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• The Windsor Estate

Windsor Great Park Offers Local Schools Free Sessions Following Industry Award

• Adventure Play awarded leading industry THEA recognition in Los Angeles

• Windsor Great Park opens up access to local schools during term time

• The Crown Estate

New powers granted to modernise The Crown Estate for benefit of the UK

For the first time in The Crown Estate’s history, it has been granted borrowing and new investment powers to future proof the organisation and help it to create financial, social and environmental value for generations to come.

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£20m Rural Environment Fund available to Crown Estate farmers to support new biodiversity targets for Nature Recovery

The Crown Estate publishes new measures to enable delivery of its October 2024 Nature Recovery ambition

Defra Secretary Rt. Hon Steve Reed MP provides address at event in Houses of Parliament today

The Crown Estate taking next steps for nature recovery by setting biodiversity targets across land and sea in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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The Crown Estate announces development partners for three housing demonstration projects

The Crown Estate has appointed three leading UK SMEs to deliver its housing demonstration projects across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Cheshire. These partnerships mark the next stage in a project that seeks to find solutions to some of the UK’s housing challenges.

• Property & Places

Partnership between Westminster City Council and The Crown Estate awards public realm design contract for Regent Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly Circus

Westminster City Council and The Crown Estate have reached the latest milestone in their plans to transform the public realm for Regent Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly Circus by jointly appointing Allies and Morrison to lead an ambitious and groundbreaking design that reimagines these places for the future vitality of the West End and London.

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Ric Lewis confirmed as preferred candidate for Chair of The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate is pleased to announce that Ric Lewis has been confirmed as the preferred candidate for the position of Chair of The Crown Estate, subject to pre-appointment scrutiny by the Treasury Select Committee.

• Marine

The Crown Estate announces nearly £5m funding for initial round of Supply Chain Accelerator in boost for UK offshore wind sector

Thirteen organisations across England, Wales and Scotland are set to share nearly £5m in funding through the initial round of The Crown Estate’s innovative Supply Chain Accelerator.

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The Crown Estate announces a further £7.3 million investment in research projects to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero

The Crown Estate is partnering with a range of expert bodies across the UK to launch five new projects that will support with accelerating the nation’s path towards a net-zero and energy-secure future, whilst enabling our marine and coastal ecosystems to thrive. 

• Property & Places

The Crown Estate to breathe new life into Cambridge Business Park as it unveils bold proposals to support the UK’s science, innovation, and technology ambitions

Cambridge Business Park is set to contribute to a new innovation ecosystem in Northeast Cambridge, providing a variety of office and lab spaces for start-ups and established businesses, alongside a residential, leisure and cultural offer for the wider community. It will greatly support the UK’s science, innovation, and technology ambitions.

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Update on the Crown Estate Bill

The Crown Estate Bill, introduced into Parliament on 25 July 2024, is currently making its way through the House of Lords. The Bill includes proposals to modernise The Crown Estate’s investment and borrowing powers in line with its strategy and core duties, as well as increasing the number of Board Commissioners from eight to twelve. 

• Property & Places

Iconic modernist building set for refurbishment as The Crown Estate unveils development pipeline

The Crown Estate has unveiled details of its pipeline of developments in London’s West End. The three projects, which have a Gross Development Value of over £430 million, will deliver 251,000 sq ft of office, leisure and retail space in the heart of the Capital.

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The Crown Estate reshapes property teams to strengthen delivery of its strategy across the country

The Crown Estate has announced today that Hannah Milne (currently Managing Director of Regional at The Crown Estate) has been appointed Managing Director for Real Estate, and Kristy Lansdown (currently Head of Development at The Crown Estate) has been appointed Managing Director for Development, taking up their new positions in November 2024.