Vaccine development scheme set for approval
Plans for two new science buildings at the Harwell Campus go before councillors on Wednesday...
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LRG appointed to manage BTR homes at Buckler’s Park
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has been instructed to manage and maintain 100-plus BTR homes at a...
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Work starts on Banbury retirement home
A prominent 1.2-acre gateway site in Banbury town centre has been acquired by Churchill Retirement...
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Housing crisis, what housing crisis? Supply, demand and constant policy changes
In the first of a four-part series, Jonathan Headland, urban design director at WWA Studios,...
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Homes England joins Muse to develop Slough’s North West Quadrant
Homes England has been revealed as the buyer of North West Quadrant (NWQ), the former Thames...
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90 new homes planned for Chipping Norton
Rainier Developments has applied to build up to 90 homes on land at Chipping Norton. The...
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Reading ranked in top 10 places to live
For the second year running Reading has made the top 10 of the Sunday Times Best Places to Live...
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Crest Nicholson acquires campus site for 500 homes
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has acquired Oxford Brookes University’s Wheatley Campus for a scheme...
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42,000 sq m science park planned for Oxfordshire
A science and technology park is being planned on the site of a former quarry in Oxfordshire. A...
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417 affordable homes for Windsor
Plans for 417 affordable homes at a site in Windsor have been published in a scoping request to...
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Living Optics takes 8,000 sq ft at Milton Park
A specialist Oxford University spin out has taken an 8,000 sq ft space at Milton Park. Living...
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Extended Red Hall scheme approved for Oxford North
Councillors have approved the expansion of the Red Hall, a centrepiece building in the Oxford...
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Drews plans go back to council
Development of the former Drews the Ironmongers building in Reading looks set to go ahead despite...
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Oxford United stadium talks move forward
An agreement to move forward with talks over a new stadium for Oxford United has been approved by...
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‘Inconceivable’ 1,400-hectare solar farm plan presented to councillors
Councillors will meet on Monday (March 27) to be shown proposals for Europe’s largest solar...
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21 promotions at Savills
Savills has announced 21 promotions across its offices in Oxford, Guilford and Reading. It...
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Industrial scheme recommended for approval
Plans for three new industrial buildings go before councillors in Basingstoke on Wednesday (March...
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300-home plan kicked out on appeal
An appeal over 300 homes at Grove has been approved on appeal. David Wilson Homes had applied to...
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Work starts on Sunningdale retirement village
Work has begun on a McCarthy & Stone retirement village in Sunningdale. The scheme of one and...
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Savills Reading unveils new home at Forbury Square
Savills Reading has announced its move from Napier Court to Forbury Square. The property advisor...
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Spring Budget ‘a missed opportunity’
A general sense of disappointment greeted Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget when...
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Wycombe Film Studios approved – see the gallery
Plans for High Wycombe Film Studios have been unanimously approved by Buckinghamshire Council and...
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Two appointments to the Hicks Baker team
Reading-based property consultant Hicks Baker has made two key appointments. Richard Duncan...
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Reach for the Sky Plaza apartments
Bellway has opened a show apartment at its Sky Plaza scheme in Farnborough. And along with the...
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Updated LDO for Milton Park
Councillors have agreed to adopt a new Local Development Order (LDO) for Milton Park to simplify...
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Council wins appeal over 200 homes at Hurst
A decision to refuse 200 homes at Hurst has been backed by a planning inspector. Wokingham Borough...
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DX delivers new depots in Bracknell and Swindon
Delivery specialist DX is to open new depots in Bracknell and Swindon. The openings take the...
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Logicor agrees 224,000 sq ft deal with Panther Logistics at Swindon’s Keypoint 24
Logicor has signed a new 10-year lease with Panther Logistics for 224,465 sq ft at Keypoint 224 in...
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Oxford United stadium deal could be agreed within months
A final decision on whether Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Oxford United can agree terms for...
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Aerospace supplier is final letting at industrial scheme
The final letting at a 65,000 sq ft industrial park in Esher has been completed. Acting for...
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40,000 sq ft industrial scheme approved
A 40,000 sq ft industrial building has been approved at Buckingham Industrial Estate....
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Local elections 2023 – explaining the myths around the pre-election period
The pre-election period is about to begin. DevComms director Maria Allaway explains what this...
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11,000 sq ft letting to traffic management firm Amberon
Traffic management company Amberon has taken an 11,474 sq ft unit at Sells Green in Devizes in...
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Mixed-use leisure plan for listed former museum building
Swindon landmark Apsley House is in line for a radical new look after the council agreed to sell...
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530-home scheme opposed by Cherwell
Councillors have said they would not have approved a development of 530 homes to the north west of...
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Show home unveiled at Yellow Fields scheme
A three-bedroom, detached show home has opened at Bellway’s Yellow Fields development in Wantage....
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RLB reports ‘softening’ in rate of inflation
A slowing of the rate of inflation has been reported in the latest quarterly Construction Tender...
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Fight against Oxford’s traffic measures gathers pace
Around 250 people gathered last week to protest about traffic filters and low traffic...
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abrdn reduces Forbury Retail Park flats to 820
abrdn Standard Investments has submitted a scoping request over its plans for hundreds of flats at...
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Devolution deal for Berkshire to be pitched to Government
Talks are due to take place to discuss a devolution deal for Berkshire. Cllr Andrew Johnson,...
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New 18,000 sq m business park proposed
Plans have been submitted for a new business park on land at London Oxford Airport. Oxford...
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1,855-home site sold to Taylor Wimpey
Hallam Land Management (HLM) has completed the sale of a 1,855-plot site in Milton Keynes to...
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Sale agreed of Slough’s North West Quadrant site
The sale of a key regeneration site in Slough has been agreed to help the council pay off some of...
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Henley Station Premier Inn bid goes to appeal
A developer planning a Premier Inn at Henley Station, which was refused by South Oxfordshire...
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320 homes approved for Windsor site
Wates Developments has won planning permission for 320 homes and a special educational needs (SEN)...
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£100k council report branded ‘a disgraceful waste of ratepayers’ money’
The shelving of a £100,000 report on Reading town centre has been labelled a ‘complete and...
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Aldershot marks progress of Union Yard development
A milestone in the redevelopment of Aldershot town centre was reached with a topping out ceremony...
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Report shows Milton Park firms secured £953m investment
Milton Park has published research which shows it is home to more than 7.5 per cent of the UK’s...
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Car parks sale could save Swindon landmark
A deal has been reached to help deliver the regeneration of a decaying heritage building in...
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Four promotions at Leaders Romans Group
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed four Thames Valley area sales managers to area sales...
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£500,000 milestone reached by community land trust
A community land trust, designed to support affordable housing in Oxfordshire, has raised half a...
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Chance to go behind the scenes at One Station Hill
Tours of the One Station Hill development in Reading are being offered later this month. Developer...
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Moderna to build innovation centre at Harwell
Biotech giant Moderna has announced plans for an innovation and technology centre at Harwell...
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OxPropFest 2023 gets under way
Entries have opened for this year’s OxPropFest Awards where the best of Oxfordshire’s property...
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Go ahead for Farnborough town centre regen
Major regeneration of Farnborough’s Civic Quarter has been approved by Rushmoor Borough Council....
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71 homes approved for Henley site
A plan for 71 homes on land near Henley has been passed by South Oxfordshire District Council....
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Karen Jones to judge at RTPI awards
Karen Jones, partner and head of planning & environmental at Blandy & Blandy, will join...
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Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 – What’s new?
Gemma Smith and Amber Pocock in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s Commercial Property team, look at...
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Refusal recommended for 25-storey Woking tower block
Plans for a 25-storey residential tower in Woking town centre go before councillors on Tuesday...
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Industrial scheme could replace PD conversion in Reading
An industrial scheme is planned for a site in South Reading which already has consent for homes. A...
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Appeal launched over scheme to replace former Adwest building
Plans to demolish Woodley’s art deco former Adwest Engineering building in Woodley and replace it...
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Leisure park row heads towards final decision
A date has been set for councillors in Basingstoke to reconsider their decision to adopt a...
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Will Oxford’s neighbours help the city tackle its housing need?
David Bainbridge, director for Savills in Oxford, believes the city council is leading the way on...
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Second Swailes SuperLab in the pipeline
Barely two months after the unveiling of the remarkable Swailes SuperLabs, a second development...
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‘Great opportunity’ for industrial landlords in the Thames Valley
A mix of high demand and low stock will help keep the Thames Valley’s industrial and logistics...
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Agents Haslams Surveyors and Sharps Commercial to merge
Two of the Thames Valley’s best known commercial property agents are to merge. Reading-based...
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Leisure park masterplan is sent back for review
A masterplan for Basingstoke Leisure Park, which was approved by the council’s cabinet, has been...
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OUD marks halfway in Life and Mind Building
The halfway point has been marked in Oxford University Development’s (OUD) remarkable Life and...
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660-home scheme approved at Kingston Bagpuize
Councillors have unanimously approved plans for 660 homes, 70 care units, local centre space and a...
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Massive Pinewood expansion approved
A 1.4 million sq ft expansion of Pinewood Studios, which will make it the world’s biggest, has...
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2,000-home Cala scheme goes on display in new consultation
Cala Homes (Chiltern) will start its second phase of public consultation on up to 2,000 homes in...
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‘Some authorities have had enough of industrial schemes’
Some local authorities are pushing back against the demand for industrial development. Jade Uko,...
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‘Collective approach benefits town centres’
Examples of good town centres in the East of England were explained to delegates from Berkshire...
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House price fall set to continue
House prices in Reading could fall up to 10 per cent more this year while the lettings market...
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Delegates compare Oxford and Reading’s office markets
Oxford’s office market is suffering due to the demand for lab space in the city. Guests at The...
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Our experts grapple with the home working challenge
The Forum round table on February 9 at The Dog House in Reading brought together expert voices...
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New labs and offices set for approval
Plans for three new buildings of lab and office space totalling 44,370 sq m go before councillors...
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MK to explore advanced rapid transport network
High-speed driverless transport is to be explored at Milton Keynes thanks to a £200,000 grant to...
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Crest Nicholson acquires Windsor development site
A site in Windsor with outline consent for 135 homes has been sold to Crest Nicholson. Acting for...
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Dan Channer appointed managing director of Haslams Group
Dan Channer has been appointed managing director of Haslams Group. At the same time Steve Woodford...
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New logistics building planned for Poyle
Panattoni is drawing up plans for a speculative 80,000 sq ft logistics scheme near Heathrow...
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Council agrees to buy town centre regeneration site
Councillors have voted to go ahead with the acquisition of a Farnborough town centre regeneration...
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Two deals at Arlington Square, Bracknell
Orchard Street Investment Management has completed two lettings, totalling just under 3,500 sq ft,...
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Positive signs reported in Reading’s housing and office markets
Guests at the latest Reading Social heard of positive signs in both the housing and office markets...
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350 homes planned for Popley, Basingstoke
Plans for up to 350 homes have been submitted for a site on the edge of Popley near Basingstoke....
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Yellow box blocking fines about to start
Enforcement begins this month on Reading Borough Council’s move to fine motorists for blocking...
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Woking is working for office occupiers
Vail Williams partner Charlie Nicholson says Woking could become Surrey’s office hotspot after...
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Bicester Motion set to start on Innovation Quarter
Bicester Motion plans to start work this year on a major new section of the site. Bicester Motion...
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Is a feminist approach to town planning more equitable?
Ruby Wilson, account executive for DevComms, believes a feminist approach to town planning will...
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Site next to Milton Park acquired by Greencore Construction
Greencore Construction is planning a new scheme of what it calls ‘climate positive’ homes after...
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Land values remain resilient for now amid slowdown and uncertainty
Savills has reported that, after a period of exceptional strength, the development land market...
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Care home and seven houses proposed for Calcot
A 70-bed care home and seven houses are planned for a site opposite Sainsbury’s in Calcot....
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New plans come forward for Larges Lane, Bracknell
A new scheme for homes at Bracknell Town’s former Larges Lane ground has come forward – with...
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How online shopping has affected demand for Thames Valley offices
Jonathan Mannings, founder and managing director of Rare Commercial Property, sees a comparison...
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Wates plans 147 homes at Chesterton
Wates Developments has applied to build up to 147 homes on land south of Chesterton. The outline...
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Spotlight on Westminster: January
Maria Allaway, director of DevComms, outlines the major events the region’s MPs have been focussed...
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Basingstoke Leisure Park masterplan approval faces challenge
Plans to go ahead with a new masterplan to develop Basingstoke Leisure Park have been called in...
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Vail Williams reports increased revenues
Property consultancy Vail Williams reported increased revenues of £17.5 million for 2021-22, up...
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Council set to acquire town centre regeneration site
A stalled town centre development site is set to be acquired by the local authority so it can...
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Spotlight on Westminster: January
Maria Allaway, director of DevComms, outlines the major events the region’s MPs have been...
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