Planning Approval Received for Market Street, Newbury

Published on 15 December 2016

JTP is delighted to have received Detailed Planning Approval for the creation of a new urban quarter in Market Street, Newbury.

This urban village in the heart of the town will comprise 232 high-quality homes in a mixture of apartments, duplexes and houses, 950 sq m of commercial space, and a resident’s hub, as well as over £8m of further improvements for the area, including a new station entrance, public square, car park, new bus station and enhanced connections with the town centre through protected cycle and pedestrian routes.

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The revitalisation of this key site will reconnect the fragmented townscape creating a new gateway for Newbury, and establishing a high-quality destination with a distinct identity as envisaged in West Berkshire Council’s planning document, “Newbury Vision 2026”.

Dominic Chapman, JTP Partner

This landmark project is anticipated to create more than 220 new full time jobs in the next four years and, upon completion, to provide more than £4m of additional expenditure in local shops and services each year, increasing vitality and viability for the town as a whole.

The design development was the result of extensive community engagement by JTP, commissioned by Grainger. We worked with stakeholders, residents, students, local businesses, young people and community groups to identify the unique character of Newbury and create a shared vision for the site, generating ideas through workshops, tours, exhibitions and a Community Planning Weekend, and incorporating these within the final proposals where possible.

Following the decision, construction will commence on site in winter 2017, and the first new homes are likely to be completed in spring 2019.

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