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• Plans lodged for £1bn cancer research centre in Sutton

  02-05-2025 09:02
  
  Aviva Capital Partners and developer Socius have submitted plans for a £1bn cancer research and treatment campus in Sutton.
  The 12-acre scheme at the London Cancer Hub will deliver around 1m sq ft of cutting-edge lab, R&D and office space next to The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden.
  Plans include major buildings for global pharma firms, manufacturing space, wet labs, and collaborative offices. A ‘Learning Lab’, cafés, creche and 220 affordable flat
  
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• London Met Uni seeks firm for £284m estate revamp

  02-05-2025 08:31
  
  London Metropolitan University is on the hunt for a long-term delivery partner to steer a major overhaul of its estate and facilities management.
  The ambitious upgrade programme is expected to see around £284m invested across its two London campuses in Islington and Tower Hamlets.
  A selected contractor will deliver both capital works and total facilities management over a potential 10-year stretch, with an option to extend to 2036.The winning firm will lead everything from buildability adv
  
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• Green light for revised McLaren Reading revamp

  02-05-2025 08:30
  
  Reading Borough Council has approved revised redevelopment plans for Broad Street Mall from McLaren Living and investment manager AEW.
  The southern part of the 4.6-acre site will now deliver 643 build-to-rent homes across four residential blocks alongside 19,000 sq ft of commercial space.
  Oliver Westray, Development Director of McLaren Living, said: “Our approved scheme will regenerate Broad Street Mall and deliver an enhanced and reinvigorated mixed-use neighbourhood, one which will deliv
  
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