Gatwick Airport’s railways station set for major upgrade Feb 8, 2019 A transformational development to Gatwick Airport’s railway station is set to be given the thumbs up – with council chiefs at Crawley Borough Council set to give the scheme their approval. The development plans, which have been brought forward by Network Rail, Gatwick Airport, Coast to Capital LEP and the Department for Transport, have been […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Further funding for major Thames Enterprise Park development Feb 6, 2019 Additional funding has been secured to unlock the phenomenal opportunities the Thames Enterprise Park is set to bring to the region. The site, being transformed by iSec and Greenergy, will create upwards of 4,500 new jobs as the strategically placed 415-acre brownfield site is regenerated into a thriving new employment zone. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Thames Enterprise […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Ambitious 1,600 residential scheme to transform Southend Feb 5, 2019 Swan Housing Association are set to enter into a joint venture with Southend-on-Sea Borough Council to deliver a massive residential led project delivering around 1,600 new homes. The announcement that Swan have been recommended to enter the collaborative partnership with the council is an exciting step forward for the development which will help transform the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Placemarque; Smart thinking in smart cities Feb 3, 2019 Placemarque are proud to be badge sponsors of Built Environment Networking’s upcoming Smart Cities Development Conference. It comes at a time when we’re considering the evolution of our wayfinding services in light of digital, virtual and mixed reality technologies and big data. Furthermore, as Placemarque developed the street signage in the centre of Oxford (the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Strategic transport body prepares spending review bid Jan 31, 2019 The Oxford-Cambridge corridor’s transport body will present the Treasury with an investment prospectus, its Chief Officer has revealed. Martin Tugwell, Programme Director of the England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) partnership of businesses and councils, told the delegates at the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development conference that the prospectus is designed to make the case for funds in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Major upgrade planned for Milton Keynes Station Square Jan 31, 2019 The sprawling square in front of Milton Keynes Central railway station is being eyed up for a major upgrade. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference Maria Curran, Placemaking Executive at the Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP), said that Station Square has been identified as a ‘priority project’. Whilst the square already contains a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CaMKOx Corridor: Academic moots high speed inter varsity rail tunnel Jan 31, 2019 The Chinese would solve the Oxford to Cambridge corridor’s transport problems by building a new high-speed railway tunnel between the two varsity cities, the Vice Chancellor at the University of Northampton has said. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference Nick Petford said that he was ‘struck by the 20th century approach’ that characterises […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
PBA; Reviewing The CaMKOx Conference… Jan 31, 2019 Nigel Fern (Associate) and Warren Cull (Associate) of PBA – now part of Stantec – share an overview of the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference: [emaillocker id=”71749″] The aim of the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference was to discuss the key updates happening across the arc corridor from those in the know, and some […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Regeneration around UK Ports needs big commitment to training, says infrastructure specialist dtl Jan 25, 2019 Ahead of the UK Ports Development Conference we hear from Develop Training Ltd – the UK’s leading accredited provide of compliance, technical and safety training. Develop Training Limited (DTL) is the UK’s leading accredited provider of compliance, technical, and safety training, supporting thousands of firms with their training needs. Clients include some of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CaMKOx catalysts: shaping the vision Jan 17, 2019 Ahead of the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference we hear exclusively from Gemma Goddard, Senior Associate at Birketts LLP, on maximising the huge potential the proposed Oxford-Cambridge infrastructure presents to the region: The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has a vision: creating the UK’s own ’Silicon Valley’ in the form of a seamlessly connected hi-tech […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
