Green Park Village

Green Park Village
Part of Green Park Village seen across South Lake from close to Reading Green Park station
Green Park Village Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU698701
Unitary authority	Reading
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Reading West
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°25′33″N0°59′44″W / 51.42583°N 0.99556°W / 51.42583; -0.99556

Green Park Village is a housing development that constitutes the residential component of the Green Park development in Reading, Berkshire, adjacent to Green Park business park and a new railway station, Reading Green Park. When complete, it will have more than 1,300 new homes, including both apartments and "New-England" style houses, forming a new suburb of Reading. The housing surrounds 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, a lakeside café, Triple Two Coffee, at the south end of the lake, and a residents' club and a Tesco Express supermarket adjacent to the station. ^{[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 development 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, ^[8] the primary school opened in September 2020, ^[9] and the railway station in May 2023. ^[10]

Gallery

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  Apartment blocks by the railway station
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  Boardwalk from station towards part of the village east of South Lake
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  Champlain Street in the village to the east of South Lake

References

1. Fort, Hugh (10 April 2021). "Green Park Village: Sneak peek inside Reading housing estate M4 users drive past unknowingly every day". Get Reading . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
2. "Reading". Triple Two Coffee. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Reading Green Park". Tesco. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "Green Park Village Primary Academy". Green Park Village Primary Academy. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
5. Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
6. Fort, Linda (23 August 2010). "New village plan is more viable". Get Reading .
7. Cassell, Paul (15 December 2010). "New time limit for Green Park station". Get Reading . Retrieved 23 July 2011.
8. Boyd, Milo (29 April 2016). "The Green Park Village development is opening its doors to potential buyers for the first time". Reading Chronicle . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
9. Knight, Alice (14 September 2020). "Green Park Village Primary Academy opens to first pupils in Reading". Reading Chronicle . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
10. "Reading's new Green Park Station welcomes first passengers". BBC News . 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.