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Kingsgrove Co-op has officially opened!
On a glorious, if somewhat cold, March morning, the Kingsgrove Co-op officially opened for business. For those residents that moved to Kingsgrove in the very early days of the development, it has certainly been a long time coming but there is finally a shop on the Kingsgrove development! Paul Gander, pastor of WCC, worked with…
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Final design of the skate park now available
Please note that some of the links to individual planning documents may give a response of Invalid security code. If this happens please use the application’s main link and search for the documents under the Downloads section. Most of the documents will be found under Supporting Documentation The final design of the skate park that…
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Pavilion car park – closed until August
I have just been made aware that the Pavilion car park will be closed to the public until August to allow the development surrounding it to be completed safely. From what I can understand the school is providing access to the school car park but only during drop-off & pick-up times. I have checked the…
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Crab Hill Development Forum – Thursday 30 January
The next Crab Hill Development Forum will be held on Thursday 30 January at Wantage Primary Academy. About the Crab Hill Development Forum Occurring once every four months or so, the forum serves as a place to discuss the progress of the development and any matters arising, particularly in relation to planning. It is attended…
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UPDATE: Woodland Walk fencing to be removed on Thursday 30 January 2025
Update I have just had it confirmed that the fencing will be removed on Thursday 30 January 2025. It transpires that the “temporary” fencing, indicated in the photograph above, around the woodland walk belongs to one of the landscaping contractor companies. As previously advised, this was always one of the sections of fencing that was…
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Kingsgrove specific travel survey – closes Friday 10 January 2025
Closing date The closing date for the survey is Friday 10 January, so you haven’t got long to provide your input! About the survey Vectos, who act as consultants for St. Modwen, have created their latest travel survey. This is an annual travel survey to monitor travel patterns across Kingsgrove and provide residents with the…
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Miller Homes to purchase St. Modwen Homes for £215 million
It was announced on Friday that Edinburgh-based Miller Homes has agreed to buy St. Modwen Homes for £215 million. The press statement from Miller Homes is as follows: The deal sees Miller Homes acquire 19 live sites, totalling around 3,500 plots for new homes, and a further five strategic sites, growing its business in the…
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Further delays to installation of lighting bollards between Phases 1a and 1b
Unfortunately, we have been made aware of yet further delays to the installation of the lighting bollards between Phases 1a and 1b. They were due to be installed this week (w/c 16 December) but will now not be installed before early January. The following is a letter from Preim: We are writing to provide an…
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McCarthy Stone appealing against planning refusal for retirement apartments
Further to the article linked below, we have been notified that McCarthy Stone have formally appealed the decision to reject the planning application for the retirement apartments. This means it will go to the Planning Inspectorate for a final decision. Reason for refusal of application Please remember that the application was only refused on the…
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Kingsgrove specific travel survey – now live!
Vectos, who act as consultants for St. Modwen, have created their latest travel survey. This is an annual travel survey to monitor travel patterns across Kingsgrove and provide residents with the opportunity to provide feedback. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Kingsgrovetravelsurvey