Plans went on display last week for the next phase of Station Hill in Reading town centre. After a generation of inactivity on the site, recent years have seen things progress apace. We’ve watched 598 apartments go up in two blocks on the site of the old Friar’s Walk shopping centre, with a new pedestrian bridge and route through to the station lined with a slowly emerging cluster of food and drink outlets. A gleaming new office tower, now 80% let, occupies the plot closest to Reading station, with its lobby playing host to the exhibition. Let’s take a look through the latest proposals.

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In an unpredictable world, one constant we can rely upon is that every few months there will be new images of the potential regeneration of Reading’s Station Hill. The long-running saga has had more twists and turns than the landscaped pathways featured in the latest plans, so I’ll suggest you switch back to my previous posts for more on the history. This weekend’s exhibition coincides with the submission of a planning application for the northern part of the site. Let me take you through the new proposals. Continue reading “Station Hill North – Reflections on the Future” →