Panattoni has planning consent to erect a 9,645 sqm commercial building on the land east of Hoad Way, creating two units for light industrial, general industrial and / or storage & distribution use.

The building will be a simple rectangular structure, aligned with the High Street but set back from the site boundary by a minimum of 33 metres.  The site’s existing boundary planting will be retained except where losses are necessary to create vehicle and pedestrian access points, and new trees and shrubs are to be planted across the site to better screen the new building over time.

The layout of the development, showing the footprint of the building, the service yards and parking areas in front, the vehicle access from Hoad Way and the pedestrian access from the High Street

Vehicle and pedestrian access will be provided from a new priority junction on Hoad Way, with a service yard and car parking area in front of both units.  An additional pedestrian access will also be provided from the High Street, with a new pedestrian crossing connecting the site with the existing pavement on the north side of the street.  The precise designs of both of the Hoad Way junction and the High Street pedestrian crossing are yet to be approved by West Berkshire Council.

Plans for the new vehicle access on Hoad Way (left) and the new pedestrian access & crossing on High Street (right) – these plans remain subject to approval by West Berkshire Council