Planning Permission given for New Garden Village in Hampshire Oct 17, 2019 Outline planning permission has been granted for the Welborne Garden Village scheme in Hampshire, which incorporates a new community of up to 6,000 homes with supporting shops and community facilities, employment space, schools, parks and open spaces. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The proposal from Buckland Development, which has been approved by Fareham Borough Council, also includes detailed […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Milton Keynes Has Room For Logistics, Says Council Oct 9, 2019 Milton Keynes has land available for warehouse and distribution developments, a senior official at the council told our Sheds & Logistics Development Conference. Head of Economy and Culture at Milton Keynes Council Pam Gosal used her keynote presentation to outline progress on the development of the UK’s largest new town. She said that Milton Keynes […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Heathrow Expansion Offers Economic Benefits for Reluctant Local Authorities Sep 25, 2019 Heathrow’s expansion will bring massive benefits to the UK economy, the London Property Club event heard, Rupert Waters, Head of Economic Development at Heathrow, detailed the extensive benefits the £14Bn project will bring. Waters highlighted how the airport has faced difficulties at times in garnering support for the expansion from local councils in Buckinghamshire, despite […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Sheds and logistics developments in one of the UK’s fastest growing cities… Sep 11, 2019 Milton Keynes is one of the UK’s fastest growing cities. Home to over 14,000 business units and with a population of 267,000, Milton Keynes is showing no signs of slowing down its growth. By 2050 Milton Keynes is expected to have a population of over 500,000 making it a city larger than Liverpool, Cardiff or […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Brighton needs its own mass transit – says Council Chief Jul 24, 2019 Brighton requires its own mass transit transport system, the city council’s environment chief has said. Nick Hibberd, the south coast authority’s Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture said that buses and trams could help to reduce the city’s congestion because they require less road space: “We need to move toward more sustainable modes of […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Countryside Properties building new timber panel factory Jul 10, 2019 Countryside Properties is building its own timber panel manufacturing site to remedy shortfalls in its supply chain. Andrew Taylor, Head of Planning at Countryside Properties, told delegates at the Oxford Cambridge Arc Development Conference that the housebuilder has purchased a site for manufacturing timber panels which its plans to roll out over the next year. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Arc university development to focus on new institutions Jul 10, 2019 The next phase of university development in the Oxford to Cambridge Arc is likely to be focused on new institutions rather than the expansion of existing facilities, our event has heard. Both Peterborough and Milton Keynes, currently the largest population centres in England that lack their own universities, are keen to set up their own […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Failure to electrify mooted Oxford Cambridge rail line branded a “disaster” Jul 10, 2019 Using diesel instead of electric trains on the proposed line between Oxford and Cambridge has been branded a “disaster” for the development of the surrounding Arc, one of the area’s most eminent planners has said. The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust’s Jane Hamilton told the infrastructure panel session at Ox-Cams conference, that “backsliding” on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Council Chief downplays role of Ministerial Arc Champion Jul 10, 2019 Progress on the development of Oxford to Cambridge Arc should not be held up by the delayed appointment of a Ministerial Champion, one of the area’s leading local government chiefs has said. The government made a commitment last year to appoint a ministerial champion for the Ox-Cams Arc but has yet to fill the role. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
“Disappointment” aired due to lack of emphasis on “blue and green infrastructure” in major UK infrastructure project Jul 10, 2019 Jane Hamilton, Chair of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, has told our event that she is “disappointed” about the lack of emphasis on “blue and green” infrastructure, like waterways and parks, in the Arc’s plans. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Arc Development Conference she said: “We’ve heard a lot about the Expressway and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
