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EVEN BETTER EVEN AND BERKSHIRE MAKE COVID POST RESET TO REPRESENT ACHANCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS THE OPPORTUNITIES 02 Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus LEP Berkshire Valley Thames Executive Chief Webster Alison Signed interest. of it find you We hope 2050. by economy a‘net of carbon zero’ target government’s the with line in sustainable, truly becoming and behind left is community our of member no that ensuring better, rebalance our economy post COVID-19, making Berkshire even and reset to opportunity an represents prospectus initial This pandemic. COVID-19 the by created downturn economic the of aconsequence as , as such localities, our of some in rapidly rising is unemployment and materialise to failed deprived neighbourhoods where quality work opportunities have have we success, economic overall our Despite talent. young retaining and attracting in with compete to us for difficult it making Berkshire, in high –is housing of cost the – especially living of cost The challenges. our have we UK, the of parts all Like MOVING FORWARDS TOGETHER work. to as well as visit, and live to place a great Berkshire make that spaces green to access offers also area This technologies. future in specialising often again businesses, sized medium and small many to home is Berkshire West Rural eco-systems. business thriving create to (AWE) Establishment Weapons Atomic and Hospital Berkshire Royal Reading, of the as such institutions by supported –are sciences life and technology digital as –such industries cutting-edge Our strength. Berkshire’s to contribute own, its of economy an with each area, the across towns major seven communities: our across diversity great is There parts. its of sum the than more is Berkshire Valley Thames Plan, Renewal and Recovery the in highlighted As

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Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus FROM 90% 11% TO CONNECTED FULL FIBRE TO PREMISES BERKSHIRE OF PERCENTAGE THE INCREASE Domenico Loia |Unsplash Loia Domenico THE POST PANDEMIC WORLD CONNECTING BERKSHIRE IN Connected Berkshire Connected info.westberks.gov.uk/digitalstrategy info.westberks.gov.uk/digitalservicesteam For more details, visit: planned for 2021 Dates: Key Location: • • • aims: primary its and project this oversee will (DIG) Group Infrastructure Digital Berkshire The 5G. expanding and coverage 4G completing by this on build to aim we and Berkshire in West schools to 82 fibre full of roll-out impending the with made been has start A positive UK. the of areas other overtakes, or with, up catches Berkshire that ensure to do to at work is 11%,there coverage fibre full With position. economic and social strong current its is key that it maintains to in ensuring Berkshire infrastructure digital Plan places ‘Connected Berkshire’ as its firstpriority. World-class Renewal and Recovery post-pandemic Berkshire’s Valley Thames and rapid infrastructure. digital Post COVID-19,will robust require practices working shifting CONNECTED BERKSHIRE DIGITAL – INFRASTRUCTURE development of the 5G network network 5G the of development 2022 by Berkshire across ‘not 4G spots’ all eliminate from 2025by 11%90% fibre to full to connected premises Berkshire of percentage the increase Newbury and the surrounding areas, areas, surrounding the and Newbury

Full fibre roll-out to 82 schools in West Berkshire Berkshire in West schools to 82 roll-out fibre Full

06 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus NIGHT-TIME ECONOMY USES NIGHT-TIME ECONOMY WILL LEISURE CREATE NEW AND DEVELOPMENT DECK THE launch of The Lexicon retail destination. The Deck will seize on on seize will Deck The destination. retail Lexicon The of launch the saw which million, £240 of investment and centre Bracknell’s of regeneration successful the in step latest the is proposal This centre. town the through routes pedestrian of 8 figure the complete and uses economy night-time and leisure new create will development Deck The store. department Bentall’s old the development of Princess Square and the area around the support to continuing is Council the centre, town Bracknell of regeneration the of phase next the of part As REGENERATIONCENTRE THE TOWN DECK –BRACKNELL BRACKNELL’S REGENERATION STEPTO IN MARKTHENEXT LEISUREA NEW DESTINATION Collaborative Berkshire

[email protected] Chris Mansfield, contact: details, more For dates: Key Location: beyond. and centre town the in others by development high-quality further encourage and reinvigoration recent this by created opportunities the Bracknell, Council Due to complete in autumn 2022 autumn in tocomplete Due

07 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus CENTRE TO TOWN CENTRE TOWN CENTRE TO SHOPPING FROM TOWN THE OFTRANSFORM THE HEART THE PROJECT WILL visit. and work live, to place vibrant and athriving develop and Maidenhead in homes of thousands deliver to aspirations wider council’s the of part is This restaurants. for Maidenhead, delivering new homes, workspace, shops and quarter urban new afantastic create will Quarter Nicholson centre. totown centre shopping from town the of heart the transform will project the regeneration, Maidenhead the of phase latest the As realm. public new and park car centre town 4,400m 30,00m around of creation the see will Centre Shopping Nicholson the of redevelopment million £400 This centre. town the into integrating seamlessly purpose, and character own their with each spaces, and streets new with Maidenhead, in connections lost repair will Quarter Nicholson centres“, the town of regeneration for blueprint the become “could that aproject as Times byThe Described THE NICHOLSON QUARTER AND PLACES CONNECTING PEOPLE AN URBAN QUARTER Collaborative Berkshire 2 of flexible retail use and 350 residential units with a new new a with units residential 350 and use retail flexible of 2 of business use, nicholsonquarter.co.uk For more details, visit: amount: Investment Location: Maidenhead, Royal Borough of Windsor Maidenhead of Royal Windsor Borough Maidenhead, £400 million £400

08 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus HOMES AND FACILITIES ENVIRONMENT WITH ATTRACTIVE A UNIQUE SUSTAINABLE LIVE-WORK of food security, sustainable agriculture and clean energy. clean and agriculture sustainable security, food of challenges global key 21st the century in tackling in role leading a play to continue can UK the that so talent retain and attract we ensure will start-ups innovative and projects collaboration labs designed businesses, for complementary new research and workspaces innovative of range awide and facilities state-of-the-art provide will Park Innovation and Science the Using highly innovative technological design and construction, knowledge. and skills a world leading centre of R&D excellence and new, exportable Bracknell make will institution, anchor an as heart its at Syngenta with facilities and skills growth clean and agri-tech for A cluster economy. post-Brexit the boost and collaborate innovate, to together people draw will that campus open an create to is vision The THE SCIENCE AND INNOVATION PARK ENVIRONMENT FORGROWTH BUILDING ASUSTAINABLE Collaborative Sustainable Berkshire Collaborative Sustainable

Victoria Walker, Victoria contact: details, more For dates: Key Location: garden community. a within services and shops healthcare, education, as such facilities and homes attractive with environment, live-work sustainable unique a from benefit will Park Innovation and Science the to drawn workforce skilled and diverse The Jealott’s Hill, 2022 onwards, subject to BFC Local Plan Local toBFC subject 2022 onwards, [email protected]

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09 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus SUCCESS STORIES (SANG) as well as other supporting Infrastructure. supporting other as well as (SANG) Greenspace Natural Alternative Suitable and space open on-site an also is There hub. community amulti-functional and schools primary two residential units (including affordable housing); a neighbourhood centre, 2,200 includes site The development. mixed-use designed well comprehensive, of a development the for allocated was at Land Council. Forest Bracknell development. Warfield COMMUNITIES NEW DESIGNING needed active travel improvements to Newbury town centre. town Newbury to improvements travel active needed much provided has project The Newbury. of centre the near location sustainable highly in a site brownfield a11-hectare of development for doors the opens It Estate. Industrial Road London the into A339 the from junction signal traffic anew of construction the seen has project The Council. West Berkshire London Road Industrial Estate junction improvements. GREEN AND EFFICIENT TRAVEL spring 2021, the projects have created more than 40 local jobs. local 40 than more created have 2021, projects spring the in open to Due studios. 92 long-stay provides Inn Residence the while rooms, stay 192 has short Moxy The stream. income along-term generate will hotels owned Council The Renewal. Urban Slough with Venture SBC’s Joint via developed been have hotels branded Two Marriott new Council. Borough Slough Inn. Residence The and Moxy The SPACESBOUTIQUE HOTEL

10 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus TO BE AFFORDABLE BE TO PROPOSED ARE PROPERTIES 74% OF THE NEW completion date. the to closer demand local on based decided be to split final the with homes, rent social and rent affordable ownership, shared of mix –a affordable be to proposed are properties new the 74% of properties. neighbouring on impact the minimise and community astrong foster help to out laid carefully is scheme The issues. drainage and flooding term longer addressing while apark creates green village landscaped new Aplanned homes. energy-efficient new 249 brand with properties 178 poor-quality replacing involves scheme the 2of Phase 2021. ambitious The spring in completed be will homes new 46 of phase smaller A first residents. future and existing of expectations and needs the meet to planned is accommodation new the space, public green anew Alongside estate. the transform homes market and affordable quality, high new of arange see will Ride Gorse of regeneration The GORSE RIDE COMMUNITY REGENERATION AFFORDABLE HOUSING ENERGY-EFFICIENT, CREATING Sustainable Inclusive Berkshire Inclusive Sustainable

www.wokingham.gov.uk For more details, visit: 2021 late start to 2expected Phase on work dates: Key Location: , Wokingham Borough Council Phase 1 to be completed spring 2021; spring completed be 1to Phase

11 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus RECOVERY AND RENEWAL RECOVERY ECONOMIC FOR CATALYST A • • • • • • opportunities including: regeneration and housing commercial, significant presents site The 1890s. the in Wilde’s incarceration Scheduled Monument, its historic significanceenhanced by Oscar Reading the of part integral an is building listed II Grade The and aimportance for catalyst economic recovery and renewal. national of destination acultural be would It design. sustainable high-quality, and heritage, culture, of abeacon as Quarter Abbey the position would site the of development Successful economic regeneration. and housing zero-carbon culture, and arts for a hub to create opportunity This is a once-in-a-generation GAOL READING HISTORIC BACKDROP DESTINATION WITH A A CULTURAL digital hub and start-up incubation space incubation start-up and hub digital hotel boutique 40-bed commercial offices 5,500m (circa units residential build new 80 circa residential facilities theatre new for potential the Wilde Museum Oscar and Gaol Reading anew including space cultural new Collaborative Inclusive Sustainable Berkshire

2 ). Download the Reading Prison Framework [email protected] Donna Pentelow, contact: details, more For ofMinistry Justice: spring/summer 2021 dates: Key amount: Investment Location: Reading, Reading Borough Council Ongoing discussion with the discussion Ongoing

£16 million

12 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus by the LEP. the by adopted criteria Growth and Renewal Recovery, the to aligned for the Council’s Inclusive Growth Strategy and is therefore closely bearer standard the be will it completion, upon year per jobs new 3,000 and annum per jobs construction 800 to up support will that construction in investment of £400m generate will it Additionally, homes. (25%) 350 affordable least at of delivering the Council’s Housing Strategy through the introduction in role akey play will it project, multi-phased along-term, As principles and best-in-class environment sustainability standards. regeneration and urban-design quality highest the using Slough to The masterplan proposals will introduce transformational change 2031. by 8,000m and space employment of 32,000m 1,320 homes, new provide will (NWQ) site Quadrant West North 2021, in 9-acre the approval planning to Subject NORTH QUADRANT WEST PROJECT URBAN REGENERATION A TRANSFORMATIONAL David Martin, Martin, David contact: details, more For 2029 Dec date: end 3construction Phase 2027 Sept date: end 2construction Phase 2025 July date: end 1construction Phase 2022 Jan date: end /determination submission Application 2021 June date: end application hybrid of Preparation dates: Key Location: Collaborative Berkshire Slough, Slough Borough Council

[email protected]

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STRATEGY GROWTH INCLUSIVE FOR THE COUNCIL’S THE STANDARD BEARER 13 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus SUCCESS STORIES to buck the national trend for bus use. bus for trend national the buck to continue Reading help will which underway is phase Afifth corridor. A33 busy the along times journey up sped and quality air improved emissions, reduced travel, bus improved has System Transit Rapid a £15m Mass of phases four first the of delivery 2016-2020, successful the Between Council. Borough Reading System. Transit Rapid Mass SUCCESS TRANSPORT SUSTAINABLE housing in Wokingham. residential high-quality create to vision the embody schemes Both ongoing. management estate and sales residential letting, tenant with operational and out built now are (above) Place Peach and Field Elms Both Venture Arrangement with a high-quality residential developer. aJoint procured WBC development, residential Field Elms the For Council. Borough Wokingham Field. Elms HOMES HIGH-QUALITY of the design and end uses. end and design the of control maintained WBC schemes, both across developer the As (below). Field Elms included also that plan awider of part as site the acquired and intervene to decision the took 2010 in Council the years, many for cards the on Wokingham of heart the at Place Peach of redevelopment the With Council. Borough Wokingham Place. Peach APPROACH PLANNING BOLD A

14 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus NEUTRALITY CARBON TOWARDS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO POWER BERKSHIRE A CLEANER WAY Sustainable Berkshire Sustainable [email protected] Energy Management Team, contact: details, more For 2021 in stage approval planning and design detailed to move will and completed dates: Key amount: Investment Location: in excess of half the Council’s carbon emissions. carbon Council’s the half of excess in reducing neutrality carbon towards step asignificant represent will project Grazeley The identified. been also have projects of pipeline Afurther portfolio. property Council’s the in buildings key in out rolled been already has power (PV) photovoltaic Solar targets. ambitious these of cometargets ambitious plans: decarbonising our energy is one ambitious 2030. by With neutrality carbon of target ambitious an 2020 setting July in Strategy Environment its 2019 adopted and July in emergency aclimate declared Council Berkshire West installation. the of life the over year per homes family UK average 4,300 over power to electricity enough generate and period year a30- over carbon of tonnes 95,000 over save would project The farm. (MWp) solar peak a16 as Megawatt use for potential the has Grazeley near site 70-acre this farmland, as used Currently FARM SOLAR GRAZELEY ENERGY DECARBONISING Grazeley, West Berkshire Council Feasibility and cost benefit analysis has been been has analysis benefit cost and Feasibility £10–12 million

15 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus HISTORIC NEWBURY LIDO NEWBURY HISTORIC THE OF REIMAGINING AND REFURBISHMENT COMPLETE A recovery. water grey and heating source ground panels, solar as such initiatives through decarbonise to and all to accessible are activities leisure ensure to is scheme the of objective A key Lido. Newbury historic the of reimagining and refurbishment acomplete including Newbury, and , in offering wellbeing and leisure the revitalise will scheme The our leisure facilities. decarbonise and all for wellbeing and health to access equal create activity, physical increase to aims project This facilities. leisure accessible and modern create to centres Leisure Berkshire West in invest to –is recovery healthy and agreen encourage to –and Strategy Leisure emerging Council’s the of goal A key parks. and commons space, outdoor public of mix adiverse with together facilities indoor sustainable and modern of arange to access better require will by 2030. This community active physically amore have to vision our is It –LEISURE UPGRADES CENTRE STRATEGY BERKSHIREWEST COUNCIL LEISURE OF HEALTHY SPACES BARRIERS TO ACCESS BREAKING DOWN Inclusive Berkshire Inclusive

Download the brochure details: For more 2021. in sought being is dates: Key amount: Investment West berkshire Council. Centres. Leisure Hungerford and Thatcham Northcroft, Location: Northcroft Leisure Centre and Lido / Lido and Centre Leisure Northcroft Designs are complete. Pre-application planning advice

£6-7 million

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Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus development for this end of the town. the of end this for development alandmark create and permeability; and access enhance space; deliver additional residential, commercial and community would project The Court. Magistrates old the and land Highway including holdings land of anumber of ownership council’s the up picks area This store. department Fenwick’s to door next redevelopment alarge-scale for opportunity an is development Quarter Civic the House/Library, Easthampstead to Linked Civic Quarter levels. two over floorspace retail 16,700m over just provide to potential the creates space this Releasing here. situated also is Library The site. the to potentially Bracknell, within relocating in interest an expressed have who Police, Valley Thames by occupied partially currently is site The plan. local emerging the of part as identified been has homes, 35% affordable including dwellings, 200 to up of allocation An development. use mixed for centre town Bracknell's in location aprime in 1.7ha land of circa release could land surrounding and House Easthampstead of Redevelopment House Easthampstead CIVIC QUARTER BRACKNELL HOUSE EASTHAMPSTEAD BRACKNELL’S CENTRE PRIME LOCATION IN A DEVELOPING Kamay Toor,Kamay contact: details, more For dates: Key Location: Collaborative Berkshire Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council 2023 onwards 2023 [email protected]

2 of of RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIALRESIDENTIAL, DELIVERING ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL DELIVERING AND COMMUNITY SPACE 17 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus focal point for the local community and economy. and community local the for point focal anew provide will hub community and square public A new housing as well as bringing retail and business opportunities. additional for potential the unlocks scheme The vehicle. motor the of dominance the reduce and safety improve cycling, and walking promote that improvements realm public cohesive providing by achieved be will vision The work. and live to place attractive more even an Ascot make will this economy; day-time and night active with street, high two-sided avibrant create will proposals The travel.sustainable and active for infrastructure the provide also will It uses. 3,700m as well as homes 300 for development plan local unlock and square public a with street high active avibrant, provide to is vision The HIGHASCOT STREET FOR ACTIVE ANDVIBRANTLIVING UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES Collaborative Berkshire 2 of employment use and community community and use employment of

Investment amount: Investment Maidenhead and Windsor Location: DAY-TIMEAND ECONOMY STREET, WITH NIGHT ACTIVE TWO-SIDEDA VIBRANT HIGH

Ascot, Royal Borough of of Borough Royal Ascot, £6.5 million

18 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus SUCCESS STORIES Bracknell Forest and the wider Thames Valley area. Valley Thames wider the and Forest Bracknell of people the for destination vibrant exciting, an into transformation centre’s town Bracknell of part forms hub leisure and shopping The outlet. standalone asingle, to avisit make than rather shops of acluster revisit and visit to prefer who those serves Lexicon The project, million A £240 The Lexicon. Bracknell Forest Council. SHOPPING FOR A MAGNET AND LEISURE and water play area, a woodland adventure trail and tree houses. tree and trail adventure awoodland area, play water and asensory equipment, new 2021. features It Easter opens which Area Play and greenways. Completed examples include California Park Destination fields playing drainage, sustainable allotments, spaces, open parks, of anetwork create to infrastructure green in invested £170 being is million Play Park Area. Wokingham Destination Council. Borough California GREEN PLACES SPACES, MAGICAL 42% in children’s increase borrowing. a and membership library in a59% increase saw library the opening of year first its in significant: is impact 2016. cultural Its September in public the to opened Curve The exhibitions, and meetings council for space with centre cultural and performance library, 4,500m² million, A £22 The Curve. Slough Borough Council. OF THE CULTURALAHEAD CURVE 19 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus Read the Outline Development Framework [email protected] Dhillon, Charan contact: details, more For 2021 summer site: the of Marketing dates: Key scheme. the deliver to resources the and infrastructure realm public support station, police amount: Investment Location: Theatre. Hexagon the and Minster Reading 1Listed Grade the as such buildings key includes and hectares eight approximately covers area The future. sustainable and smart its with past Reading’s reconnecting by enhanced be would economy cultural the while growth green New sustainable housing supply would deliver inclusive and development. skills boost and employment local stimulate need, local meet help would – housing affordable of level ahigh –including 1,100 to up homes, new Creating retail, commercial, and cultural environmental opportunities. residential, new enhance to area the of associations historical the leverage would This development. mixed-use high-density, quality, high- for avision on based Reading, for challenges these address to opportunity the offers Quarter Minster the of renewal The space. open public to access generous with realm public attractive an in uses of mix on a based offer centre town versatile aflexible, for need the highlighted has pandemic the and UK, the in city unequal most third the is Reading MINSTER QUARTER HISTORIC CENTRE READING’S RECONNECTING Reading, Reading Borough Council Agreement to delivery vehicle: summer 2021 summer vehicle: delivery to Agreement

Collaborative Inclusive Sustainable Berkshire £10 million to cover acquisition of the the of acquisition tocover £10 million

INCLUSIVE, GREEN GROWTH INCLUSIVE, GREEN GROWTH CULTURAL ECONOMY CULTURAL AND ENHANCED AN

20 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus HEAT AND ENERGY AND HEAT LOW-CARBON AFFORDABLE, HEATING DELIVER TO SOURCE GROUND THROUGH A DISTRICT HEAT NETWORK THE HEART OFNEWBURY SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN Sustainable Berkshire Sustainable info.westberks.gov.uk/lrie For more details, visit: 2021. early in begin will feasibility Heat District dates: Key Location: 6,690m 6,023m height, in 5storeys to up comprising 40,804m units, residential 544 toapproximately up for potential the identifies brief development The spaces. yard associated and buildings office and retail industrial, light two-storey and single of amixture comprising 11 hectares approximately is site The Newbury. of heart the in living sustainable providing while site development strategic this decarbonising in role amajor play will This development. the to deliver affordable, heat low-carbon andenergy throughout implement a district heat network through ground source heating to partner adeveloper alongside work to is project This residents and businesses. future and existing of needs the meet to neighbourhood be transformed into a vibrant, successful and diverse to Estate Industrial Road London the for is vision The NETWORK HEAT DISTRICT LONDON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ROAD

2 of B2/B8/Sui Generis employment use. Newbury, West Berkshire Council Berkshire West Newbury, A developer partner will be appointed in early 2021. early in appointed be will partner Adeveloper 2 of residential floor area in buildings buildings in area floor residential of

2 of B1a/E office use and use B1a/E of office

21 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus PEDESTRIAN AND PEDESTRIAN CYCLE TOWN-TO-STATION LINKS TOWN-TO-STATION THE IMPROVING DIRECT, MORE MADE ARE CONNECTIONS Town Centre. Bracknell to uses of mix afurther bringing redevelopment, for site aprime is This area. urban integrated an completing development, of phases further unlock Way will Station and Ring The of Remodelling network. road current the of constraints the within delivered be can opportunities development of A series links. the town-to-station improving direct, more made are connections cycle and Pedestrian spaces. and streets of network anormal of establishment the and blocks urban of aseries proposes area the for framework The town centre. the and station railway the between barrier amajor as serves It land. unused of areas large the and subways and highways by dominated is station, bus the comprising area, existing The town. the of permeability the to improvements complete and sites further unlock will that changes highway deliver and provision; on-street an to facility interchange bus the change centre; town the to station train the connect Bracknell’s system, transport including the chance to The proposal several presents to opportunities enhance SOUTHERN QUARTER AND UNLOCKING POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPROVING TOWN-TO-STATION ACCESS Collaborative Berkshire

Kamay Toor,Kamay contact: details, more For Location: Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council [email protected]

22 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus SUCCESS STORIES (SANG) and other supporting Infrastructure. supporting other and (SANG) Greenspace Natural Alternative Suitable routes, green of provision home; school;a primary multi-functional community hub; care home/nursing residential units (including affordable housing); neighbourhood centre; 1,000 includes It Bracknell. and between agap maintains that development mixed-use comprehensive this develop to allocated was Crowthorne (TRL), Laboratory Research Transport the at Land Bucklers Park. Bracknell Forest Council. A COMMUNITY ALL FOR standards plus acquisitions) with a further 110 pipeline. the in afurther with acquisitions) plus standards sustainability high to (138 build new delivered been have 173 homes new of total A needs. borough’s the meet to housing affordable of programme ambitious an deliver to flexibilities financial other used and receipts capital The Council has assembled successfully developer contributions, Reading Borough Council. DELIVERING AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE HOMES sustainable town centre location. town centre sustainable ahighly in 167 of units provision the as well as , of southeast the in sites brown-field polluted most the of one of decontamination and remediation the saw It centre. town the of east the from routes travel active and sustainable of provision the for way the paved project This Council. West Berkshire regeneration. Link Road Kings and Sterling Cables TRAVEL ENABLING ACTIVE

23 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus Fin Garvey, contact: details, more For 2021 December in completion 2021, practical March with Key Dates: Location: per annum.per £74,900 rent contribute will surgery GP the of lease the and (ETTF) Fund Transformation Technology and Estates England's NHS under £1 million with part-funded being is project Centre Britwell The • • • by: Estate Public One of aims strategic major three all to aligns strongly project This and community services. primary NHS of coordination improved with facilities for-purpose fit- modern into moving centre medical the see would Co-location Strategy. Localities the with associated outcomes deliver and objectives Estate Public SBC’sOne reflect will Hub Britwell the into Centre Medical Avenue the of integration The HUB PROJECT BRITWELL AND SOCIALCARE INTEGRATED HEALTH DELIVERING MORE land for new homes on the Britwell Clinic site. Clinic Britwell the on homes new for land unlocking –by jobs) and homes (new growth economic creating asset Council’s the of yield rental increasing –through costs running reduced generating efficiencies, through capitalreceipts and site asingle in services collocating by care social and health of integration through delivering more integrated, customer-focused – services Inclusive Berkshire Inclusive Slough, Slough Borough Council Construction of the remodelled hub will commence in in commence will hub remodelled the of Construction [email protected]

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMUNITY OF NHS PRIMARY AND COORDINATION IMPROVED FACILITIES WITH FIT-FOR-PURPOSE MODERN

24 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus of Newbury. of south the in development Park the to on and Centre Town toNewbury connecting Estate, Industrial Road London the and Newbury North include These sites. development strategic connect will route the SUSTRANS, with partnership in Working Newbury. of south the to through corridor travel active Norreys Hamstead the to Hermitage successful highly the from extends that Newbury through route north/south astrategic create to is proposal the work, this From area. Thatcham and Newbury the for aLCWIP developing now is Council Berkshire West Borough, Reading with partnership in (LCWIP) Plan Infrastructure Walking and Cycle aLocal developing in work good the on 2020. Building March in lockdown initial the since recovery of theme akey been has travel active Encouraging ROUTE TRAVEL ACTIVE NEWBURY NORTH/SOUTH ENCOURAGING AMOREACTIVE WAY TO TRAVEL Connected Sustainable Berkshire Sustainable Connected

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25 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus Kamay Toor,Kamay contact: details, more For dates: Key Location: current risk register for the project. project. the for register risk current the within highlighted been have which issues, contamination ground be also will there site, industrial acurrent As contractors. licensed by removal professional require which asbestos, of amount alarge contain site on units four current the of Each considerations. environmental many are there project the of part As site. current the of side west the within developed be to housing for allows then which area site acondensed within but facilities, current the providing scheme adeveloped 2, with stage RIBA at currently is project The users. building for environment modern efficient an provide will site depot developed newly The routes. commuter and centre town the to close located is site or new commercial space, to subject planning approval. The units, 53 residential either of aprovision for allow will provided land surplus The layout. efficient amore into rationalised be can site depot existing review, the asset an Following WEST LANE OLD BRACKNELL COMMERCIAL DEPOT, INDUSTRIAL SITE OF AFORMER MAXIMISING USE Collaborative Berkshire Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council The project is currently at RIBA stage 2 stage RIBA at currently is project The [email protected]

AN EFFICIENTAN MODERN ENVIRONMENT FOR BUILDING USERS BUILDING 26 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP Berkshire Prospectus AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO OPPORTUNITY EXCITING TO AN 2,000 HOMES NEW OVER WITH NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABLEDELIVER ANEW natural environment. natural the of enhancement and protection as well as generation energy and heating low-carbon explore to opportunity an station, rail and centre town the to connecting spine transport green north-south anew be will there scheme, the of part As infrastructure. energy and transport sustainable as well as space green accessible publicly and schools new two homes, deliver a new sustainable neighbourhood with over 2,000 new to opportunity exciting an provides Maidenhead West South infrastructure. associated and centre local a new homes, 2,600 of completion the see will project This AREA OPPORTUNITY MAIDENHEAD WEST SOUTH NEIGHBOURHOOD A NEW, SUSTAINABLE Collaborative Sustainable Berkshire Collaborative Sustainable

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