Swindon-based commercial property consultants Kilpatrick & Co have been appointed as managing agents to Hughenden Yard, the specialist retail arcade in Marlborough. All but one of the 17 units in the centre, which lies on the northern side of the town’s historic high street, are occupied. Retailers trading from the arcade include national chains...
The Government should not overlook the vital role regional airports such as Bristol can play in helping solve the looming gridlock at airports serving London and the South East. The message, from Bristol Airport boss Robert Sinclair, came today as the Airports Commission’s interim report into the capacity constraints at Heathrow and Gatwick was...
Basepoint, the serviced workspace group, has appointed Kevin Rose as regional manager overseeing its Swindon centre along with two others in the Thames Valley area. Kevin, pictured, who has a background in the property industry, was working as a regional manager with a rival managed workspace provider prior to joining Basepoint. He said: “I...
Swindon’s leading business organisation has pledged its support for a new art gallery and museum in the town centre. Influence says establishing a new home for the town’s renowned collection of 20th century British art – one of the best in the UK outside of private hands – will make a very significant contribution...
Work has started on the £35m expansion of Swindon’s Designer Outlet centre, creating an estimated 350 jobs and adding 50,000 sq ft of retail space. The scheme, which received planning approval a year ago, will add a further 30 store units to the centre, taking the total to around 120 covering 250,000 sq ft...
Jimmy’s Restaurants, which operates World Kitchen and Pan Asian Kitchen, has become the latest food outlet to sign up to Swindon’s £50m Regent Circus leisure and retail scheme ahead of its opening. The chain will join other leading restaurants including Nando’s, Prezzo, Ask and Coal Grill & Bar at Regent Circus. It has signed...
The redevelopment of the former RAF Lyneham base has come a step closer with a £121m joint venture contract to build a new technical training college on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. The contract has been awarded to construction and engineering groups Kier and Balfour Beatty, who will now work through a 50:50...
A West of England property expert is warning that Government plans to give communities a greater say over wind turbine proposals are deeply flawed and could scupper many small schemes. James Davis, pictured, who heads the regionally-based planning team at national property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall, fears the changes will make smaller renewable energy schemes...
Outline planning permission has been granted for a major redevelopment scheme that could transform a large part of Chippenham. Central Chippenham Partnership (CCP) wants to redevelop much of Langley Park – the town’s original industrial centre – and refurbish Hathaway Retail Park. Its plans will regenerate the 54-acre site of existing retail and dilapidated...
The property industry expressed concern over plans to charge capital gains tax on foreign residential investors from April 2015, but has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to at least consult on the proposals before their introduction. The British Property Federation (BPF) had warned the Treasury that the tax hike would raise little money and risked...
