Green Park Village Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Green Park Village
Static Image Name:Reading Green Park opening day 33.jpg
Static Image Caption:Part of the Green Park Village seen across South Lake from close to Reading Green Park station.
Unitary England:Reading
Lieutenancy England:Berkshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Reading West
Os Grid Reference:SU698701
Coordinates:51.4258°N -0.9956°W

Green Park Village is a housing development in Green Park, Reading, Berkshire. It is close to the Reading Green Park railway station and Green Park business park. The initial phases are now complete and occupied, and when fully complete the new suburb is expected to contain more than 1,300 new homes, including both apartments and "New-England" style houses. The development will surround South Lake, with a noticeably higher density on the west (railway station) side as compared to the earlier eastern side.[1]

Facilities in the village include a school, Green Park Village Primary Academy, and a lake side café, Triple Two Coffee, at the south end of South Lake. Immediately adjacent to the station is the residents club and a Tesco Express supermarket.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Green Park Village lies entirely within the borough of Reading, within Whitley ward. It is within the Reading West parliamentary constituency.[5]

History

The plan for the village put forward in 2010 included 737 homes, a railway station to serve the village and surrounding areas, and a primary school. Subsequent plans have almost doubled the number of homes to be built.[1] [6] [7]

The development was opened to potential purchasers from April 2016, the primary school opened in September 2020, and the railway station in May 2023.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-04-10 . Green Park Village: Sneak peek inside Reading housing estate M4 users drive past unknowingly every day . . Hugh . Fort . 2023-05-27.
  2. Web site: Reading . Triple Two Coffee . 12 July 2023 . 2 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602015754/https://tripletwocoffee.com/reading/ . live.
  3. Web site: Reading Green Park . Tesco . 12 July 2023 . 12 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712093903/https://www.tesco.com/store-locator/reading/51b-flagstaff-road . live.
  4. Web site: Green Park Village Primary Academy . Green Park Village Primary Academy . 7 July 2023 . 6 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230706210242/https://greenparkvillageacademy.org/ . live.
  5. Election Maps . . 2023-05-27.
  6. News: . New village plan is more viable . Linda . Fort . 23 August 2010.
  7. News: . New time limit for Green Park station . Paul . Cassell . 15 December 2010 . 23 July 2011.
  8. News: 29 April 2016 . The Green Park Village development is opening its doors to potential buyers for the first time . . Milo . Boyd . 2023-07-04.
  9. News: 14 September 2020 . Green Park Village Primary Academy opens to first pupils in Reading . . Alice . Knight . 2023-07-04.
  10. News: 2023-05-25 . Reading's new Green Park Station welcomes first passengers . . 2023-05-27.