All East of England articles
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Gove rejects Redrow’s Hertfordshire scheme despite inspector approval
Plans would have included a new sports centre, community hub, primary and secondary schools on greenbelt land.
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The Hill Group appoints Santer as head of land
Santer joins the housebuilding firm from Hayfield Homes.
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Strettons sales nudge £11m at February auction
The auctioneer achieved an 84% success rate at its most recent sale.
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Weston Homes scraps £300m Norwich resi scheme
The housebuilder has been forced to cancel plans for its 1,100-home development.
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Inland Homes administrators put £300m Cheshunt site on market
The Hertfordshire site for sale has planning permission for up to 882 new homes.
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Frasers Group to set up shop at Peterborough centre
The company has signed for a 62,500 sq ft Frasers store and a 30,000 sq ft Sports Direct in the former John Lewis department store.
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Inspired Villages gets greenlight for £31m next phase of Bedfordshire later living scheme
Operator and developer gains consent for 111 new homes at Millfield Green village.
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Markets
Regional focus: East of England
The government wants to turn Cambridge into ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’. Adam Branson reports on the ambitious proposal and takes a look at some of the major developments under way across the region.
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AspinallVerdi appoints Forster as head of UK land and development agency
Mathew Forster has been appointed head of UK land and development agency at AspinallVerdi and will lead the opening of the consultancy’s new base in Cambridgeshire.
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The Hill Group snaps up 17-acre Cambridgeshire site for £14.5m
Developer The Hill Group has acquired a 17-acre site for a 110-home development in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, from Castleford International for £14.5m.
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Watkin Jones completes Colchester student scheme
Watkin Jones has completed on a 286-bed student development in Colchester, Essex on behalf of Moorfield Group and Melberry Developments.
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Demand for ‘golden triangle’ lab space spurs spike in transactions
Rising demand for lab space in the ‘golden triangle’, the area spanning London, Oxford and Cambridge, saw a spike in transactions in Q1 2023, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
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‘Golden Triangle’ life sciences Q1 property investment hits £500m record, says Knight Frank
Life sciences real estate investment within the ‘Golden Triangle’, the area spanning London, Oxford and Cambridge, reached £496m in the first quarter of 2023, according to Knight Frank.
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East of England has UK’s highest commercial demand level
The east of England is the UK’s most in-demand region for commercial property both to purchase and rent, according to Sirius Property Finance research.
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Abstract gains consent for 140,000 sq ft Cambridge life sciences facility
Investor Abstract Securities has received detailed planning consent to build 140,000 sq ft of laboratory space in Cambridge with scope to increase the development by a further 40,000 sq ft.
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Rangeford gets nod for Cambridge retirement village
South Cambridgeshire District Council has given a resolution to grant planning permission to later-living specialist Rangeford Villages’ proposed retirement village in Stapleford, greater Cambridge.
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Jaynic gains consent for Bury St Edmunds sheds
West Suffolk Council has granted developer Jaynic Property Group consent to build two warehouses totalling 205,000 sq ft at Suffolk Park in Bury St Edmunds.
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Insight
Can counties build on property powers in devolution deals?
Deals are seen as positive for Cornwall, Suffolk and Norfolk, but some say they fail to address planning issues.
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Norfolk and Suffolk to gain greater building powers in £1bn devolution deal
The counties of Norfolk and Suffolk will gain the right to set building policy in a devolution deal revealed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
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Cambridge’s new course
An ambitious scheme in north-east Cambridge will convert a wastewater treatment plant into a new 5,600-home development. Andy Hillier reports.