B+K gets green light for £1bn Golden Valley first phase

Cheltenham Borough Council’s planning committee has cleared reserved issues for the southern parcel of the HBD-led scheme.

Approval covers structure, look, scale, entry and landscaping for the primary section, together with the 160,000 sq ft IDEA constructing and a brand new transport hub.

Bowmer & Kirkland was appointed final September to ship the opening section, with work anticipated to start within the coming months.

Golden Valley is being positioned as a significant cyber and superior applied sciences cluster, bringing collectively workspace, occasion area and innovation services.

The primary section additionally consists of the ROUTER transport hub, offering 453 automotive parking areas, cycle services, e-bike charging, showers and lockers, and stay transport info.

As well as, define planning was granted for as much as 443 houses on the northern parcel, alongside infrastructure, a brand new major faculty and native facilities.

HBD and Cheltenham Borough Council are actually working with Savills to discover a supply associate for the housing section.

Hamer Boot, interim managing director at HBD, mentioned: “Reserved Issues approval for section one is a big step ahead for Golden Valley and marks the transition from planning into supply.”

Gareth Edmundson, chief government at Cheltenham Borough Council, mentioned: “Golden Valley securing Reserved Issues approval is a vastly vital milestone for Cheltenham and for the broader area.”