Reading, Slough, High Wycombe, Staines, Maidenhead, Windsor, Bracknell - Page 13

Frankus Maximus · July 1st, 2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by reading general

have to get down to slough and have a butchers.

station hill news
http://www.getreading.co.uk/business...still_on_track

Any news on a joint venture partner reading general?

reading general · July 6th, 2010, 07:39 PM

not yet. wonder who they have approached or who's approached them. if anybody!
everything appears silent from sackville.

Frankus Maximus · July 21st, 2010, 02:51 PM

Reading University housing/science park and wind turbine plans! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10537242

reading general · July 22nd, 2010, 10:19 PM

wokingham council have spent years sticking houses on the edge of reading.
they get the tax, reading provide amenities.
its abi=out time the boundaries changed

reading general · July 22nd, 2010, 10:22 PM

doubled

***ill tonkso*** · July 23rd, 2010, 01:38 AM

I visited Reading on tuesday and I have to say I was impressed at the scale of the place. The office core puts core cities to shame :s

Frankus Maximus · July 23rd, 2010, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ill tonkso

I visited Reading on tuesday and I have to say I was impressed at the scale of the place. The office core puts core cities to shame :s

I've just seen a couple of your photos of the Blade in the Rate a Sraper section

If the Station Hill development goes ahead I don't think there will be many office cores in towns in the SE that can compete.

peterson · July 23rd, 2010, 08:40 PM

a bit quiet on the Station Hill front at the moment. Hopefully Mr Madejski is still on the case. As long as the redevelopment of the station itself survives the cuts then I think interest will follow and things could get moving. It will be a long project though.

There's now a public enquiry into the slip road closures needed for Chatham Place phase II. This scheme is on the back-most of burners anyway but losing that enquiry would kill it altogether. Hopefully it will be allowed and the council will relocate their offices to Chatham Place in return for a guarantee of completing the IDR decking. Not sure what the odds of all that coming together are!

Other news recently has seen an application to convert Kings Point (ugly run down 70's office building) into a budget hotel (Etap).

Sadly no real development going on at all just at the moment (railway bridge widening apart). The Bill's Produce Store being fitted out opposite St Mary's Church is the only vaguely interesting new thing going on! Hopefully other things will soon get going...

reading general · July 23rd, 2010, 10:51 PM

i'm looking forward to that shop opening peterson.
also agree with you on the council moving to chatham place. its a perfect off the peg civic building and square, will look better than the current jakey square.
i couldn't came less about the closure of the slip roads and how it affects the 'motorist'.

Frankus Maximus · August 12th, 2010, 04:26 PM

HEART OF SLOUGH: Library gets green light
12:55pm Thu 12th Aug 10:: written by Nick Mayo

The new library and cultural centre at the heart of the town's regeneration has been given the go-ahead.

Part of the Heart of Slough project, the proposals received planning permission subject to conditions at a meeting last week.

The approved design joins the new bus station, which is now under construction, as another iconic landmark in the £450million project to transform the centre of the town.

It will include a library with 2.5 kilometres of book shelves and extensive IT access, a 180 seat performance space, lifelong learning and teaching rooms, display areas, a cafe and rooms for council and community meetings

The new design will create an internal pedestrian link between the new bus station and Mackenzie Square.
It incorporates solar panels in the roof and high efficiency gas boilers to help meet the council's sustainability objectives.

Cllr James Swindlehurst, commissioner for neighbourhoods and renewal, said: "It is great to see the Heart of Slough taking shape and this approval is another important step forward in revitalising the town centre."

Building work is due to start by early 2012, with the new centre ready to use from 2013. The existing town centre library will continue to operate as normal until then.

http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....s-green-light/

Frankus Maximus · September 14th, 2010, 03:33 PM

There is a new 'Heart of Slough' website which shows a webcam time lapse video of the bus station construction:
http://www.heartofslough.com/wp/

Pompey77 · October 28th, 2010, 08:38 PM

A South of England sub-forum.

Any input on this from you guys would be appreciated.

reading general · October 28th, 2010, 09:03 PM

already voted cheers pompey77.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frankus Maximus

Any news on a joint venture partner reading general?

i hear a rumor stanhope are in on the station hill development. from a link peterson posted on the reading forum.
http://www.propertyweek.com/news/sta...004983.article

http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum/

Frankus Maximus · October 29th, 2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Pompey77

A South of England sub-forum.

Any input on this from you guys would be appreciated.

I have now voted in this poll Pompey77.

Quote:

Originally Posted by reading general

already voted cheers pompey77.

i hear a rumor stanhope are in on the station hill development. from a link peterson posted on the reading forum.
http://www.propertyweek.com/news/sta...004983.article

http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum/

Cheers reading general, lets hope the train station development kick starts Station Hill. I'll be checking out the reading-forum too now.

Frankus Maximus · November 16th, 2010, 04:27 PM

PROPOSALS for the multi-million pound regeneration project which will transform Wokingham town centre have been unveiled.

http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/...ation-set-out/

siberian dreamer · December 3rd, 2010, 06:17 PM

Does basingstoke belong here? There are some exciting things going on with the basing view development. Gotta wonder why reading still hasn't become a city yet... Everything about it screams city to me.

Frankus Maximus · December 6th, 2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by siberian dreamer

Does basingstoke belong here? There are some exciting things going on with the basing view development. Gotta wonder why reading still hasn't become a city yet... Everything about it screams city to me.

Can't see why not (not aware of anywhere else it would go) we are a collection of towns West of London (I know Basingstoke is SW). We also have news from Woking which isn't in the title either. If you have any updates on developments in Basingstoke please do post them here - I am over that way every now and then and the town centre does boast quite a number of taller buildings for a town of it's size. Obviously there are the 50s and 60s new town talls but it appears a number of large developments have gone up over the last 20 years also.

LDN_EUROPE · December 8th, 2010, 01:11 AM

Well, I created the thread and, although you're not strictly 'westside' yes this thread is certainly open to Basingstoke post. WELCOME!

weeby-vuit · December 9th, 2010, 05:09 PM

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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

This was the latest in the local paper for 120 King's Point:

I'm not sure if we need another hotel in town, but it would be better than other empty office block or car park.

NewcastleUniStudent · December 16th, 2010, 06:30 PM

If anyone is interested Maidenhead is currently planning a significant redevelopment of the town centre with a £152m redevelopment of an area close to the train station by ING, in addition to other proposals integrated into the plan. There has just been an update that a planning application for the 'Broadway Triangle' site is due to be submitted by ING in the spring. For anyone living in the area this looks like a pretty major change and worth checking out.

Link to the article here:

http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....till-on-cards/

July 23rd, 2010, 01:38 AM	#246
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July 6th, 2010, 07:39 PM	#242
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 5	not yet. wonder who they have approached or who's approached them. if anybody! everything appears silent from sackville.

July 21st, 2010, 02:51 PM	#243
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 631 Likes (Received): 11	Reading University housing/science park and wind turbine plans! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10537242

July 22nd, 2010, 10:19 PM	#244
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 5	wokingham council have spent years sticking houses on the edge of reading. they get the tax, reading provide amenities. its abi=out time the boundaries changed

July 22nd, 2010, 10:22 PM	#245
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 5	doubled

July 23rd, 2010, 08:40 PM	#248
peterson Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 55 Likes (Received): 0	a bit quiet on the Station Hill front at the moment. Hopefully Mr Madejski is still on the case. As long as the redevelopment of the station itself survives the cuts then I think interest will follow and things could get moving. It will be a long project though. There's now a public enquiry into the slip road closures needed for Chatham Place phase II. This scheme is on the back-most of burners anyway but losing that enquiry would kill it altogether. Hopefully it will be allowed and the council will relocate their offices to Chatham Place in return for a guarantee of completing the IDR decking. Not sure what the odds of all that coming together are! Other news recently has seen an application to convert Kings Point (ugly run down 70's office building) into a budget hotel (Etap). Sadly no real development going on at all just at the moment (railway bridge widening apart). The Bill's Produce Store being fitted out opposite St Mary's Church is the only vaguely interesting new thing going on! Hopefully other things will soon get going...

July 23rd, 2010, 10:51 PM	#249
reading general Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the tilehurst end Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 5	i'm looking forward to that shop opening peterson. also agree with you on the council moving to chatham place. its a perfect off the peg civic building and square, will look better than the current jakey square. i couldn't came less about the closure of the slip roads and how it affects the 'motorist'.

August 12th, 2010, 04:26 PM	#250
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 631 Likes (Received): 11	HEART OF SLOUGH: Library gets green light 12:55pm Thu 12th Aug 10:: written by Nick Mayo The new library and cultural centre at the heart of the town's regeneration has been given the go-ahead. Part of the Heart of Slough project, the proposals received planning permission subject to conditions at a meeting last week. The approved design joins the new bus station, which is now under construction, as another iconic landmark in the £450million project to transform the centre of the town. It will include a library with 2.5 kilometres of book shelves and extensive IT access, a 180 seat performance space, lifelong learning and teaching rooms, display areas, a cafe and rooms for council and community meetings The new design will create an internal pedestrian link between the new bus station and Mackenzie Square. It incorporates solar panels in the roof and high efficiency gas boilers to help meet the council's sustainability objectives. Cllr James Swindlehurst, commissioner for neighbourhoods and renewal, said: "It is great to see the Heart of Slough taking shape and this approval is another important step forward in revitalising the town centre." Building work is due to start by early 2012, with the new centre ready to use from 2013. The existing town centre library will continue to operate as normal until then. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....s-green-light/

September 14th, 2010, 03:33 PM	#251
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 631 Likes (Received): 11	There is a new 'Heart of Slough' website which shows a webcam time lapse video of the bus station construction: http://www.heartofslough.com/wp/

October 28th, 2010, 08:38 PM	#252
Pompey77 Pompodian in Exile Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,634 Likes (Received): 8	A South of England sub-forum. Any input on this from you guys would be appreciated.

November 16th, 2010, 04:27 PM	#255
Frankus Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ascot Posts: 631 Likes (Received): 11	PROPOSALS for the multi-million pound regeneration project which will transform Wokingham town centre have been unveiled. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/...ation-set-out/

December 3rd, 2010, 06:17 PM	#256
siberian dreamer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: london/Bristol Posts: 548 Likes (Received): 3	Does basingstoke belong here? There are some exciting things going on with the basing view development. Gotta wonder why reading still hasn't become a city yet... Everything about it screams city to me.

December 16th, 2010, 06:30 PM	#260
NewcastleUniStudent Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newcastle/London Posts: 56 Likes (Received): 0	If anyone is interested Maidenhead is currently planning a significant redevelopment of the town centre with a £152m redevelopment of an area close to the train station by ING, in addition to other proposals integrated into the plan. There has just been an update that a planning application for the 'Broadway Triangle' site is due to be submitted by ING in the spring. For anyone living in the area this looks like a pretty major change and worth checking out. Link to the article here: http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....till-on-cards/