South East
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Chichester Council land allocation strategies upheld
The High Court has dismissed a challenge by a developer which, if it had succeeded, could have obliged Chichester Council to rethink their land allocation strategies.
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Crest chosen as £35m mixed-use preferred bidder
Crest Nicholson Properties (CNP) has been selected by Dacorum Borough Council to develop a £35m mixed-use scheme in Hemel Hempstead town centre.
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Quintain sells stake in Kingston shops
Quintain Estates & Development has sold its 35-year leasehold interest in 47-51 Eden Street & 2-4 Eden Walk, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London, to Coal Pension Properties, the units’ freeholder,…
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Float will help Nero build its empire
Caffe Nero expects to float next month valuing the Italian coffee chain at about £44m. The £10m cash it expects to raise would enable it to open another 55 outlets,…
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Slough town centre to be redeveloped
Slough town centre is to undergo massive redevelopment . Within the next month the council is expected to announce plans to demolish and redevelop 11ha (29 acres) of the town.
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Council reconsiders Oxford United scheme
Oxford United FC’s half-built stadium may be saved, after Oxford city council said it might approve leisure complex plans adjacent to the site.
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Frinton-on-Sea’s first pub opens
Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, has opened its first pub, the Lock & Barrel, on Connaught Street. The Guardian 15/09/00 page 4-5 (G2).
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Rail franchise prequalifiers named
SJ International of Sweden is one of eight companies to prequalify to submit proposals for the new Thameslink franchise. The new Thameslink is based on the £800m Thameslink 2000 scheme…
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Frinton’s first pub opens
Frinton, in Essex, has gone wet with the opening of its first pub in the town. The Lock & Barrel has opened in Connaught Avenue, on the site of the…
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Tilbury benefits from increasing PFI involvement
Tilbury Douglas has reported half-year pretax profits before exceptional charges up 43% to £17.2m on turnover up 36% to £449m. It is increasing its involvement in PFI work.
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Investment firm opens in Reading
Northern Venture Managers is opening offices in Reading. It is building an investment team in the South of England. Financial Times 14/09/00 page 16 (Enterprise Zone).
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Morrison’s £11m Thamesmead retail scheme gets green light
Greenwich council has granted outline planning consent for Morrison Development Partnerships’ £11m retail scheme on Central Drive in Thamesmead, south east London.