All articles by Tony Watts – Page 4
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Homing in on Bristol
Increased residential development has resulted in Bristol becoming a vibrant and lively night spot as young professionalschoose to live and work in Bristol city centre. Report on the future of further development in this growing sector.
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The change of (country) life
Ideas to revolutionise rural planning policies could take inspiration from what is already going on in Dorset.
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C&W picks Swindon for Euro internet base
Telecoms group takes hi-tech building for internet drive, which will see it open 20 data centres globally
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A right royal mess
Plymouth s stunning listed Royal William Yard is still undeveloped, years after coming on to the market.
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Great expectations in Exeter
Devon's county town has in its sights a new city centre shopping scheme, a major new business park and a mini-town on its periphery, in order to feed growth into the next century. Are they needed? Will they succeed?
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A Bute of a scheme
A new PFI is set to bridge the gap between Cardiff Bay and the city centre
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Return of the natives
As the military pulls out, Dorset is finding new uses for the sites the services are leaving behind.
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Spaced out
Bristol remains a popular destination for developers and occupiers alike, but where will the next opportunities come from? Tony Watts talks to local agents, and investigates whether land supply is as tight as they maintain
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Housing the young ones
An agent in Bristol has cornered the market converting unwanted buildings into accommodation for the city's growing student population. Tony Watts reports on the continuing success of the Unite Group
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Notebook Resi takes centre stage
Congestion charges could have unexpected positive effects on central Bristol.
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Frogmore leaps into the Bristol Harbourside fray
Frogmore Estates is working on an audacious plan to upstage Crest Nicholson Properties £200m scheme to redevelop Harbourside in Bristol. The property company is the latest name to become embroiled in the long-running fracas surrounding the right to regenerate the 6.9 ha (17 acre) site. It ...
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Swindon motors on
Honda's decision to expand its Swindon plant and take on up to 1,500 more staff is causing a stir in the M4 town.
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Niche market
Cheltenham When a housebuilder pays £4.9m/ha (£2m/acre) for a 6.2ha (2.5 acre) site and has to knock an office block down you could reasonably assume we are talking about somewhere in London. Wrong. This is Cheltenham. And as the developer looking to persuade local residents to ...
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Only way is up
Swansea is lagging behind other parts of South Wales that have managed to fill the gaps left by the loss of heavy industries, but the city is determined to move forward.
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Wales' new objective
Wales chose by the narrowest majority to assume new legislative powers. What's it going to do with them
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Waterfront site gains road link
Work has started on a new link road to connect the fast-developing Waterfront site in Barry with Cardiff Road. The road will open up new areas of the 77ha (190 acre) site, being jointly developed by Associated British Ports and the Welsh Development Agency . A thousand homes are ...
