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09/05/2017

Last chance to comment on Egham Gateway scheme

Monday, September 11 is the last chance to have input into the ambitious Egham Gateway development. New retail units, pedestrian routes, multi-function public realm, theatre with bars and cafes, an academy building with dance and drama studios and buildings for student accommodation are all envisaged around the western end of the High Street. It will create a new gateway to the town centre from Egham station and key surrounding streets such as Station Road and Church Road to the south and
09/05/2017

Bracknell council to demolish Easthampstead House for more regeneration

A council building in Bracknell has been earmarked for demolition as the authority aims to consolidate its offices. Bracknell Forest Council says it will save £400,000 a year by moving all 170 staff from Easthampstead House, which is to be demolished, to its Time Square building, which is to be extended. It will have a new atrium, better public access and more office space. The building will accommodate 950 staff and will also include a modern council chamber for public meetings and additional
09/04/2017

£1.5m grant to fund nine electric buses for Guildford park & ride

Nine new electric buses will operate the Guildford park & ride service following a £1.5 million Government grant. The funding is part of a £11m package of funding for greener buses across Bristol, York, Brighton, Surrey, Denbighshire and Wiltshire from the Department for Transport. Cllr Mike Goodman, Surrey County Council’s cabinet member for environment and planning, said: “This is great news for Guildford which will get a new fleet of electric buses for its park and ride routes. “Not only
09/04/2017

Broad Street Mall signs five more deals

A further five new deals have been signed at Reading’s Broad Street Mall, taking a total of more than 8,500 sq ft. As reported by Thames Valley Property, asset manager Moorgarth Group had already announced plans for an urban market and signed up women’s fashion brand Yours Clothing and leisure brand Escape Reading in recent weeks. Now Moorgarth has agreed a diverse mix of new tenants among five new deals. It includes: * Therapists on the High Street which has agreed a 10-year lease on a 1,900
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
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
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
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

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News

Last chance to comment on Egham Gateway scheme

Bracknell council to demolish Easthampstead House for more regeneration

£1.5m grant to fund nine electric buses for Guildford park & ride

Broad Street Mall signs five more deals

Fury as plan for 245 homes is recommended for approval

View from the riverbank: Alok refuses to shirk the housing crisis

Housing minister to address Thames Valley Property Forum

£8m upgrade for Maidenhead station moves closer