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03/26/2018

View from the riverbank: Is Berkshire having a mayor?

Travelling across the UK and remote corners of the property network at MIPIM, Cannes in recent months, I’ve noticed regional mayors and governance has been a recurring issue. Maybe it is down to the renewed emphasis which the existing mayors in Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool and Cambridge and Peterborough are bringing to this debate. But whatever the reasons, a few things ring true across all of the mayoral regions that have chosen to go down this route. Firstly, the current Conservative
03/26/2018

Country park improvements put on hold due to soaring costs

Escalating cost estimates have prompted Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) to shelve some of its some of its planned improvements at California Country Park. The council says a revised estimate by contractor Balfour Beatty has added substantially to the project’s cost. Works began in September on a host of improvements including almost doubling the size of the car park, widening one of the access roads, putting up a canopy outside the café, a new pedestrian/cycle path (part of the California
03/26/2018

Haslams reports 'healthy, sustainable' Reading market

Haslams estate agent in Reading has reported a strong start to 2018 - it’s best for several years. Chief operating officer Mike Shearn says the Government’s Help to Buy scheme has helped bring back first time buyers while the town’s profile has spread successfully overseas which has supported investment. Haslams has identified a number of patterns in the market. They include: * The market for houses in the £440,000-£525,000 price range is the most active, with reservations being driven by
03/26/2018

Grazeley 'will come to nothing' without Government funds

Proposals to built 15,000 homes at Grazeley will flounder if the Government fails to fund essential infrastructure, according to Reading Borough Council deputy leader Tony Page. A bid for £300 million from the Government has been made towards the cost of infrastructure ahead of the proposed village settlement south of the M4, and has made it onto a shortlist of schemes applying for funding. But Cllr Page, lead councillor for strategic environment, planning & transport, told a meeting of
03/26/2018

Homes, hotel and drive-through plan for The Camrose ground

Leaflets have gone out to residents living near Basingstoke Town FC’s Camrose stadium for its redevelopment into homes, a hotel and a fast food drive-through. Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council’s cabinet agreed on March 6 to press ahead with plans that would bring about a new stadium for the club at Winklebury. Now Basron Developments has begun consulting locals on plans for 90 homes, a 90-bedroom hotel and the drive-through on the current Camrose ground. A consultation took place at the
03/23/2018

Michael Garvey appointed chair of Buckinghamshire Business First

Chartered surveyor Michael Garvey, has been appointed chair of information and support body, Buckinghamshire Business First. Mr Garvey, managing director of Chandler Garvey property consultants, based in High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Amersham, Marlow and Slough, was a founder investor of Buckinghamshire Business First and has been vice chair and independent non-executive director since 2011. Alex Pratt, who has stepped down as chair after seven years, said: “It was the entrepreneurial spirit of the
03/23/2018

310 homes planned for Sutton Courtenay

Plans have been submitted for 310 homes (35 – 40 per cent affordable) on land off Harwell Road, Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire. It is a second attempt by London Regeneration to build houses on the 15.8-hectare site. The developer was refused permission for 354 homes by Vale of White Horse District Council last year. One of the reasons given was that it would represent a disproportionate addition to the village. The new application seeks to address those issues and the developer has worked
03/22/2018

New stadium plans for Aldershot Town FC

Aldershot Town FC is planning a complete redevelopment of its stadium. The EBB Stadium, formerly the Recreation Ground, has been the club’s home since it was formed in 1926 but on Wednesday, March 21, the club presented plans to Rushmoor Borough Council for a wholesale redevelopment. Plans include both new standing and seated areas, new bars and conference facilities. The council is also seeking an investment partner to look at development opportunities on land it owns including the

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News

View from the riverbank: Is Berkshire having a mayor?

Country park improvements put on hold due to soaring costs

Haslams reports 'healthy, sustainable' Reading market

Grazeley 'will come to nothing' without Government funds

Homes, hotel and drive-through plan for The Camrose ground

Michael Garvey appointed chair of Buckinghamshire Business First

310 homes planned for Sutton Courtenay

New stadium plans for Aldershot Town FC