Chichester seeks £200m regen partner
Chichester District Council is looking for a development partner to bring forward its £200m regeneration of the city’s Southern Gateway area.
The West Sussex council has launched a procurement via the Official Journal of the EU.
The project will see the largely brownfield 30-acre site developed into a new quarter, with 365 homes (of which 30% will be affordable) and 232,000 sq ft of retail, office, hotel, leisure, entertainment, visitor, and night-time economy opportunities. It may also include a 65,000 sq ft community health facility, which will be subject to funding from local health bodies.
Chichester District Council is looking for a development partner to bring forward its £200m regeneration of the city’s Southern Gateway area.
The West Sussex council has launched a procurement via the Official Journal of the EU.
The project will see the largely brownfield 30-acre site developed into a new quarter, with 365 homes (of which 30% will be affordable) and 232,000 sq ft of retail, office, hotel, leisure, entertainment, visitor, and night-time economy opportunities. It may also include a 65,000 sq ft community health facility, which will be subject to funding from local health bodies.
The development will be the largest regeneration the cathedral city has seen for decades. The site includes former high school buildings, Chichester bus station and depot, the Royal Mail depot, the Crown and Magistrates Courts, car park and old police station playing field. Several of the buildings are listed.
The land is owned by three public sector landowners: Chichester District Council, West Sussex County Council and Homes England.
Homes England is in the process of acquiring the police land from Sussex Police, and may retain ownership of a number of parcels or sell these to the district council. It is also in discussions with a number of other parties to bring land into the site.
The chosen partner will be responsible for land assembly, relocation and meanwhile uses. It will design, fund and develop the scheme with associated infrastructure.
A masterplan for the Southern Gateway, which can be viewed at the Chichester District Council portal, was developed by Chichester District Council in collaboration with West Sussex County Council, and adopted as a supplementary planning document in November 2017.
An initial site visit will be held during the week commencing 13 May. First-round bids must be submitted by 27 July, and a maximum of three bidders will be carried on to the second round of detailed bids, with appointment of the preferred bidder expected in October.
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