Jansons completes lettings at Admiral House

Two deals have been secured which complete the letting of Admiral House in St Leonard's Road, Windsor. Jansons Property, advised by Christopher Thomas and Vail Williams, has agreed 10-year and five-year deals to Telos Partners Group and BIAL Pharma respectively. Global business consultants Telos Partners signed its 10 year lease for the 3,473 sq ft ground floor, at a rent of £28.50 per sq ft. The lower ground floor of 1,862 sq ft was taken by BIAL Pharma on a five year lease. The transactions

Slough considers new housing companies

Two private housing companies may be set up by Slough Borough Council to meet the demand for rental homes. The council’s cabinet will meet on Monday, September 5 to decide on offers to establish the new subsidiary housing companies. If agreed, the first company - provisionally called Herschel Homes - will buy new, high spec homes and let them out at market rates. The second company - provisionally called Slough Homes - will buy a mix of new and second hand homes to let out at lower rates to

CityFibre to launch Gigabit Town Reading

Reading is about to become a Gigabit Town and to find out what that means businesses can attend a special launch event. CityFibre and BtL will unveil plans for the next generation of internet connectivity in Reading at the Madejski Stadium. There will also be a speaker from engineering consultants Peter Brett Associates and input from the public sector. CityFibre will equip the town with one of the fastest and most reliable digital networks in the world. The event is on Wednesday, September

Lidl's Calcot proposals deferred

Plans to decide Lidl’s proposed new store next door to Aldi in Reading’s Bath Road, were deferred. West Berkshire Council’s eastern area planning committee was due to consider the proposal on Wednesday, August 24. Officers had recommended approval despite opposition from Reading Borough Council and a mixed response from locals. But further information has been supplied by Lidl and the council has said it needs more time to consider it. Reading Borough Council had wanted a s106 contribution of

Opposition to Lidl plans to knock down Blackwater store and build another

Plans by Lidl to demolish its Blackwater store and build a bigger one have drawn dozens of complaints from locals fearing the temporary loss of its car park. Objectors, many also complaining about the road and access dangers, fear nearby businesses will suffer while the work takes place. Lidl has applied to Hart District Council to demolish its London Road store which has 10,663 sq ft of available sales space and build a new one of 16,813 sq ft. It will have an overall area of 27,588 sq ft and

Bracknell completes first 'greening phase'

The first phase of Bracknell Regeneration Partnership’s (BRP) £6.25m ‘greening plan’ to improve car parks and gateways has been completed. The work included improvements to the front of Princess Square car park, decorating, new lights, and improvements to the entrance/exit ramps. The south foot bridge linking Princess Square with the High Street car park has been improved to create a more welcoming approach to the shopping area and work on the northern link bridge will finish soon. Simon

Wokingham multi-storey set for April opening

An update on regeneration at Wokingham shows piling work on the new multi-storey car park on time for its planned opening next April. The Regeneration Company which is delivering the town's new lease of life, has issued the latest picture of progress and is promising time-lapse videos of the work later on. Balfour Beatty started groundworks on the Carnival Pool site in June which included diverting drainage and relocating utilities, hoarding off the area, archaeology and digging out the area

Battle heats up over Chalgrove Airfield plan for 3,500 homes

Almost 700 people have now signed a petition in a long running row over where 3,500 homes should go in South Oxfordshire. Public consultation on South Oxfordshire District Council’s Local Plan closed on Friday, August 19 which included the proposal to allow the homes at Chalgrove Airfield. But the petition opposes that site and suggests others including Oxford City Council’s preferred site at Grenoble Road which is close to Oxford Science Park and the Kassam Stadium. But that site is in the

'Brain Belt' route is backed by Government report

A Government report has supported a new ‘Brain Belt’ expressway route between Oxford and Cambridge. The Oxford to Cambridge expressway strategic study is one of a number of studies aimed at addressing some of the biggest problems on the UK’s roads. The report says a new link will improve journey times by up to 30 minutes along the length of the route, and support economic growth in the towns and cities on the route. It describes the existing route via the A34, A43, A421 and A428 was of

Praxis homes plan could rescue Aldermaston Manor

Plans for over 250 new homes have been submitted which could secure the future of the historic Aldermaston Manor and its listed parkland, which is currently on Historic England’s Heritage At Risk register. Under the plans submitted to West Berkshire Council by Praxis Real Estate Management, the Manor House would be converted into 23 apartments with more homes created by restoring and extending the Manor’s five lodges and converting the existing stable block. Some historic assets would be