Owners of the
Reading office tower, Thames Tower, have revealed plans to expand upon the existing abandoned building.
LaSalle Investment Management has opened redevelopment ideas to local residents in a bid to judge public opinion on the investment. The results have been recorded as mixed.
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A former Woolworths store in Swindon is being knocked down as part of a redevelopment project which is estimated to cost £25 million.
The store in
Swindon town centre has started to be demolished so that a new Topshop and River Island can help to modernise the area with new retail amenities.
Although the project is mainly a retail development, the proposed size may make it appropriate for
office space and at the moment there are still four units available to let.
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New developers are reported to be taking over the halted Belle Vue Mills development in Skipton, Yorkshire.
Changes in plans allowed the project to continue once more after a pause, now there will be more
office space on the development rather than flats, as well as a change in leisure and retail use. Rushbond, a
Leeds property firm are to complete the project with the previous owner Novo Homes. (more…)
Regeneration developer Urban Splash have submitted plans for a £60 million waterfront development in Irvine.
The plans were handed to North Ayrshire Council last week and would see the creation of 360 homes, a hotel and 30,000 square feet of cafes, restaurant, shops and offices phased over 10 years. A response to the application is expected to be received in February 2010.
Manchester-based Urban Splash were selected as partners for the project by Holyrood-backed Irvine Bay Regeneration Company last year. The agency is heading for a 10 year regeneration programme for the 5 Scottish towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenson, Kilwinning and Irvine. (more…)