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The latest property stories coming out of the Thames Valley

09/07/2016

Jaguar Land Rover submits redevelopment plans for Guildford

A dramatic new look for the Jaguar Land Rover motor dealership in Guildford has been revealed under plans for a redevelopment of the site. Under the new plans the site on Ladymead will display cars on three levels including the roof and there will be five levels for cars to be parked in at the rear. Inchcape Estates had originally planned at larger scheme but went back to the drawing board after discussions with Guildford Borough Council in 2014 and 2015. The prominent site, at the junction
09/07/2016

Calcot Lidl is back on the agenda

The long awaited Lidl development in Calcot is expected to be approved on Wednesday, September 14. The plans which will mean the new store is next to an existing Aldi which is just inside West Berkshire border with Reading on the A4 Bath Road, were on the council’s eastern area planning committee agenda for August 24 but deferred for more information. The proposals for the former Horncastle Ford site, have now re-emerged for Wednesday’s meeting with officers recommending approval. Affected
09/06/2016

9 Greyfriars: UK's most sustainable building outside London

A new development by McKay Securities is now officially the most sustainable office building in the UK outside London. Extensively refurbished 9 Greyfriars in Greyfriars Road, a 38,417 sq ft office development in Reading town centre, already acknowledged to be the greenest in Reading, has secured the only BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating ever awarded outside the capital. Energy costs at the building which also has an EPC A rating, will be a fraction of those in less efficient buildings and quoting
09/06/2016

Plans for 750 homes at Basingstoke set for approval

Councillors in Basingstoke meet on Wednesday (September 7) to discuss an application for 750 homes at Hounsome Fields. Wates Developments’ plans to build on the 111-acre fields in South West Basingstoke, have been recommended for approval. The one, two, three, four and five bedroom homes will include 40 per cent affordable properties and five self build homes. As well as housing the site includes a neighbourhood centre, a site for a primary school (which Wates will help fund), parks and open
09/06/2016

Reading may object to floating homes in Theale

Councillors in Reading are likely to object to proposals for floating homes in Theale. Woking-based Berfeld Limited, a joint venture between Larkfleet Group Limited and Floodline Developments Limited, had applied to West Berkshire Council in May to build 225 homes including 24 ‘Can-Float’ houses which will be built close to the edge of Theale Lake and which rise up with the water levels in the case of flooding. But the officers’ recommendation for neighbouring Reading Borough Council’s
09/05/2016

New Swan Heights scheme about to be revealed

Developers behind the Swan Heights scheme in Reading will unveil their latest proposals this week. Almost eighteen months after their first scheme for 350 flats was thrown out by Reading Borough Council, Lochailort Reading will reveal a scaled down scheme for 300 on the site of the former BMW garage in King’s Meadow Road. An exhibition will take place in Reading Town Hall this Friday, September 9. Lochailort believes concerns raised by the initial scheme, many about the look and scale of the
09/05/2016

Chance to meet Green Park's new owners

The new owners of Green Park will address delegates at this week's Thames Valley Property Forum (TVPF). Representatives from Mapletree which bought the park this year, will start the conference by telling audience members , currently numbering 175, of their plans for the 200-acre park, at the day long conference. Other speakers at the event include Reading FC chief executive Nigel Howe, Bayer chief finance officer and head of country platform Ute Bockstegers, Bunel University director for
09/05/2016

Bomb search needed before 133 flats scheme

Offices at New Century Place in Reading may be turned into 133 flats – but developers must first check there isn’t a bomb under the car park. Studious Building (Reading) has applied to Reading Borough Council under Permitted Development rules to turn buildings 1 and 2 New Century Place into 75 and 58 flats respectively. But a preliminary risk assessment by Clarkebond has shown there is a risk of an unexploded World War Two device under the car park, which is accessed via East Street. The

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News

Jaguar Land Rover submits redevelopment plans for Guildford

Calcot Lidl is back on the agenda

9 Greyfriars: UK's most sustainable building outside London

Plans for 750 homes at Basingstoke set for approval

Reading may object to floating homes in Theale

New Swan Heights scheme about to be revealed

Chance to meet Green Park's new owners

Bomb search needed before 133 flats scheme