{"id":41000,"date":"2024-09-17T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41000"},"modified":"2024-09-16T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:32:58","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-reading-doorstep-john-lewis-partnership-plans-to-regenerate-reading-site-with-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41000","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (Reading) doorstep\u2019: John Lewis Partnership plans to regenerate Reading site with new homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/House_icon_green.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/House_icon_green.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26974\" style=\"width:151px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6><em>image for illustration<\/em><\/h6>\n\n<h3>The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has submitted plans to Reading Borough Council to build new rental housing on the site of a disused town centre depot.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;homes will be purpose built for renters with shared areas for fitness, home-working and socialising&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>LP writes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposals include 215 rental homes on a disused industrial site<\/li>\n<li>Energy efficient, high quality homes will prioritise people already living and working in Reading<\/li>\n<li>Plans reinforce JLP\u2019s long-term commitment to professionally managing branded homes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has submitted a planning application to Reading Borough Council to transform a former distribution warehouse into much-needed rental housing.\u00a0 JLP\u2019s proposed regeneration of the site will see more than \u00a380m invested to create 215 high-quality and energy-efficient homes, as well as 6,000 sq ft of internal amenity space, including space for community use,\u00a0 two new external garden spaces and improved public realm.<\/p>\n<p>Located next to the A329 and opposite the Oracle shopping centre in central Reading, the site benefits from close proximity to Reading Train Station, providing access to Central London in less than an hour. The homes will be purpose built for renters with shared areas for fitness, home-working and socialising, and will include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes to accommodate different sized households. Options for long-term tenancies with a recognised and trusted brand will be offered to provide residents with the opportunity to remain living there for as long as they wish.\u00a0 The homes will be highly sustainable, using high performance materials with renewable energy resources. Given its proximity to the town centre and local transport network, the development will be car-free with the exception of accessible spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New green spaces for the public, including children\u2019s play, and a new space for local community groups has been included.\u00a0 The proposals have sought to establish new community partnerships that build on the work already being done by the existing local Waitrose and John Lewis shops. The scheme will provide 10% affordable homes at Reading Local Housing Allowance levels.\u00a0 Additionally, it is estimated to generate more than \u00a31.9m million of new household spend per year, supporting local shops and services.<\/p>\n<p>JLP aims to prioritise residents already living and working in Reading, with the 2021 Census finding 48% of the population renting compared to an average of almost 38% across England, and population growth of 12% since 2011. Transforming a disused industrial site to create a thriving new rental community will help the town to retain talent and support residents who want to see better quality rented housing. The Reading proposals reinforce JLP\u2019s ambition to create a rental housing brand that will manage homes designed specifically for rent in a bid to ease housing pressures and generate long-term, stable income to support investment back into our Waitrose and John Lewis brands. A core part of the strategy is renewing brownfield sites that have great transport connections, enabling people to travel to work quickly and sustainably.\u00a0 JLP recently received a resolution to grant planning consent to transform a Waitrose site in south London, next to Bromley South rail station, and is progressing another application in West Ealing five minutes from the local Crossrail station.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Katherine Russell, Director of Build-To-Rent for the John Lewis Partnership, said: \u2018We have worked closely with Reading Council\u2019s planning officers, local residents and organisations to propose a scheme that will benefit residents and the wider community by transforming a disused industrial site into a thriving rental community. By revitalising brownfield land we have a fantastic opportunity to provide a significant number of homes which can help alleviate some of the growing pressure on Reading\u2019s housing market. These will be homes not only developed by us, but managed by us, meaning we can offer quality service and a guarantee that homes will not be sold off, as so often happens in the rental market.\u2019 The application will be registered on Reading Borough Council\u2019s planning portal in the coming weeks with a planning committee anticipated early next year. If approved, construction is expected to start in early 2026 allowing the first residents to take occupancy in 2028, meaning they would become the first residents to move into a JLP home development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnlewispartnership.media\/pressrelease\/johnlewis\/details\/20625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has submitted plans to Reading Borough Council to build new rental housing on the site of a disused town centre depot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,40,16],"class_list":["post-41000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-community","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41001,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41000\/revisions\/41001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}