Cheltenham Borough Council met Friday 23 February to agree the budget for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2024. This follows a period of consultation between 20 December and 26 January where views and feedback were sought from residents, businesses and the community and voluntary sector. Despite the financial challenges facing local authorities nationally, the proposals reinforce the council’s…
Before any construction has begun Cheltenham’s flagship cyber development is being recognised locally, regionally and nationally for awards. The Golden Valley Development has been a finalist in a trio of awards in as many weeks and was named Deal of the Year Insider’s 2022 South West Property Awards in October. The judges were moved to award the prize to the…
Today (Tuesday 23rd August), the Golden Valley Development unveiled their latest careers video, which aims to inspire local people to enter the burgeoning cyber sector.Featuring a wide range of representatives from Cheltenham’s ecosystem, from students to leading figures in cyber, the collective aims to promote diversity in the sector to help make it more accessible to people regardless of age,…
Plans have been given the green light for a new £20 million timber-clad transport hub in Cheltenham as part of the Cheltenham Cyber Business Park project. The approved scheme represents a substantial upgrade to the Arle Court Park and Ride and is renamed the Arle Court Transport Hub. A wood-faced four-storey car park dominates the plans, which also include a…
On Tuesday 12 July 2022, Cheltenham Borough Council announced that HBD X Factory has been formally appointed as the development partner to assist in delivering the first phase of the £1bn Golden Valley Development (GVD) at the heart of the UK’s Cyber community.Since the July 2021 preferred developer partner announcement, the GVD team alongside HBD X Factory, have been focused…
Following a unanimous vote by members yesterday (Monday, 20 June 2022), the council’s new climate change supplementary planning document (SPD) is now available for all Cheltenham residents, developers, and homeowners. The SPD enables planning policy to drive the positive change that the council wants to see from large and small developers around the borough. Its purpose is to enable sustainable design and construction…
Cheltenham Borough Council’s flagship and pioneering Golden Valley Development will get a share of new £15m Government funding.The money, announced by housing minister, Stuart Andrew MP, will support the delivery of new homes and jobs in garden communities across England.The borough’s plan for a vibrant garden community, integrating hi-tech business, residential and leisure developments, will provide 3,700 low-carbon homes and…
On Tuesday 25 January 2022, Julia Lopez MP, Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure visited Cheltenham to find out firsthand about the town’s ambitions and progress in developing the UK’s cyber sector and ecosystem.The visit was hosted by Gloucestershire College, Hub8, Cheltenham Borough Council and the Western Gateway and was supported by a wide number of other key stakeholders…
HBD X FACTORY SELECTED AS PREFERRED CONTRACTORThe Golden Valley Development has selected HBD X Factory, a joint venture between UK property developer HBD and the international innovation campus developer Factory, to be their preferred development partner.The Golden Valley Development will create up to 12,000 new jobs, 3,700 homes and 2 million square feet of commercial space as part of a…
Extensive search sees high-calibre potential development partners shortlisted for Golden Valley Development.Cheltenham’s £400m Golden Valley Development has taken a significant step closer with the announcement that six potential development partners have been shortlisted after an extensive search closed earlier this month.One of the UK’s flagship schemes, the Golden Valley Development, located on a 200 ha site adjacent to GCHQ in…