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Buckinghamshire Updates

Approval for new hotel 'in the context of Cliveden'

07/23/2018

A 150-year-old listed mansion in Gerrards Cross is to be converted into a luxury hotel on a par with Cliveden. The house, known as Bulstrode, had been used for more than 50 years as a training centre for a Christian charity WEC but was sold in 2016. Developers, named as Bulstrode Park Ltd, gained consent to convert the Gothic-style building, which is set in 34 acres of land, at a meeting of South Bucks District Council’s planning committee on July 18. The hotel will include: * 60 bedrooms * A
Heathrow expansion - MPs' vote offers a commercial take-off

07/06/2018

Buckinghamshire law firm Blaser Mills Law sets out the progress of the third runway at Heathrow Airport from the commitment given by the Government almost a decade ago to the future the expansion offers the region. “Check in” – a look back on events leading to the crucial vote In 2009, the incumbent transport secretary Geoff Hoon declared that the cabinet at the time supported the notion of a third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. On June 5, 2018, almost 10 years later, the transport
Buckinghamshire law firm joins forces with Thames Tap

06/29/2018

Thames Tap has teamed up with Buckinghamshire law firm Blaser Mills Law in a brand new partnership. Blaser Mills Law which has offices in High Wycombe, Amersham, Rickmansworth, London and Silverstone, will sponsor the Buckinghamshire page of the Thames Tap at http://www.tvproperty.co.uk/bucks. The partnership is our first regional sponsorship arrangement. Blaser Mills Law’s real estate and development team will become the new Valley Voice for Buckinghamshire. The team, which specialises in
Top names in line up for TvPropFest

06/20/2018

BBC business journalist Tanya Beckett will interview one of the key figures driving radical plans for Reading’s new cultural quarter at the first Thames Valley Property Festival (TvPropFest). The interview - with Sally Swift, director of Theatre & Arts Reading - will be among the highlights of a day of walks, talks, awards and music, celebrating some of the most exciting property developments in the region and discussing many of the concerns in the rapidly-evolving industry. There will also be
Industrial scheme set for approval

06/18/2018

A new development of 8,470 sq m of industrial and trade counter units looks likely to be approved in High Wycombe. The scheme, which goes before Wycombe Borough Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, June 27, will see the demolition of existing commercial space and its replacement with 10 units of between 382 sq m and 2,805 sq m. The application by Ridgepoint Homes Ltd, William Vere (Properties) Ltd and Verco seeks to build on land owned by Verco, creating units for B1(c) (small scale
Clare Charity building set for PDR conversion to 85 flats

06/15/2018

Plans have come forward under Permitted Development Rights to convert a much-admired building in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire into 85 flats. The Clare Charity Centre, previously home to pharmaceutical businesses, had, in recent years, been home to a number of voluntary organisations. The Clare Foundation, which supports UK-registered charities and let space in the building to many of them, sold it in May to Maplefox Ltd, a division of MCR Property Group. Maplefox and the Clare Foundation have
Permission granted for The Curve at High Wycombe

06/13/2018

Permission has been granted to redevelop a building in in High Wycombe to offer more than 40,000 sq ft of Grade A offices. Golden Apple has gained consent to refurbish and extend Octagon Parade at 9/16 Oxford Street in what will be the first new town centre development in High Wycombe for 15 years. The scheme, which will have retail on the ground floor, is designed to accommodate multiple occupiers and will be known as The Curve. Richard Miller, of McLaren Group, which represented Golden
House of Fraser 'closures' impact the Thames Valley

06/07/2018

All three House of Fraser stores in Buckinghamshire have been earmarked for closure along with an outlet store in Swindon while the Reading shop survived the company’s CVA. The retailer announced that 31 stores face closure including branches in High Wycombe, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes while its three-storey shop at The Oracle in Reading which has been one of the centre’s anchors since it opened almost 19 years ago, is one of 28 which have survived for now. In Surrey, the Camberley and Epsom
Branson teams up with Jansons for a Virgin first

05/29/2018

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson teamed up with Thames Tap partner Jansons Property at the construction launch of one of the most prestigious hotel projects in Edinburgh’s recent history. The scheme, to transform the magnificent 150-year-old India Building into the Europe’s first Virgin Hotel, provided a first chance for Beaconsfield-based Jansons Property managing director, Andy Jansons, to meet the Virgin entrepreneur. During the event, Sir Richard told STV News: “Edinburgh is such an
Mothercare closures in the Thames Valley

05/18/2018

A tweet of a leaked list of Mothercare stores to close shows several branches in the Thames Valley. The retailer is carrying out a series of closures and rent reductions through a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). The tweet by Glasgow-based Ditchfield Property (@DitchProp) suggests the longstanding outlet in King Street, Reading along with others in Guildford, Aldershot and Newbury are on the list of 50 which will close over the next 12 months while those where a rent reduction is to be
New format for region's top property event

05/03/2018

The region’s top property event has been given a new expanded format with awards for the top industry leaders. The annual Thames Valley Property Forum, which has grown into a landmark event in property circles, will this year become TVPropFest, an all-day festival based on four key themes of walks, talks, awards and music. The traditional speakers and panel debates will still form part of the day but a choice of carefully planned walks, live music and an awards dinner, at which former home
New £2m eco-friendly clubhouse for Marlow

04/30/2018

A new £2 million eco-friendly clubhouse has been approved at Marlow Sports Club. Wycombe District Council’s planning committee approved the scheme on Wednesday, April 25. The new clubhouse will have four changing rooms, a café, additional parking and there will be wildlife habitats on the roof. Several clubs, and around 2,700 people, use the existing pavilion and clubhouse buildings in Lower Pound Lane which, councillors heard, were no longer fit for purpose. They will be demolished along
Five Bucks councils set to merge into one

03/14/2018

Government plans to press ahead with a bid to merge all five local authorities in Buckinghamshire into one have been welcomed by the county council leader Cllr Martin Tett. Housing minister Sajid Javid announced on Monday (March 12) he was ‘minded to proceed’ with plans to merge Buckinghamshire County Council and the district councils of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, High Wycombe, and South Bucks into one unitary authority. In his statement he said: “I am satisfied that this new single council, if
Bucks draws up transport guidelines for developers

08/17/2017

New guidelines are being drawn up by Buckinghamshire County Council to help developers meet the authority’s transport requirements. Consultation on the guidelines has begun and runs until Friday, September 22. Cllr Mark Shaw, deputy leader and cabinet member for transport, said the reason for them was to help developers understand what the council expected without them having to wade through ‘tomes of policies’. He added: "We know growth is happening in Buckinghamshire and it's important that
Bucks councils push for two unitary authorities

01/26/2017

Councillors in Buckinghamshire met with secretary of state for local government Sajid Javid to press their case to replace the county’s five authorities with two. Although Buckinghamshire County Council had proposed a single unitary authority, the four districts, Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposal for two unitaries at their own respective meetings on January 16. The proposal is for one council in the north of the county and

Buckinghamshire Updates

Approval for new hotel 'in the context of Cliveden'

Heathrow expansion - MPs' vote offers a commercial take-off

Buckinghamshire law firm joins forces with Thames Tap

Top names in line up for TvPropFest

Industrial scheme set for approval

Clare Charity building set for PDR conversion to 85 flats

Permission granted for The Curve at High Wycombe

House of Fraser 'closures' impact the Thames Valley

Branson teams up with Jansons for a Virgin first

Mothercare closures in the Thames Valley

New format for region's top property event

New £2m eco-friendly clubhouse for Marlow

Five Bucks councils set to merge into one

Bucks draws up transport guidelines for developers

Bucks councils push for two unitary authorities