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3 days ago
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Conversion of huge former Three offices in Reading into 110 flats underway
The conversion of the huge former Three mobile offices in Reading into more than 100 flats is underway despite delays to the project. Plans were previously approved to convert Great Brighams Mead in Vastern Road into 110 flats, with Three moving out to Green Park in 2022. Now, the developers of the building have won permission to make changes to the exterior of the building to facilitate its conversion. Elsewhere, a takeaway serving biryanis and other Indian food is due to be transformed into a restaurant, and a project to redevelop a long-closed betting shop is moving ahead. You can view each decided application by typing the reference in brackets into Reading Borough Council's planning portal. External changes to convert Three offices into 110 flats approved (PL/25/0052) Approved elevation plans for the external alterations to Great Brighams Mead in Vastern Road, Reading. (Image: Ridge) Changes to the exterior of Great Brighams Mead to facilitate its conversion into flats have been approved. These alterations involve adding four new entrance ramps, new walling, and replacing windows and doors. Extra time given to convert huge offices in Reading into 110 flats Assessing the project, planning officer Matt Burns wrote: "The ramps are modest additions given the scale of the existing building and are not considered to result in a significant adverse impact on the appearance of the building. "The proposed replacement windows and doors and infill brickwork work would match the existing building in terms of use of materials, colour and design and as such are considered to integrate satisfactorily with the appearance of the existing building." Takeaway set to be transformed into restaurant (PL/25/0052) Biryanish in Oxford Road, Reading. (Image: Google Maps) The Biryanish takeaway in Oxford Road is due to be transformed into a diner-style restaurant as internal modifications have been approved. The project involves relocating the kitchen and storage area to the rear of the building, clearing the way for a total of 43 seats for dine-in customers to be formed, while maintaining a takeaway function. Streetview imagery shows Biryanish serving customers during the Reading Festival last year in a temporary outdoor area. The premises was previously a fusion of Pizza King, King's Burger and the Jasmine Takeaway and the Singapore Takeaway before that. Progress made on redevelopment of old betting shop (PL/25/0444) The former Coral betting shop at 233 London Road, East Reading. (Image: Google Maps) Progress is made on a project to redevelop an old betting shop to provide new commercial space and homes. The Coral shop in London Road has been closed for more than five years, with developers winning permission to remodel the shopfront, add extensions to the building, and construct a new building to the rear containing six flats in June last year. Now, some of the planning hurdles involved in the redevelopment have been cleared. While the applicant has won approval of the details of the materials and how the construction will go ahead, they have been told they require permission from the council's network management team for any footpath or road closures.
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31-03-2025
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GE Aerospace Awarded Subcontract for Next Phase of Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
Time Sensitive Networking-based Digital Backbone enables U.S. Army's high-speed data infrastructure CINCINNATI, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace was awarded a subcontract as part of a team led by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to design, develop and deliver avionics systems for the United States Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. This award follows Bell's announcement of the U.S. Army's approval of Milestone B, marking the next phase of Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD). "The maturity of the digital backbone for the U.S. Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft was critical to passing Milestone B and entering the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program," said Matt Burns, general manager of Avionics Systems for GE Aerospace. "Entering this next phase enables us to continue advancing the digital backbone for the U.S. Army's future vertical lift programs," said Tanika Watson, general manager, Future Vertical Lift for GE Aerospace. "The Digital Backbone provides the framework to make aircraft system modifications and realize the benefits of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) designs from the outset of Future Vertical Lift programs." The Digital Backbone will allow customers to make changes to the weapon system without going to the systems integrator, which optimizes the cost and speed of change. The Digital Backbone incorporates Time-Sensitive Networking to provide a reliable, high speed, data "highway" to meet current and future needs for moving data through the aircraft. In addition to the Digital Backbone announced in 2023, GE Aerospace also supplies the Health Awareness System for FLRAA. GE Aerospace's Health Awareness System builds on decades of commercial and military operation and has saved operators millions of dollars and increased mission readiness with predictive maintenance. ABOUT GE AEROSPACE GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 45,000 commercial and 25,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 53,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future at This material is based upon work supported by the Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal under Contract No. W58RGZ-23-C-0001. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE GE Aerospace
