09/04/2017 Fury as plan for 245 homes is recommended for approval Council officers have recommended approval for up to 245 homes at Emmer Green despite almost universal opposition from local authorities and residents’ groups. Gladman Developments wants to build the homes on a 13.48-hectare agricultural site off Peppard Road on the South Oxfordshire side of the boundary with Reading. Reading Borough Council’s planning applications committee was emphatic in its opposition to the development at its meeting in January but now the scheme will go before planners
Council officers have recommended approval for up to 245 homes at Emmer Green despite almost universal opposition from local authorities and residents’ groups. Gladman Developments wants to build the homes on a 13.48-hectare agricultural site off Peppard Road on the South Oxfordshire side of the boundary with Reading. Reading Borough Council’s planning applications committee was emphatic in its opposition to the development at its meeting in January but now the scheme will go before planners
09/04/2017 View from the riverbank: Alok refuses to shirk the housing crisis Just as one of this area's most contentious housing developments of recent times reaches a crucial stage, the minister in charge has confirmed he will face questions from the property industry - and there may be quite a few. Alok Sharma is no stranger to facing difficult issues. No sooner had his ministerial career begun than he was faced with the Grenfell Tower tragedy. But even without that nightmare event, there was no shortage of concerns as the Government forces councils to meet ambitious
Just as one of this area's most contentious housing developments of recent times reaches a crucial stage, the minister in charge has confirmed he will face questions from the property industry - and there may be quite a few. Alok Sharma is no stranger to facing difficult issues. No sooner had his ministerial career begun than he was faced with the Grenfell Tower tragedy. But even without that nightmare event, there was no shortage of concerns as the Government forces councils to meet ambitious
09/04/2017 Housing minister to address Thames Valley Property Forum Delegates at the Thames Valley Property Forum next week will get a rare chance to hear the Government’s position on housing - straight from the minister. Reading West MP and housing minister Alok Sharma will address some of the pressing issues over policy for providing homes and will take questions from the audience of property professionals. Organisers UK Property Forums got confirmation of Mr Sharma’s attendance from his office last week. Managing director Matthew Battle said: “Of course
Delegates at the Thames Valley Property Forum next week will get a rare chance to hear the Government’s position on housing - straight from the minister. Reading West MP and housing minister Alok Sharma will address some of the pressing issues over policy for providing homes and will take questions from the audience of property professionals. Organisers UK Property Forums got confirmation of Mr Sharma’s attendance from his office last week. Managing director Matthew Battle said: “Of course
09/04/2017 £8m upgrade for Maidenhead station moves closer An £8 million upgrade for Maidenhead station has moved a step closer after councillors approved a report into improvements which could be largely funded by the LEP. The Royal Borough’s highways, transport and environment overview and scrutiny panel, agreed on Tuesday, August 29 to recommend that a report for the improvements, goes to tomorrow’s (Tuesday, September 5) meeting of the cabinet regeneration sub-committee. It proposes changes to the access and interchange at the station but those
An £8 million upgrade for Maidenhead station has moved a step closer after councillors approved a report into improvements which could be largely funded by the LEP. The Royal Borough’s highways, transport and environment overview and scrutiny panel, agreed on Tuesday, August 29 to recommend that a report for the improvements, goes to tomorrow’s (Tuesday, September 5) meeting of the cabinet regeneration sub-committee. It proposes changes to the access and interchange at the station but those
09/04/2017 Plan to move school to build houses A special meeting is to be held next week about plans to relocate Goring Primary School and build houses on the current site. Parents and governors at the Church of England school, along with the Diocese of Oxford want to move the school from its current site off Wallingford Road to a field behind houses in Springhill Road. The school site would then be redeveloped into 34 flats with 56 houses on an adjacent site. Under the proposed scheme there would also be with another 46 homes on a field
A special meeting is to be held next week about plans to relocate Goring Primary School and build houses on the current site. Parents and governors at the Church of England school, along with the Diocese of Oxford want to move the school from its current site off Wallingford Road to a field behind houses in Springhill Road. The school site would then be redeveloped into 34 flats with 56 houses on an adjacent site. Under the proposed scheme there would also be with another 46 homes on a field
09/01/2017 Ian Burton joins Rider Levett Bucknall Ian Burton has joined construction consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) as partner at the Thames Valley office to lead the development and growth of the firm’s building surveying team. Mr Burton, a chartered building surveyor with 20 years experience, was most recently based in Hong Kong for 10 years as director of building surveying for a global consultancy firm. That includes working with both public and private sectors providing consultancy services including building condition surveys,
Ian Burton has joined construction consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) as partner at the Thames Valley office to lead the development and growth of the firm’s building surveying team. Mr Burton, a chartered building surveyor with 20 years experience, was most recently based in Hong Kong for 10 years as director of building surveying for a global consultancy firm. That includes working with both public and private sectors providing consultancy services including building condition surveys,
08/31/2017 Four new occupiers for The Lexicon With less than a week until The Lexicon opens at Bracknell, four new lettings have been announced. Retailers Cath Kidston, Moss Bros and Vision Express, along with Greggs have agreed to open at the £240 million development. The centre, developed by Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, a joint venture between Legal & General Capital and Schroder UK Real Estate Fund, is now 93 per cent pre-let or agreed. Jessica Berney head of UK retail at Schroder Real Estate, said: “These four new signings
With less than a week until The Lexicon opens at Bracknell, four new lettings have been announced. Retailers Cath Kidston, Moss Bros and Vision Express, along with Greggs have agreed to open at the £240 million development. The centre, developed by Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, a joint venture between Legal & General Capital and Schroder UK Real Estate Fund, is now 93 per cent pre-let or agreed. Jessica Berney head of UK retail at Schroder Real Estate, said: “These four new signings
08/30/2017 100 car charging stations for Oxford Around 100 car charging points are to be installed in residential streets around Oxford in a scheme the university says has global scientific significance. The 12-month trial scheme called Go Ultra Low Oxford (GULO), will be funded by an £800,000 grant from the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles. The scheme, supported by both the city and county councils, will use six different charging technologies installed including cable gullies and retrofitting lamp posts with charging
Around 100 car charging points are to be installed in residential streets around Oxford in a scheme the university says has global scientific significance. The 12-month trial scheme called Go Ultra Low Oxford (GULO), will be funded by an £800,000 grant from the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles. The scheme, supported by both the city and county councils, will use six different charging technologies installed including cable gullies and retrofitting lamp posts with charging
