Weavers Yard Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5DP

This well connected scheme covering an area of 2.2 hectares will comprise of 232 private and affordable homes across nine blocks and will provide a mix of studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments, as well as several terrace houses.

The development will deliver nine ground floor commercial units which range in size from 361 sq. ft. to 2,166 sq. ft. The units are located throughout the development, with three units fronting the main entrance to Newbury Railway Station and a further three fronting Market Street.

The units benefit from flexible planning consent and will attract a range of uses from retail, restaurants, cafes, food stores and fitness studio.

Newbury's railway station is served by frequent trains to Reading and London to the east, as well as Bedwyn to the west. Changing trains at Reading allows rail connections to towns and cities to the north, south and west. Newbury station benefits from rail line electrification, which has transformed the current service from London, delivering faster, greener and quieter travel. Crossrail will reduce journey times and improve frequency of the service between Newbury and many London employment hubs. Journey times from Newbury to Tottenham Court Road, Liverpool Street and Stratford will all reduce by 18%. Newbury's bus station has been re-located ahead of the re-development of the Market Street site. However, local bus routes will continue to serve Market Street and Cheap Street retaining links for rail uses. Good pedestrian connections already exist within Newbury town centre and the surrounding residential areas.

When completed, Weavers Yard will create a new direct pedestrian route from Newbury Railway Station into the town centre which will see increased levels of pedestrian traffic throughout the development. The commercial units also benefit from the on-site residential population as well as the surrounding office population. Weavers Yard is being delivered by Grainger PLC, and once completed will create a new gateway to Newbury with an enhanced connection to the town centre.