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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

John Lewis submits £80m plan to turn Reading depot into rental flats

John Lewis store front
If plans are approved, construction is expected to start in 2026 and residents could move in by 2028 Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

The owner of John Lewis has submitted plans for the £80m development of 215 rental flats on the site of its unused Reading distribution centre – a tenth of which will be affordable.

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which owns Waitrose supermarkets as well as its eponymous department stores, said the site would feature two garden spaces, including one for children, and shared communal spaces for fitness, home working and socialising.

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