Property

Work to start on first units at Hawke Ridge Business Park to meet pent-up demand for space

December 1, 2016
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Work to start on first units at Hawke Ridge Business Park to meet pent-up demand for space

Construction of the first buildings on the £50m Hawke Ridge Business Park between Trowbridge and Westbury - which will eventually become one of the region’s largest developments of its kind – will begin next year, its owner has said. Detailed planning consent for the four units, which will vary in size from 7,500sq ft to...

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10-year extension for Bath Conservation Area ban on estate agent boards

November 30, 2016
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10-year extension for Bath Conservation Area ban on estate agent boards

The ban on estate agents’ boards in the Bath Conservation Area has been extended for a further 10 years following a decision by a government planning inspector. The move follows Bath & North East Somerset Council’s application to extend the ban, which has been in effect for 27 years. The council said the ban...

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Glastonbury to trial tech-led Nationwide Building Society branch after banks quit town

November 24, 2016
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Glastonbury to trial tech-led Nationwide Building Society branch after banks quit town

Nationwide Building Society is to open a branch in Glastonbury, where the last bank closed earlier this year, to pilot new ways of using technology to give people access to financial services. Glastonbury, with a population of around 9,000 and a healthy tourist industry, has been without a traditional bank branch since Lloyds pulled...

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Autumn Statement 2016: Bath business reaction

November 23, 2016
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Regional accountants Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, said Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement was a clarion call to industry to be more productive and to make the UK ‘match fit’ for a bumpy Brexit ride ahead. It said the Chancellor’s first fiscal statement promised billions of government money for houses, roads,...

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Autumn Statement 2016: Business West reaction

November 23, 2016
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Bath businesses will welcome Chancellor Philip Hammond’s focus on investment in the Autumn Statement, particularly in areas where growth pressures are highest, according to Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce. Phil Smith, pictured, managing director of the region’s largest business organisation, described the statement as “a sombre, not flashy, affair”...

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Autumn Statement 2016: National business reaction

November 23, 2016
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Business organisation the CBI “warmly welcomed” Chancellor Philip Hammond’s commitments to boost research and development, housing and infrastructure. But it said these must be acted on. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn, pictured below, said: “The Chancellor has prioritised a pragmatic down payment on future productivity growth.  “His emphasis on R&D, housing and local infrastructure will help...

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Autumn Statement 2016: Main points

November 23, 2016
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Chancellor Philip Hammond his presented his first Autumn Statement: Here are the main points, as announced: Office for Budget Responsibility says growth this year will be 2.1%, 1.4% next year (down from 2.2%), 1.7% in 2018 (down from 2.1%), 2.1% in 2019/20 (down from 2.1%) and 2% in 2020/21, (down from 2.1%). As expected, the...

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£20m upgrade approved for Bristol Airport’s car parks

November 17, 2016
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£20m upgrade approved for Bristol Airport’s car parks

Bristol Airport is to invest £20m on improving and expanding its car parking after gaining consent for three new schemes. At least 3,500 more spaces will be added to its Silver Zone parking area to cope with the airport’s rapid growth. Passenger numbers are on course to top 7m this year for the first...

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Outline plans submitted by Curo for Foxhill estate redevelopment

November 16, 2016
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Outline plans submitted by Curo for Foxhill estate redevelopment

Curo, the Bath-based housing association and housebuilder, has submitted an outline planning application for the regeneration of the city’s Foxhill estate to Bath & North East Somerset Council.   Under the plans, up to 542 of the estate’s 900 homes would be demolished and up to 700 new ones built – at least 30% of...

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West of England devolution on track as councils give green light for next stage

November 15, 2016
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West of England devolution on track as councils give green light for next stage

The £1bn devolution deal for the West of England – which will bring funding and powers back from Westminster – has moved another step closer after the area’s three local authorities gave their consent on its Parliamentary Order. Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils voted at separate meetings last week to...

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