Property & Development
Browse the latest Construction & Real Estate news and stories in Oxford and across Oxfordshire, including stories about building, managing, developing or investing in Real Estate in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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Have your say on a new technology park development in Didcot Garden Town
Hill Farm in Appleford and near Didcot is the site of a proposed Local Development Order (LDO) which local planning authorities use to set out the overall design of a site.
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Work starts to transform Carriage Works, Swindon into sustainability research facility
Ingleton Wood, an Oxford-based property and construction consultancy, has been appointed to provide mechanical and electrical (M&E) services for the project.
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Team led by Hawkins\Brown wins Begbroke Innovation District design competition
The judges were impressed by the winning team’s design flair, collaborative approach, creative integration of different uses, and sensitive consideration of the needs of local communities and those who will visit the site.
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UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) bought by USA’s Catalent
Catalent plans to invest up to £120 million to complete the building of the facility and equip it with “state-of-the-art capabilities, but many have called the sale by the UK Government ‘short-sighted’.
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Witney co-working space proves popular in a post-pandemic way of working
Dodo Works Witney opened its co-working office doors in Witney high street in September 2021 and has proved popular with workers ranging from travel agents to book publishers, mental health trainers and even tea creators.
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High-tech R&D and manufacturing facility completed at Oxford Technology Park
The new 49,000 sq ft two-storey building with a mixture of bespoke laboratory, Grade A office, and logistic operations has been let to LGC’s The Native Antigen Company (TNAC), on a ten-year lease.
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Blenheim Estate launches new approach to property development
Blenheim Estate has launched Blenheim Strategic Partners, a new approach to property development that offers a unique package of expertise in land promotion, master planning and development to landowners throughout the country.
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Whittard of Chelsea moves headquarters to Milton Park
Prestigious tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea has relocated its headquarters to Milton Park, a business, science and technology community in Oxfordshire.
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Thomas White Oxford forms JV with Cadillac Fairview & Stanhope to deliver Oxford North
A new company, Oxford North Ventures LLP, has been formed as a joint venture, 50% owned by Thomas White Oxford and 50% by Cadillac Fairview and Stanhope. Stanhope has also been appointed as development manager.
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CBRE acquires independent Oxfordshire property agency VSL
CBRE is a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas has acquired leading independent commercial property agency VSL & Partners.
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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities gets planning permission
The unanimous decision means work on the building can go ahead as planned, with enabling works beginning shortly and building work expected to start in earnest in October 2022.
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Galliard’s sustainable retirement village Henley Meadows gains planning approval
The new £50m six-acre development in Lower Shiplake to be marketed as Henley Meadows is a JV between Galliard Homes, Probitas Developments, and O’Shea.
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Dame Alison Nimmo appointed to Thomas White Oxford board
Dame Alison has over 30 years’ executive and non-executive experience in real estate, sustainability and leadership, and was formerly Chief Executive of The Crown Estate.
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Bellway launches showhomes with garden pods in Oxfordshire
The garden pods at Poppy Fields provide the perfect place to work, study, or relax without compromising valuable space within the home.
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Oxford North’s Canalside Park and new street application submitted
With outline planning permission for Oxford North’s overall masterplan granted in March 2021, TWO has made the application for the outstanding reserved matters, which includes information such as layout, access, scale and appearance.
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The Building Beauty Awards announces new judges and international prize
Rory Sutherland and Theo Fennell as the latest judges to join the award scheme’s already prestigious panel of forward-thinkers.