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A letting for circa 650 m² (7,000 ft²) has been completed. The space is on the first floor of Byron House, a newly-refurbished Grade A suite, and has been taken on a five year lease.

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Cambridge Business Park

Construction work has commenced on installation of 27 turbines at EDF Energy Renewables' Teesside offshore wind farm, a Round 1 project.

Located 1.5 km off the coast at Redcar, initial work involves installing large diameter steel tubes into the seabed as foundations for the transition pieces.

The first turbines are likely to be fitted in late summer with electricity generated from the wind farm beginning in early autumn.

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EDF Energy Renewables

60 Diamond Woods, each of 60 acres, and hundreds of smaller Jubilee Woods are being created across the UK as part of the Woodland Trust's Jubilee Woods project. The ambitious scheme aims to plant six million trees and involve millions of people in celebrating the Diamond Jubilee.

Woodland Trust - Jubilee Woods site

A consultation event was held for Blandford residents on the possible allocation of land west of Blandford for future housing (as part of council's local plan). The two day event attracted over 400 people.

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West Blandford

Following consultation with the local community we have revised plans for 155 new village homes and community facilities for Elsenham, Essex.

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Standsted Road

The recycling depot for Christmas trees has closed for another year, with a record number of trees brought in.

Graham Sanderson, Head of the Valley Gardens, was delighted: "Each year approximately 6,000 tonnes of compost is created by managing the organic waste created across the Windsor estate, including the forests at Swinley and Buttersteep. This compost is then returned to the soil in the gardens and parkland areas of the estate."

Neil Jacobson, Head of Coastal, presented a paper on the history of The Crown Estate and the River Thames at the annual Thames Discovery Partnership Foreshore Forum held over two days in the Museum of London.

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Thames Discovery

Applications submitted by Associated British Ports and Siemens plc to Hull City Council for the development of the proposed Green Port Hull facility.

Rob Hastings, director of the marine estate at The Crown Estate said: "We welcome Siemens' manufacturing planning application announcement. This is a key milestone in the development of the UK offshore wind industry. Our offshore wind leasing programme is delivering not only a secure supply chain but is also providing a significant boost to the economy through jobs and inward investment."

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Siemens

Staff from our Edinburgh office undertook tasks on our Whitehill estate, including litter pick-up around the Rosewell community recreation grounds, and clearance of rhododendron from nearby Crown Estate woodland. Discussions with Rosewell Community Council had highlighted the litter issues in and around the community - so the assistance was well received by the local community.

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Whitehill estate

Taunton Deane Borough Council has approved Crown Estate plans to create a new residential neighbourhood for Taunton. The Nerrols scheme will provide new 580 homes, community facilities, land for a country park, a site for a new primary school and new local shops. As part of the plans we will be planting up to 15,000 new trees in and around the site.

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Nerrols website