Client: Christ’s College
Christ’s College and Jesus College, Cambridge, share the freehold of Bradwells Court, a 1960’s shopping centre. Land Securities held a 99-year lease of the centre and wanted to redevelop it to provide a shopping centre incorporating modern retail units and residential apartments.
As the shopping centre is built on land adjoining Christ’s College, the College was particularly concerned about the impact of any redevelopment proposals on it's listed buildings and the day-to-day running of the College.
Christ’s College asked us to first negotiate with Land Securities in respect of the impact of the development in physical terms and resolve issues such as access, servicing, disturbance and the quality of the buildings as well as comment on the proposed redevelopment scheme.
Following negotiations with Land Securities, agreement was reached regarding the operational and physical aspects of the scheme, which includes reopening Christ’s Lane as a pedestrian link between Christ’s Pieces and St Andrews Street. The next stage of our advice was to advise the College on the terms of the surrender of the existing head lease and the grant of a new head lease together with a development agreement, and to liaise with Land Securities on the planning process including road closure orders.
The scheme provides 8,282 sq m (78,388 sq ft) of retail space, together with eight new shops, a café, upper floor apartments and cycle parking. The scheme was completed in December 2007.
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