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Work to create five new business units at Eastern Gateway starts

Construction has started at Eastern Gateway, Ipswich to create five new business units on eight...

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Further plans submitted to revamp Watford Colosseum

More plans have been submitted to Watford Borough Council for the refurbishment of the Watford...

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£8m restaurant set to open in Luton Airport next year

London Luton Airport (LLA) has announced an investment worth more than £30 million, including the...

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Councils express concerns over pylon proposals

Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils have come together to express their collective concerns...

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Carter Jonas achieves consent for modular homes in Cambridge

​Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of It Takes A City Community Land Trust (ITAC...

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What does the Government’s recent announcement on nitrate neutrality mean for the East of England?

The following was written by Richard Shuldham, associate in the development team at Savills in...

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Three options recommended for Ekin Road, Cambridge

Full redevelopment of the Ekin Road housing estate in Cambridge remains on the table despite calls...

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Homes England seeks development partner for Panshanger Aerodrome

Homes England is looking for a preferred development partner for its 135-acre site at the former...

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Wavensmere Homes resubmits £130m HMS Ganges redevelopment plans

Plans have been submitted a planning application to Babergh District Council to replan the...

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The Hill Group to deliver 110-homes in Fulbourn

The Hill Group has announced the acquisition of a 17-acre site for residential development in...

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Eastern Promise to help historic buildings’ carbon emissions

Eastern Promise is trying to help reduce carbon emissions in historic buildings, raising awareness...

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Savills Cambridge completes more than £100m of land sales in first half of 2023

The development team at Savills Cambridge completed more than £100m worth of land sales in the...

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New Royston to Cambridge active travel route planned

New proposals from the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) include a bridge over the A505 to...

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Government grants another £341m to Sizewell C project

The Government has announced it is speeding up the preparations for the Sizewell C nuclear power...

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Retirement living: a speculative opportunity

​Matt Hare, planning and development partner at Carter Jonas’ Cambridge office, discusses the...

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Land sale to bring new homes to Harrold in Bedfordshire

A recent land sale will bring up to 17 new homes a step closer to being built in a Bedfordshire...

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Greater Cambridge Partnership reveals peak-time congestion charge under revised plans

A weekday peak-time-only road user charge is being proposed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership...

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Paragon Bank funds £26m for 170-unit housing scheme in Essex

Paragon Bank has entered into a financial agreement with Chase Homes, offering a £26 million...

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Carter Jonas strengthens its Eastern residential team

Carter Jonas has appointed Jack Johnson as head of residential sales in Cambridge, based out of...

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Plans progress on Green Belt travel hub

Plans for a new travel hub on green belt land outside Cambridge have progressed to the next stage....

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Progress on plans for 67 affordable homes in Claydon

Claydon is one step closer to seeing 67 new affordable homes built despite concerns raised by the...

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Village less than a mile from ‘London’ could double in size by 2040 if Local Plan goes ahead

A Colne Valley village less than a mile from Greater London could double in size by 2040. The...

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Old Colman’s Mustard factory site redevelopment unveiled

A disused site where the old Colman’s Mustard factory once stood is set to become a massive...

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PfP Capital commits £23m to forward fund two single-family resi schemes

Picture Living, PfP Capital’s PRS (private rental sector) strategy, has committed £23m to forward...

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‘Bridge to nowhere’ given permission in Bedfordshire

Bedford borough councillors have granted planning permission for a bridge linking a Biddenham...

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Jaynic wins planning appeal for change of use on former abattoir site

Jaynic has won a planning appeal for open storage use on the former Karro abattoir site at Little...

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Bacton project to ‘decarbonise’ East Anglia approved

A project with the potential to ‘decarbonise’ East Anglia by injecting and storing carbon dioxide...

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Hearing for Luton Airport expansion has commenced

A hearing for London Luton Airport’s expansion has begun. The government’s planning inspectorate...

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Plans unveiled for 120 homes on current Green Belt land

Developers have launched plans to grow Hatfield with 120 homes. The proposal, for housing and a...

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Approval secured for one of Europe’s largest life science campuses

UBS Asset Management and Reef Group (Reef) have received approval to create one of Europe’s...

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Major milestone reached for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

Plans for the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital have taken a step forward with government...

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Permission granted for 171 homes in Bury St Edmunds

Weston Homes has gained planning consent from West Suffolk Council for a new £40m residential...

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310 Green Belt homes by the M1 rejected

Redrow Homes cannot build up to 310 in green belt between Bushey and the M1, a planning inspector...

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Decision delayed on 281 homes in Cambs village

Councillors have delayed a decision on 281 new homes in Burwell, after saying they were looking...

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East of England development land market remains ‘steady’ despite wider pressures

Activity in the East of England development land market remains steady and a shortage of supply...

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Bellway buys land to deliver new homes on former hospital site

Bellway Thames Gateway has acquired a parcel of land on the former site of Harold Wood Hospital in...

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Allison Group launches ‘Partnerships’ division

Allison Group has launched a new Partnerships division, dedicated to delivering affordable homes...

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16th century building at St John’s College upgraded

Architects MCW have completed work on a new cluster of social spaces at the heart of St John’s...

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Wixoe Water Hall Farm land could become solar farm

Land in Wixoe could be transformed into a solar farm if newly submitted plans are given the green...

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93 new homes approved for Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

​Fenland District Council has approved 93 dwellings and five hectares of open space on Wenny Road,...

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New £25m surgery unit to be built at Southend Hospital

A new £25 million surgery unit is set to be built at Southend Hospital after a deal was struck for...

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How could plans to make Cambridge Europe’s ‘Silicon Valley’ impact the city’s future growth?

The following was written by Abigail Jones, director of development in Savills’ Cambridge office....

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Milestone reached at affordable housing development in Cambridge

​The final piece of roofing felt has been laid to officially mark the topping out of L2 Orchard...

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Maxion Therapeutics moves to Unity Campus

Howard Group has confirmed the letting of Suite 4 in The Works, Unity Campus, to biotechnology...

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Anglia Square regeneration on track for 2024

Weston Homes say that the forthcoming regeneration of Anglia Square in Norwich is on track to...

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Planning permission for up to 80 homes in Cambridge

Planning permission has been granted for up to 80 homes in Cambridge. The site, Digital Park on...

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Cambridge House in Peterborough sold for £2.15 million

Savills has completed the sale of Cambridge House in Peterborough to Protogreen UK Limited for...

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Flurry of lettings at Bourn Quarter in Cambridge

Savills and Cheffins have completed a series of lettings on behalf of Savills Investment...

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RG NextGen launches with a new event

A new initiative, RG NextGen, has been set up to help the next generation of real estate...

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Plans progressing for carbon-neutral depot in Ipswich

Ipswich Council’s carbon-neutral depot is set to be in operation by the start 2025, progressing...

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New Sawston Stadium could be in use by Christmas

Cambridge City Football Club have revealed that matches could start to be played at their new...

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Bedfordshire film studios decision deferred

Central Bedfordshire Council has deferred the decision on a new film studio campus in...

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The East reacts to ‘Cambridge 2040’

Last weekend, Government plans to invest considerably in Cambridge as ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’...

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Queens’ College appeals rejection of student housing

Queens’ College has appealed the refusal of its plans to build new student accommodation in...

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Marshall unveils vision for 7,000-home Cambridge East district

A vision for the Cambridge East development on the Cambridge City Airport site has been unveiled...

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Domainex agrees expansion at Unity Campus

Howard Group has let Building A2 of its Unity Campus development to Domainex, an integrated...

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Artisi flats on sale at Hammersmith’s Civic Campus

Flats in Artisi, the residential development in Hammersmith’s Civic Campus, are now on sale. The...

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John Lewis to submit amended plans for 800 homes

Plans for 800 new homes to be built on top of Waitrose stores Ealing and Bromley have been tweaked...

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MRP completes purchase of Hammersmith office development

The investment arm of Irish construction group McAleer and Rushe (MRP) has bought a Liberty House,...

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Medequip takes 31,000 sq ft unit in Braintree

Medical logistics company Medequip has signed for a new 31,000 sq ft unit at Horizon 120 Business...

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Plans unveiled for Stansted Airport terminal expansion

London Stansted Airport is set to submit plans to extend its terminal building. The expansion aims...

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MoD completes sale of former Waterbeach Barracks site in Cambridgeshire

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the completion of the sale of Waterbeach Barracks in...

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Cambridge Ahead announces new chief executive

Cambridge Ahead has announced Dan Thorp as its new chief executive. Mr Thorp has spent the last...

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SEGRO completes purchase of Radlett Aerodrome site

SEGRO plc has completed the acquisition of 419 hectares of land at the location of the former...

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£86m investment in three new diagnostic centres to be built at Norfolk’s hospitals

Three new diagnostic centres are set to be built across Norfolk over the next two years. A project...

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Eastern Echo Awards 2023 – gallery of the evening

​More than 200 property professionals gathered for the 2023 Eastern Echo Awards ceremony. The...

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Plans unveiled for Norwich – Tilbury National Grid upgrade

National Grid is inviting communities between Norwich and Tilbury to comment on the latest...

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‘Significant’ £18m land sale could pave the way for new homes in north east Ipswich

Property advisor Savills has completed the sale of 82 acres of land in northeast Ipswich for £18m...

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Eastern Echo Awards winners announced

More than 200 industry professionals gathered to celebrate the East of England’s property market...

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UK’s largest solar farm to be built near Chelmsford

The UK’s largest-ever solar farm has been given permission to be built on farmland near Chelmsford...

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Horsey Bridge business park application to return to committee

An outline planning application for a business park on Horsey Bridge in Whittlesey Road,...

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405 student rooms approved for Girton College

Girton College’s outline plans to build 405 university student rooms at its campus on the edge of...

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Sizewell C wins High Court legal challenge

Sizewell C has won its High Court legal challenge against local campaign group Together Against...

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Feedback sought for Coldhams Lane ‘science area’

​Residents are invited to discuss plans for a new science area on land south of Coldhams Lane in...

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Extra Cambridge congestion charge meeting called

An extra meeting will be held to discuss the proposed Cambridge congestion charge and the...

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Plans unveiled for Lowestoft town hall refurb

Plans to revitalise the grade II listed Lowestoft Town Hall have been unveiled. The building,...

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Cambridge City Council expresses concern over CB1 scheme

Cambridge City Council has released a statement on 3-4 Station Square, Cambridge to answer...

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Peterborough Station Quarter redevelopment decision imminent

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Podcast: Alison Webster, chief executive of Berkshire LEP

In our latest podcast, we sat down with Alison Webster, chief executive of the Berkshire Local...

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Fiera and Wrenbridge acquire West London logistics scheme

Fiera Real Estate and Wrenbridge have completed the off-market acquisition of a 14.8-acre site in...

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Changes submitted for £500m Cambridge office scheme

Railpen and Socius have submitted design changes to their £500m Botanic Place office scheme in...

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Green light for Park Royal logistics hub

GLi, a joint venture between KSP and PATRIZIA, has received planning permission for its second...

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Harwell secures £300m for next phase of development

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has secured £300m of financing to help it expand and build...

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Lochailort appeals rejection of £115m redevelopment scheme

Developer Lochailort has appealed the rejection of its plans for a £115 million mixed-use...

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£317m investment into Norwich Research Park confirmed

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has confirmed it will invest more than £317m into a...

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Topping out for Milton Keynes BTR scheme

Galliford Try’s £56m Park Square Project, celebrated an official topping out ceremony with the...

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Hill Group signs regen partnership with Harlow Council

A new public-private partnership has been launched which will deliver town centre and major...

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First phase at Newbury Farm to go to planning committee

A decision on whether 80 new homes can be built at Newbury Farm, Cambridge is due at a planning...

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East-West Rail to unlock the Arc’s full potential

East West Rail could be the catalyst needed to deliver the UK’s first science supercluster, a...

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