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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Planning Approval Granted for Britishvolt’s world-class Gigaplant
Manufacturer Britishvolt has received a huge boost by obtaining planning permission to regenerate the 92.2 hectare disused coal stocking yard in Northumberland
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Vale of White Horse go-ahead for data centres at Didcot A power station site
This follows the recent approval of the plans by councillors at South Oxfordshire District Council as the redevelopment site stradles the two district councils.
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High Sheriff of Oxfordshire opens new R&D labs at Wood Centre for Innovation
The class II labs answer the significant demand from science and tech start-ups and SMEs for lab space in Oxford’s world-leading life sciences cluster in Headington.
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Consultation opens on plans to build 15 new council homes in Littlemore
The council intends to build 9 two-bed and 6 three-bed houses on the site, which is currently owned by Oxfordshire County Council. Eight homes will be let at social rent.
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Oxford City Council selects third housebuilding partner at Barton Park
The appointment means that the city council is on track to deliver the final phase of the 885 homes planned for the site at Barton Park, 40% of which will be let at social rent.
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Councillors approve plan for two data centres at Didcot A power station site
However, the plans, approved by Vale of White Horse’s planning committee on June 23, still have to go before South Oxfordshire District Council’s planners on June 30.
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New York based BentallGreenOak acquires two retail warehouses in Oxford
The development, totalling 5.5 acres, will deliver a major new innovation hub in Central Oxford to support burgeoning demand for research and development space.
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Proposed designs for the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities unveiled
The proposed designs for the new Oxford University building are being presented as part of the second public consultation which launched on 17 June.
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Growing demand for buildings as firms flock to Witney say property agents
There is a growing demand for buildings in Witney from both large and small firms, creating hundreds of jobs, according to commercial property agents VSL & Partners.
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Botley and Cumnor bouncing back after succession of deals
The heartland of Oxford’s professional services district is recovering strongly, with three deals agreed in quick succession despite the impact of COVID-19.
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Oxford City Council lets 22 new council homes
Oxford City Council is letting 22 new homes for social rent in the latest phase of a 141 home development in Oxford that will include 45 council homes.
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Kadans acquires Sherard Building on The Oxford Science Park
The c.28,000 sq ft building, let in its entirety to the Oxford Science Innovation (OSI), was acquired from MRP, the property arm of construction firm McAleer & Rushe.
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MoA Technology moves to The Oxford Science Park
MoA Technology has moved to the Bellhouse Building, the most recently completed building in the Magdalen Centre, one of the largest innovation centres in the UK.
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Another hi-tech firm sets up new home at Grove Business Park
PhosphonicS will move into 8,594 sq ft at the Quadrangle development on Grove Business Park to set up their new office and R&D laboratory facility.
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Milton Park unveils plans for the Bee House flexible co-working building
The refurbishment of 140 Eastern Avenue will create one of Oxfordshire’s newest and largest flexible co-working building with a capacity for 550 people.
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CoStar Awards Quarterly Deals Winners names VSL as top performer in Q1 2020
VSL won the top industrial leasing award for two transactions completed in Bicester, both of which were in the top five transactions in the South East region.