Three names sign up for Guildford's Tunsgate Quarter

Three retailers have signed deals to open in the new Tunsgate Quarter development in Guildford - and more are due to follow. Developer Queensberry has signed lifestyle store The White Company, cosmetics brand Bobbi Brown and furniture company Loaf at the 80,000 sq ft scheme which is to be anchored by The Ivy Collection and OKA when it opens in October. The centre’s 26 units will include eight restaurants. It will connect the High Street with Castle Street. The White Company will move from its

New swimming and sports complex could replace Aldershot Lido

The Aldershot Lido could be in line for a major upgrade with new indoor and outdoor pools plus mini-golf, dance studio and cafe. Rushmoor Borough Council's Lido Review Working Group is to recommend to the council’s cabinet that it looks into building a new indoor pools complex with better links to an improved outdoor lido. The plans would mean a large heated outdoor pool, flumes and children's splash pad, created on the existing Aldershot Lido footprint. The current indoor pools would be

Marlow agent competes with industry's top names

A small Thames Valley residential agent has muscled in among five of the best known industry names to compete for a national award. Stubbings Property Marketing in Marlow is on a shortlist of six alongside Savills, JLL, CBRE, Knight Frank and Strutt and Parker for the UK Sales Agency of the Year category of Property Week’s RESI awards. The consultancy which specialises in new homes, advises developers on branding and specification as well as carrying out sales and staff training. Managing

Council buys the Enterprise Centre at Coxbridge Business Park

The Enterprise Centre at Coxbridge Business Park in Farnham has been acquired by Waverley Borough Council. It is the council’s first property purchase since the recent formation of Waverley’s Investment Advisory Board, part of the council’s plan to support and promote economic development and generate future income. Investment and expanding its portfolio are ways the council plans to continue to deliver services. Cllr Tom Martin, deputy leader of the council and chair of the investment

Engagement to start over Guildford's North Street redevelopment

Meetings are being organised to explain the redevelopment planned for the bus station at Guildford, part of a wider project across the town's lower North Street. Consultants have been brought in to organise a series of meetings with local groups and and associations affected including bus users, community groups and retailers. Cllr Matt Furniss, deputy leader of Guildford Borough Council and lead councillor for infrastructure and governance, said: “The regeneration of North Street has long

Premier Inn, Beefeater and Costa drive-thru planned for Winnersh

Plans have been announced for a Premier Inn, Beefeater restaurant and drive-thru Costa near the Showcase roundabout at Winnersh. Whitbread which owns all three brands, is working on a planning application for the £8 million development which will create 90 jobs on a vacant site known as Oakdene Court, once home to pharmaceutical business Vernalis, which is now at nearby Berkshire Place. Stuart Rose, acquisition manager for Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants, who is leading the planning of the

CityFibre gets connected in the Thames Valley

The first CityFibre customers in Reading and Bracknell have gone live. Following launches in both towns last Autumn, CityFibre brought speeds of up to 1GB/s to the Thames Valley for the first time. The services are being provided by partner, BtL, a telecom specialist which moved to Bracknell earlier this month. Nick Gray, city development manager at CityFibre said: “Reading is already recognised as a centre for innovation across the UK, surpassing London last year with the fastest growing

CEG scheme for 401 homes at North Newbury is won on appeal

Planning consultancy Turley has helped CEG win an appeal for up to 401 homes at North Newbury. The firm’s planning, design and economics teams have been involved with the project for the last three and a half years, culminating in a two week Public Inquiry in January. The appeal scheme includes up to 241 market homes, 160 affordable homes, a new primary school, a local centre, landscaping and public open space.  In his decision letter dated March 20, 2017, the planning inspector concluded

Mike Scialom takes UKPF success to the East of England

Former Cambridge News business journalist Mike Scialom has joined UK Property Forums (UKPF) to help repeat our Thames Valley success in the booming East of England. Following the positive feedback from readers and sponsors of the Thames Tap, we are soon to take the wraps off another online news service – the Eastern Echo - to cover Cambridge and many of its surrounding areas, which like the Thames Valley, has a high-growth knowledge economy. Last year UKPF hosted the inaugural Cambridge and

Job ads taken on at Thames Valley Property

Recruitment advertising has been launched as a new feature on the Thames Valley Property website and in the Thames Tap. Planning consultancy Lichfields has led the way with an advertisement for an Associate Director for the firm's Thames Valley office which is below and can be seen on every page of Thames Valley Property including the home page. UK Property Forums managing director Matthew Battle said: "Recruitment advertising is a logical progression for us. We have come a long way since we