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12/13/2016

Work starts on 1,200 student rooms at University of Surrey

Work has begun on 1,200 student rooms for the University of Surrey. Its the second phase of its Manor Park student village in Guildford and mean a £75 million investment, bringing the number of units to more than 3,000. The first 500 rooms are expected to open by September 2018 with the remainder a year later. A third phase is being planned for delivery in 2019 which will bring the number of students accommodated to 4,000 – the total which the university has outline planning permission for.
12/13/2016

University of Reading plans new life science building

The University of Reading has applied to demolish its engineering building and replace it with a five-storey health and life sciences centre. A café and exhibition space wil be incorporated into the new building along with the rehoused Cole Museum of Technology. There will be landscaping, reconfigured car park and new cycle parking. The applicatiuon to Reading Borough Council will also mean demolition of the Harborne building and the link which connects to the Philip Lyle building which will
12/12/2016

Surrey Heath property portfolio increases

Just weeks after announcing its £86 million acquisition of the Mall Shopping Centre in Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough Council (SHBC) has bought House of Fraser and NatWest building in for £17.6m. The deal to buy 45 – 51 Park Street from M&G, is part of the council’s strategy to regenerate the town. It was funded through local government borrowing. Cllr Moira Gibson, leader of the council, said: “This latest purchase is further evidence of the Council’s commitment to invest in Camberley, and
12/12/2016

375 homes plan for Stoke Mandeville

Manor Oak Homes has submitted plans for up to 375 homes on land off Wendover Road, Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire. The plans, submitted to Aylesbury Vale District Council, are for a mix of one-bedroom flats plus houses of two to five bedrooms on the 17.9 hectare site. In addition to the homes a proposed new footbridge will cross the London to Aylesbury line, replacing an existing surface crossing. Architect rg+p states in the planning application: “The development will provide sustainable
12/12/2016

Slough set to approve £14.6m leisure upgrade

A £14.6 million refurbishment of two of Slough Borough Council’s leisure facilities looks set to get the go ahead on Monday (December 19). The council’s cabinet is likely to approve the upgrades to Langley Leisure Centre and the ten pin bowling alley at Salt Hill Park. Both refurbishments will start in June to coincide with the start of a new leisure contract. The investment is in addition to the new leisure centre in Farnham Road and the refurbishment of the Ice Arena. Langley Leisure
12/12/2016

More warehouses planned for South Reading

Plans are being prepared for two warehouse units totalling 11,300 sq m in South Reading. Architects Michael Sparks Associates, on behalf of Exton Estates, has requested a screening opinion from Reading Borough Council on whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required for a forthcoming planning application for two buildings for possible B1c, B2 and B8 uses (light industrial, general industrial and storage/distribution) uses on a 3.2 hectare site. The land is to the north of Island Road,
12/09/2016

Planning permission granted for Wexham Park's new £49m A&E

The new £49 million A&E department at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough has been granted planning permission. But the development could still be called in by Secretary of State for Communities Sajid Javid since it falls within the Green Belt. The application, passed by Slough Borough Council on Monday, (December 5) is for an emergency department and medical and surgical assessment unit, installation of a combined heat and power plant at the existing energy centre with associated infrastructure
12/08/2016

Judicial review process starts over Heathrow expansion

Legal papers involving four local councils have been served on the Government to try to seek a judicial review of its support for Heathrow expansion. Hillingdon, Richmond and Wandsworth councils along with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead plus Greenpeace and a resident of Hillingdon, served the papers on Thursday, December 8. The ‘coalition’ has instructed Harrison Grant solicitors to file the request and hope the case will be heard in the High Court early next year. The claimants

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News

Work starts on 1,200 student rooms at University of Surrey

University of Reading plans new life science building

Surrey Heath property portfolio increases

375 homes plan for Stoke Mandeville

Slough set to approve £14.6m leisure upgrade

More warehouses planned for South Reading

Planning permission granted for Wexham Park's new £49m A&E

Judicial review process starts over Heathrow expansion