Following recommendation by officers, on Wednesday March 6th 2008 Reading Borough Council’s planning committee voted unanimously, across all parties, to grant consent for Station Hill, Sackville Developments’ landmark 1.4m sq ft mixed-use scheme adjacent to Reading Station.

Designed by leading architects, Scott Brownrigg and Chapman Taylor, it will include offices, shops, cafés, restaurants and apartments as well as an arts venue and new public areas in line with Reading Borough Council's vision for redevelopment of the station area.

Station Hill is a project of great significance to the regeneration of Reading and the wider Thames Valley. It will set a new standard for high quality sustainable development and contribute significant new public spaces. Its location at the heart of the town, adjacent to the Station Interchange, offers superb accessibility and can deliver special provision for the proposed Station Hill Mass Rapid Transit stop and the major connecting pedestrian route. The public spaces and main pedestrian routes will be open at all times.