Green Park Village

Human settlement in England

Green Park Village

Part of the 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

England
Berkshire

51°25′33″N 0°59′44″W﻿ / ﻿51.42583°N 0.99556°W﻿ / 51.42583; -0.99556

Green Park Village is a housing development in Green Park, Reading, Berkshire. It is close to the Reading Green Park railway station and Green Park business park. The initial phases are now complete and occupied, and when fully complete the new suburb is expected to contain more than 1,300 new homes, including both apartments and "New-England" style houses. The development will surround 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, and a lake side café, Triple Two Coffee, at the south end of South Lake. Immediately adjacent to the station is the residents club and a Tesco Express supermarket.[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

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The plan for the village 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, the primary school opened in September 2020, and the railway station in May 2023.[8][9][10]

## Gallery

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* Apartment blocks by the railway station

* Boardwalk from station towards part of the village east of South Lake

* Champlain Street in the village to the east of South Lake

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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.