What further expansion is planned?
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The development of GreenPark is a long term project.
On completion of Phases I and II, what was once an area of low-lying flood plain will be home to some 10,000 people working in 2.25 million square feet of design-led business park offices. More than half this space is occupied already and by some of the world’s leading corporates such as Cisco, VERITAS and Logica.
To meet the needs of modern business, a wide range of amenities is planned. Some, like the café and restaurant, are in place already; others, such as banking facilities and a convenience store will be phased in as occupation grows.
Better access to GreenPark is under constant development and includes plans for a new local rail station on the nearby Reading-Basingstoke Line for which planning permission has already been granted. The park’s system of cycleways and footpaths will also be integrated with Reading’s wider network to provide cross-town routes for cyclists and pedestrians.
Phase III is still being planned and will take into account a further 1million sq ft of business and leisure accommodation. Again, clever and artistic design will transform a further area of bleak flood plain into a complex of offices, leisure facilities, serviced apartments and perhaps a hotel around stunning water features.
Map of the proposed enhancements to Junction 11 of the M4
There is specific information about other transport developments in the fact file