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jeremai · August 20th, 2009, 09:11 AM

Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting the pictures. I'm not aware of any way to resize pictures when posting them on the forum. If you create an account with Flickr you have the option to link to several different sizes of your pictures.

Frankus Maximus · August 20th, 2009, 11:24 AM

Welcome to the forum also Weeby-Vuit.

I use a program called IrfanView to resize my pictures if thats any help.

I didn't even know there was a phase II planned to Chatham Place! Do you know anything about the planned time frame?

peterson · August 20th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Chatham Place phase II would see office buildings built up to and slightly over the IDR, which would be covered over to create a square. It would allow the town centre to effectively spill out westwards. The scheme appears to be very much on hold for the time being, hopefully not permanently. But I think the only thing that could bring it forward soon would be the council choosing it for their replacement offices. I hope they do because the scheme could be really beneficial for this part of town and inner-west Reading generally.

Reading station discussed more here:
http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum...hp?f=68&t=1383

weeby-vuit · August 20th, 2009, 12:18 PM

Chatham Place Phase II is on hold, it covers the IDR from Oxford Road to the next Bridge for Chatham Place, Wickes and the Job Centre.

The reason it is on hold is because the company that have designed want to shutdown the two slip roads, meaning you would only be able to go north on the IDR upto the TGI Fridays Roundabout before doing a U-Turn to head back. The Council stopped to plans for Phase on the ground that the company that aren't from Reading have no idea of the Traffic issues and it would have affected there plans of turning the IDR into a one-way road heading in the other direction to the slip roads.

I have added the black lines to show the IDR, and in the second one marked with the two Green Squares is the affected slip road, the Area in red is the area that will be covered in.

reading general · October 4th, 2009, 01:48 PM

station hill 2 in reading gets the go ahead from the council
http://www.getreading.co.uk/business...ion_hill_plans
cabe still not happy with it. lets hope it doesn't get called in again.

bezzano · October 22nd, 2009, 01:23 AM

Hey
New to the website. Some really interesting discussion on Reading and it's future developments.

Can some one give me some more detail on 120 King's Point/Road?

Does anyone know the current agent/owners of the property? Also does anyone know the past tenants of the property? Think it was something to do with the NHS

Frankus Maximus · October 22nd, 2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bezzano

Hey
New to the website. Some really interesting discussion on Reading and it's future developments.

Can some one give me some more detail on 120 King's Point/Road?

Does anyone know the current agent/owners of the property? Also does anyone know the past tenants of the property? Think it was something to do with the NHS

Welcome to the site bezzano!

The only thing I had heard was for an earlier planning app that was for the redevelopment of the building and the provision of '108' dwellings.

I don't know if this is still the case.

reading general · October 22nd, 2009, 08:06 PM

i assume this plan is not happening then.
http://www.sovereign.org.uk/group/pd...%20READING.pdf
although i'm glad the owner is making temporary use of the current eyesore with a car park and 'american style' carwash.

peterson · October 22nd, 2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reading general

i assume this plan is not happening then.
http://www.sovereign.org.uk/group/pd...%20READING.pdf
although i'm glad the owner is making temporary use of the current eyesore with a car park and 'american style' carwash.

info here:
http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum...hp?f=68&t=1106

and then:
http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum...hp?f=68&t=4133

In short, the developer behind the scheme you posted went bust. There has been speculation of a different developer taking on the site, but that was some months ago.

_______________________
In other news, it has been confirmed today that Station Hill will not be called in.
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/ne...tation-hill-2/

reading general · October 22nd, 2009, 10:32 PM

cheers peterson. great news.
i see they have started geological drilling at the station already. testing whats down there is guess.

reading general · November 15th, 2009, 11:18 PM

thought i'd post some photos of the almost finished one reading central. doesn't add much to the skyline, just a stubby square block from most angles, but looks okay at street level from one side.

Frankus Maximus · November 17th, 2009, 07:54 PM

Helps with the density of the area as you come out of the station, but as you say doesn't add to the skyline one bit.

reading general · November 17th, 2009, 09:14 PM

the r plus development on the right of the second pic will help with density as well.
http://www.rplusreading.co.uk/gallery.html
i was always hoping this would get built and become the new civic centre, but looks like its never going to happen now.
still what do i care about this when the towers of station hill are coming

Frankus Maximus · November 18th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Thanks for pointing out the R+ development, looks like lots still going on in Reading - is it going ahead soon?
I'm also hoping Station Hill will happen, I consider these my 'local' towers.

reading general · November 18th, 2009, 09:56 PM

can't see r plus happening in the next three years unless the council do want it for a civic centre. there is also talk of them using chatham place phase 2 or just replacing the current civic centre with another. meanwhile station hill looks like its on. the new southern station concourse is to be finished first apparently, then they may start. there is some current debate about terminating buses when they close station approach to build the new concourse. locals are afraid they may have to walk 1/2 minutes futher to get the bus. but i don't see this holding development up.
there is always talk about a proper bus station but reading's buses don't work like smaller towns. some routes travel across town, others have a very quick turnaround or high frequency. no time to drive in and reverse out of bays. bus stations are better for long distance services rather than urban routes. also if the locals get their bus station they would probably loose the stops elsewhere in the town centre. some routes stop upto 4 times before they leave the town centre. they are spoiled and they don't even know it.

reading general · November 20th, 2009, 08:37 PM

BLADE NEWS
now this is what i'm talking about. relocate from a business park to the town centre. probably will not happen due to the same old story of no parking but here's hoping.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/business...fill_the_blade

peterson · November 20th, 2009, 09:40 PM

I also read the PepsiCo rumour on getreading. I hope that comes to fruition. I would have thought workers, certainly younger ones, would prefer the central location with all that it offers over the out-of-town business park.

The Blade is a really prominent building and it would certainly enhance PepsiCo's profile in the town - didn't even know they were based in Reading personally.

reading general · November 21st, 2009, 04:36 AM

used to be walkers,before that smiths crisps. they have been in arlington since the mid 90's i think. great if they move to town.

Accura4Matalan · November 21st, 2009, 02:05 PM

What a gorgeous building.

Frankus Maximus · December 1st, 2009, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reading general

BLADE NEWS
now this is what i'm talking about. relocate from a business park to the town centre. probably will not happen due to the same old story of no parking but here's hoping.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/business...fill_the_blade

These pictures really highlight what a class addition the Blade is to Readings skyline - and the best new 'tall' in the Thames Valley for some time. Did you take these reading general? Because if so, that first photo is absolutely stunning!

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August 20th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#182
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 630 Likes (Received): 11	Welcome to the forum also Weeby-Vuit. I use a program called IrfanView to resize my pictures if thats any help. I didn't even know there was a phase II planned to Chatham Place! Do you know anything about the planned time frame?

August 20th, 2009, 11:40 AM	#183
peterson Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 53 Likes (Received): 0	Chatham Place phase II would see office buildings built up to and slightly over the IDR, which would be covered over to create a square. It would allow the town centre to effectively spill out westwards. The scheme appears to be very much on hold for the time being, hopefully not permanently. But I think the only thing that could bring it forward soon would be the council choosing it for their replacement offices. I hope they do because the scheme could be really beneficial for this part of town and inner-west Reading generally. Reading station discussed more here: http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum...hp?f=68&t=1383

August 20th, 2009, 12:18 PM	#184
weeby-vuit Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Reading Posts: 12 Likes (Received): 0	Chatham Place Phase II is on hold, it covers the IDR from Oxford Road to the next Bridge for Chatham Place, Wickes and the Job Centre. The reason it is on hold is because the company that have designed want to shutdown the two slip roads, meaning you would only be able to go north on the IDR upto the TGI Fridays Roundabout before doing a U-Turn to head back. The Council stopped to plans for Phase on the ground that the company that aren't from Reading have no idea of the Traffic issues and it would have affected there plans of turning the IDR into a one-way road heading in the other direction to the slip roads. I have added the black lines to show the IDR, and in the second one marked with the two Green Squares is the affected slip road, the Area in red is the area that will be covered in.

October 4th, 2009, 01:48 PM	#185
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	station hill 2 in reading gets the go ahead from the council http://www.getreading.co.uk/business...ion_hill_plans cabe still not happy with it. lets hope it doesn't get called in again.

October 22nd, 2009, 01:23 AM	#186
bezzano Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Hey New to the website. Some really interesting discussion on Reading and it's future developments. Can some one give me some more detail on 120 King's Point/Road? Does anyone know the current agent/owners of the property? Also does anyone know the past tenants of the property? Think it was something to do with the NHS

October 22nd, 2009, 08:06 PM	#188
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	i assume this plan is not happening then. http://www.sovereign.org.uk/group/pd...%20READING.pdf although i'm glad the owner is making temporary use of the current eyesore with a car park and 'american style' carwash.

October 22nd, 2009, 10:32 PM	#190
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	cheers peterson. great news. i see they have started geological drilling at the station already. testing whats down there is guess.

November 15th, 2009, 11:18 PM	#191
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	thought i'd post some photos of the almost finished one reading central. doesn't add much to the skyline, just a stubby square block from most angles, but looks okay at street level from one side.

November 17th, 2009, 07:54 PM	#192
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 630 Likes (Received): 11	Helps with the density of the area as you come out of the station, but as you say doesn't add to the skyline one bit.

November 17th, 2009, 09:14 PM	#193
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	the r plus development on the right of the second pic will help with density as well. http://www.rplusreading.co.uk/gallery.html i was always hoping this would get built and become the new civic centre, but looks like its never going to happen now. still what do i care about this when the towers of station hill are coming

November 18th, 2009, 11:40 AM	#194
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 630 Likes (Received): 11	Thanks for pointing out the R+ development, looks like lots still going on in Reading - is it going ahead soon? I'm also hoping Station Hill will happen, I consider these my 'local' towers.

November 18th, 2009, 09:56 PM	#195
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	can't see r plus happening in the next three years unless the council do want it for a civic centre. there is also talk of them using chatham place phase 2 or just replacing the current civic centre with another. meanwhile station hill looks like its on. the new southern station concourse is to be finished first apparently, then they may start. there is some current debate about terminating buses when they close station approach to build the new concourse. locals are afraid they may have to walk 1/2 minutes futher to get the bus. but i don't see this holding development up. there is always talk about a proper bus station but reading's buses don't work like smaller towns. some routes travel across town, others have a very quick turnaround or high frequency. no time to drive in and reverse out of bays. bus stations are better for long distance services rather than urban routes. also if the locals get their bus station they would probably loose the stops elsewhere in the town centre. some routes stop upto 4 times before they leave the town centre. they are spoiled and they don't even know it.

November 20th, 2009, 08:37 PM	#196
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	BLADE NEWS now this is what i'm talking about. relocate from a business park to the town centre. probably will not happen due to the same old story of no parking but here's hoping. http://www.getreading.co.uk/business...fill_the_blade

November 20th, 2009, 09:40 PM	#197
peterson Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 53 Likes (Received): 0	I also read the PepsiCo rumour on getreading. I hope that comes to fruition. I would have thought workers, certainly younger ones, would prefer the central location with all that it offers over the out-of-town business park. The Blade is a really prominent building and it would certainly enhance PepsiCo's profile in the town - didn't even know they were based in Reading personally.

November 21st, 2009, 04:36 AM	#198
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 4	used to be walkers,before that smiths crisps. they have been in arlington since the mid 90's i think. great if they move to town.