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Jacobs engineers new contract with East West Rail

The East West Rail Company (EWR Co) has recently appointed Jacobs as it’s Programme Partner...

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Life science firm occupies new offices in Huntingdon

An office building in Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Falcon Road has been let by Eddisons to Cyted...

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Morgan Stanley bank on £50m purchase at Cambridge Science Park

Unit 101 on Cambridge Science Park has been purchased by Morgan Stanley for £50.1 million, with...

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Bedford BC wants £15m from the Government’s ‘Levelling Up Fund’

Bedford Borough Council has submitted a £14.9 million bid for the Government’s ‘Levelling Up...

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New name for £2m retirement housing scheme in Norfolk

Work has begun on a new independent living scheme with Norfolk County Council and Saffron Housing...

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Start on £120m programme for special schools in Norfolk

Permission has been granted by Norfolk County Council for a new 170-space special school to be...

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Bidwells make promotions to support The Arc

Real estate firm Bidwells has made a series of promotions within their planning team, across The...

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Suffolk Chamber of Commerce power up for Sizewell C

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has announced a significant investment into its team, with hopes to...

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Hill and Marshall reveal larger homes near Cambridge

Following a surge in demand for larger houses since lockdown began to ease, Hill and Marshall have...

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£18m Operations and Maintenance campus for Great Yarmouth

Demolition work has begun on South Denes Road to help create a new £18 million Operations and...

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Gaming company bets on Peterborough as location for new offices

A new lease has been agreed for 4 Broadway, Peterborough, with the unit being let to Cashino...

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Consultation launched for Cambridge active travel network

The Greater Cambridge Partnership has launched a public consultation regarding active travel and...

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Proposed busway route in Cambridgeshire revealed

Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) park and ride project is a step closer to reality, with a preferred...

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Plans for new Anglian Water water treatment works

A plan for a new water sewage treatment plant for Anglian Water has been revealed, based near...

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Construction of rail freight interchange begins at SEGRO Logistics Park

Construction has started on the 35-acre strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) at SEGRO...

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Hill Marshall submit application for phase two of Marleigh

A planning application has been submitted by joint venture developer Hill Marshall for 420 homes,...

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Construction start for Morgan Sindall in Cambridge

A celebration took place in late June, as construction has started at Marleigh Primary Academy on...

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Urban make a splash in Northstowe with Inholm Neighbourhood

Buyers can get a first glimpse inside the first modular homes at Northstowe, as two show homes...

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Northstowe launch on-line survey on future shape of the settlement

Residents can now shape the future of two new areas of the Northstowe development – the...

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Amazon discovers 737,000 sq.ft shed in Peterborough

Amazon is under offer to occupy a 737,000 sq. ft unit in Kingston Park, Peterborough, adjacent to...

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Babraham Park & Ride submits expansion plans in Cambridge

Following public engagement on extending and enhancing Babraham Road Park & Ride in September...

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Network Rail seeks green light for new Cambridge South station

Network Rail is looking to get planning permission on plans to build new railway station Cambridge...

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Design team selected for next phase of Thames Estuary Production Corridor

The Thames Estuary Production Corridor Partners has selected a design team to deliver its next...

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Anglia Ruskin University gets planning permission for £16.7m new build

Planning permission has been granted for phase two of the new Anglia Ruskin University...

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Anglia Ruskin University submits £20m bid for Government funding

Extra funding for the Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough campus is being sought, with...

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Hill Foundation climbs to new heights with micro homes in Cambridge

Six more micro-homes for the homeless have been installed in Abbey, Cambridge, bringing the total...

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Cambridge shopping centre for sale – Savills suggest it could become a Life Science hub?

The Grafton Centre, Cambridge, is up for sale, presenting a major redevelopment opportunity in the...

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Hill forecast a bumper harvest on the Wheat Quarter

Wheat Quarter Ltd and Hill Partnerships have entered a construction agreement for a former...

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Consultation opens on bike storage in Cambridge

The Greater Cambridge Partnership and Cambridge City Council are working to together to review the...

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Almost £100m allocated to four East of England towns

The Government recently announced £725 million in funding for 30 towns across the UK, to help...

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Cambourne Business Park sold to Hill and South Cambridgeshire

Essex-based housebuilder Hill and South Cambridgeshire DC have bought a site on Cambourne Business...

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Carter Jonas update on the Government’s First Homes initiative

Comment by Matt Hare, Partner, Planning and Development, Carter Jonas Cambridge In a ministerial...

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Planning application secured for 30 new homes in Brampton

The Environment Partnership (TEP), on behalf of This Land Ltd, has secured outline planning...

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Swaffham Prior warms to the idea of district heating network

Swaffham Prior, a village in East Cambridgeshire, is leading the way in renewable energy creation...

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Bellway Homes make a noise with 140 homes in Daventry

A plan to build 140 new homes on a farm outside Daventry has been recommended for approval by a...

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View from the Punt: Oxford Properties starts a chain reaction in Cambridge

Eastern Echo Editorial: This month, Canadian real estate investor, asset manager and business...

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Hill climbs to new heights in Cambridge

Fourteen new council houses have been completed on Akeman Street, Cambridge. The development, done...

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£168m government investment for Norwich’s Western Link

A £168 million investment by the government into Norwich’s Western Link would boost the local...

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Oxford Properties buys into Cambridge Science Park

Real estate investor, asset manager, and business builder Oxford Properties Group has purchased...

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The Arc Universities Group publishes its latest report on the space sector

Following hard on the heels on our recent piece in ArcWatch on the importance of the space sector...

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Four high streets in East of England to get a share of Government’s £830m pot of money

Just over seventy (72) English High Streets are set to receive a portion from the £830 million...

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New chair for Oxford to Cambridge Arc Universities Group

As the spatial framework plan is being formed for the Arc, it has been announced that Prof...

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Polestar opens test-driving hub for electric cars in Milton Keynes

Polestar, a Swedish electric vehicle company established by Volvo, has opened a new test-driving...

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Local MP checks progress of Thames Enterprise Park

South Basildon and East Thurrock MP, Stephen Metcalfe, has visited the site of Thames Enterprise...

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Mixed-use property in Sandy sold by Eddisons

Shannon Court, a mixed-use commercial property with residential planning in Sandy, Bedfordshire,...

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Sea of blue across the East but a small rainbow appears in Cambridgeshire

This article was written by Oliver Sargent, Account Manager at DevComms. It would be easy to say...

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Eight luxury houses approved in Woodham Ferrers, Essex

Planning permission has been granted by Chelmsford City Council for the development of eight new...

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Carter Jonas leads zero carbon refurb at Cambridge Science Park

Building 270 on Cambridge Science Park has been reimagined for 2021, emphasising low carbon multi...

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Present Made to build BTR homes on three sites in The Arc

Present Made has unveiled that its first sites are in the OxCam Arc. The company, owned and funded...

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Rapleys secures planning permission on historic airship sheds

Property consultancy firm Rapleys has secured revised planning permission for the final land...

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Inland Homes get approval on 700 new homes in Basildon

Inland Homes has received a resolution to grant planning permission, subject to signing a Section...

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University of Cambridge shines light on new solar farm to reduce carbon footprint

The University of Cambridge has plans to submit a planning application for a solar farm, as part...

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Plans for 116 build to rent homes submitted in Ely

Godwin Developments has submitted plans for a 116-home build to rent (BTR) and flexible commercial...

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Green light for £30 million luxury car project in Hatfield

Louis de Soissons, the architect firm behind Welwyn Garden City, has been given the go-ahead for a...

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The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – the choice between more of the same or something different?

The article was written by Oliver Sargent, Account Manager at Dev Comms November 2016 was when...

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Editorial: View from the Cam “never too late for the senior living sector”

Editorial: “never too late for the senior living sector” The demand for retirement* in...

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Ptarmigan Land sell 4000 unit site in Attleborough

Ptarmigan Land has sold the first phase of their 4000-unit site at Attleborough to Homes England....

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Support for six storey office next to Cambridge station

Lockton House, a six-storey 1960s office building in Cambridge, is a step closer to being...

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East West Rail experiences disruption in Cambridgeshire

Proposals for the southerly East West Rail route from Cambourne into Cambridge have been opposed...

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Jaynic purchase site for 250,000sqft industrial scheme in Suffolk

Jaynic has acquired a 20-acre site at Great Wratting, between Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds on the...

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Watford Borough Council seeks development partner for £200m regen site

Watford Borough Council is looking for a development partner for a 50/50 joint venture for the...

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Silverstone races ahead with £29 million debt facility for new hotel

Bricks group, with the help of RCP Finance, has secured a £29 million debt facility to assist with...

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£200m retirement villages to be developed in Berkhamsted

Elysian Residences has partnered with Octopus Real Estate and Schroders Real Estate to expand its...

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Savills Cambridge makes two new appointments

The Savills Cambridge office has made two new appointments. Andy Moffat is now the new head of...

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Editorial: East West Rail – time for the Government to commit?

This week, East West Rail Company opened its consultation rooms for the East West rail link-...

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Virtual consultation rooms launched for East West Rail

East West Railway Company (EWR Co) have opened virtual consultation rooms for the East West Rail,...

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Bulb shines a light on new Cambridge office

As lockdown begins to ease and markets improve, Bulb Laboratories and Interiors have extended...

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Tungsten Properties buys two acres from Sainsbury’s in Brackley

Tungsten Properties, a UK leading industrial and warehouse developer has bought two acres of land...

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Brentwood and Muse get development plans approved in Maple Cross and Seven Arches Road

Brentwood Borough Council has approved plans for two schemes at Maple Close and Seven Arches Road...

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Bellway and Latimer agree to deliver 1,200 homes in Cherry Hinton

Bellway and Latimer, the development branch of Clarion Housing Group have completed contracts to...

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All aboard for green bus shelters in Milton Keynes

The city of Milton Keynes is installing carbon-reducing bus shelters, as part of a pilot project...

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Famous five to join Carter Jonas as equity partners

From 1st May, Carter Jonas will have five new equity partners. The move sees five from across the...

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Planning permission granted for Pembroke College development

Plans submitted for the expansion and redesign of Pembroke College in Cambridge have been approved...

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Urban&Civic secures development partner for Waterbeach

The first homes at the former Waterbeach barracks and airfield site have taken a big step forward...

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Modular homes arrive in Cambridgeshire’s new town

The first of 406 homes arrived in Urban Splash’s development in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire’s new...

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500 new homes and primary school planned for Clapham in Bedfordshire

Plans for 500 homes, a primary school, and a children’s play area on Milton Road have been...

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Ipswich set to become UK’s first ’15-minute town’

Ipswich Central and All About Ipswich have collaborated to form a new strategy for Ipswich town...

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Turnstone Estates appoints new development director

Turnstone Estates have appointed Natalie Greig as an associate director, to help deliver the firms...

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Cambridge police station to be built on green belt land

Plans for a new police station to be built in Milton have been approved by South Cambridgeshire...

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Taylor Wimpey receives planning on 22 new homes in Wymondham

Taylor Wimpey has successfully gained reserved matters planning approval for additional 22 homes...

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Savills make promotions in Peterborough office

Real estate giants Savills have made two promotions in their Peterborough office, which took...

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Bruntwood SciTech debuts at Melbourn Science Park in Cambridge

Bruntwood SciTech has debuted into the UK’s ‘golden triangle’ of elite universities, acquiring a...

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238 new dwellings get a green light in Kelvedon, Essex

CALA Homes North Home Counties, with the assistance of Phase Two Planning, have secured planning...

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Thames Enterprise Park to become ‘green employment hub’

Following the recent budget announcement, the Government has decided to back the bid for the...

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Bidwells completes sale of Crown Estate land in Northampton

Bidwells have completed a major development land sale on behalf of landowners The Crown Estate and...

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