Parkway Newbury or the mini city is a retail and residential development in
Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is south of Oxford, north of Winchester, southeast of Swindon and west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. It is also where West Berkshire Council is hea ...
that opened on 27 October 2011.
[http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=17819] It includes of retail and restaurant accommodation and
Marks & Spencer
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, 578 shopper car parking spaces, 113 residents parking spaces. The mixed-use scheme also consists of 147 luxury residential apartments and 37 affordable housing units being built above the shopping centre.
History
The planning of the 5.7acre site began in 2004. The development began in March 2009 with the site being cleared of buildings. Before construction began, West Berkshire Council had to take several steps to compulsory purchase land for the development. In order for the centre to be joined to the existing streets, 35 and 36 Northbrook Street had to be knocked through.
Retail
It is anchored by an extended
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks & Sparks or simply Marks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home produc ...
department store. The shopping centre houses approximately 50 stores, cafes and restaurants.
As of November 2014, stores include
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks & Sparks or simply Marks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home produc ...
,
New Look,
H&M,
Monsoon Accessorize
Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It operates two international retail clothing chains – Monsoon and Accessorize.[Joules
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.
Residential
Parkway Living is a development of 147 one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses. Options of views across
Victoria Park, private terraces and balconies. Each apartment and penthouse comes with designated parking in the underground car park.
Gallery
Work has started - geograph.org.uk - 1078154.jpg, Construction in December 2008
Site on Park way - geograph.org.uk - 1218251.jpg, Construction in March 2009
The other end of the hole - geograph.org.uk - 1544042.jpg, Construction in October 2009
Steelwork taking shape - geograph.org.uk - 1721512.jpg, Construction in February 2010
A look in the hole - geograph.org.uk - 1946724.jpg, Construction in June 2010
Couple of bits left to do - geograph.org.uk - 2171208.jpg, Construction in November 2010
References
{{Shopping centres in Southeast England
Buildings and structures in Newbury, Berkshire
Shopping centres in Berkshire
Buildings and structures under construction in the United Kingdom