 sq ft of offices with a...
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Amy Jones joins Haslams Surveyors
Haslams Chartered Surveyors has announced the appointment of Amy Jones as research assistant. She...
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Schemes for almost 600 Oxfordshire homes fail to gain approval
Two schemes for a total of up to 584 homes failed to gain consent from councillors in West...
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Call for better partnerships after Woking Council is declared bankrupt
Woking has followed Slough Borough Council into effective bankruptcy after revelations of its £1.9...
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MK demolishes its last 1960s tower block
Milton Keynes’ last remaining 1960s residential tower blocks have been demolished. The city...
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Opposition grows to Croudace Homes’ Thatcham scheme
Dozens of objections including from a town council have been made over plans for up to 200 homes...
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East Oxford residents can say what they think about LTNs
Consultation has begun over changes to East Oxford’s controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods...
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Village hall and school part of joint scheme to deliver 47 homes
A planning application involving four parties has been submitted which will deliver a school,...
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Ridge report forecasts a retrofit crisis
A retrofit crisis is looming according to research by Ridge and Partners. The property and...
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Major doubts over Labour’s CPO proposal
UKPF’s editorial board members are highly sceptical that the Labour Party plan to allow cheaper...
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Retirement scheme could make way for 46 homes
Shanly Homes is seeking to demolish a retirement home in Hook to build 46 properties. Under the...
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Appeal launched over 175-home scheme
An application for up to 175 homes at Sutton Courtenay, which was refused last year, has gone to...
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Flats plan prompts concerns from council
Concerns of councillors have led to deferral of a scheme for 55 homes for people aged 65 and over...
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60 homes planned for Bloxham
Gladman Developments has applied to build up to 60 homes at Bloxham in Oxfordshire. The developer...
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Next phase of 669 homes at Kingsgrove approved
Outline plans for 669 homes at the Kingsgrove development at Crab Hill in Wantage have been...
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New application for 320-home Upper Wellington village
A revised planning application for a new village of up to 320 homes at the former Marsworth...
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Seven office buildings could make way for industrial
A screening request has revealed plans to redevelop much of Watchmoor Business Park in Camberley...
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Offices set to make way for industrial building
Plans to replace 150,000 sq ft of offices with an industrial building of 146,000 sq ft go before...
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Farnborough shopping centres acquisition completes
The acquisition of The Meads and Kingsmead shopping centres in Farnborough has been completed. The...
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