Development in Reading is a hot topic. On the one hand, people are concerned about the amount of flats being built, the lack of family homes and the effect on the local roads and infrastructure. On the other, Reading Borough Council has steep government targets to meet, a growing population, …
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Plans for a huge new development in Reading now contain no affordable housing after the developer submitted an amended plan. Hermes Property Unit Trust had submitted plans for more than 600 homes on the site of the empty former Royal Mail depot in Caversham Road. Initially, it was proposed the …
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Urban exploring has become something of a secret phenomenon in the UK. Thousands of explorers are spending their time researching, visiting and documenting old abandoned buildings situated both in remote, distant locations and hidden in the heart of urban areas. In Yorkshire there have been a number of individuals that …
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National property developer Godwin Developments has bought one of Nottingham’s former Royal Mail sorting office. The business said it has ambitious plans to demolish the existing building and transform it into a large mixed-use residential development. The building fronts onto Brook Street and Bath Street where it overlooks St. Mary’s …
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The huge and historic home of the former Royal Mail sorting offices could soon be demolished and transformed into residential apartments. Overlooking St Mary’s Rest Garden, the Bendigo Building in Bath Street was named after 19th Century St Ann’s champion boxer William ‘Bendigo’ Thompson, who went undefeated in 23 fights …
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Are you an avid bargain hunter? If so, you could be in luck as there are some absolute steals on the property market right now. Three houses all based in the Black Country are up for auction – all with a guide price of just £,5000. All houses are set …
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An e-fulfilment, third-party logistics and consolidated warehousing specialist has pledged its commitment to Birmingham by signing a new property deal. Pointbid Logistics Systems has secured a new ten-year lease on its headquarters in Witton with The Local Authorities Mutual Investment Trust. The business has been based at Junction Six Industrial …
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A decade before London’s Low Emission Zone came into force, air pollution concerns had prompted the capital’s then-Mayor, Ken Livingstone, to introduce a Living Roofs and Walls policy. And since 2008 there has been phenomenal “growth”. Today London has more than 40 per cent of the UK’s green roofs and …
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Reading is a vastly changing town. Huge housing developments are popping up all around the town centre, many unused offices are being converted into homes and more projects to build new, better offices are also being carried out. What this means is that the town will look very different over …
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Plans for a spectacular housing development on a Reading shopping park have been delayed. Aviva Investors, which is proposing an enormous development on Reading Station Shopping Park, had hoped to submit its plans for the scheme by Christmas. However, planning consultant Barton Willmore has now confirmed the plans are due …
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