Portsmouth City Council has appointed delivery and construction specialists, Mace, to lead the delivery strategy for the City Centre North regeneration project.
The team also includes Montagu Evans and Vail Williams and will deliver one of the largest city centre regeneration programmes on the south coast of the UK.
Mace will lead the team in working with the council to prepare a market-informed viability assessment and delivery strategy. Together they will guide the council’s next steps to progress the development of the new city quarter, where the council has assembled a significant land ownership and secured resolution to grant planning consent.
The residential-led mixed-use scheme has the potential for up to 2,300 housing units, including affordable housing, and up to 10,000 sq m of commercial space. It will transform 13.25 hectares of underutilised brownfield land into a new city quarter with a large central green space.
The plans will include the redevelopment of the former Tricorn and Sainsbury’s sites, which the council bought to unlock the opportunity for long-term regeneration of the wider area. The council says that City Centre North will create numerous benefits, ranging from boosting housing opportunities to growing the regional economy through projected foot traffic to local businesses. The Mace team are due to report to the Council in October.
Cllr Steve Pitt, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said: “The appointment of this team, led by Mace, demonstrates the hard work going on behind the scenes at the council to enable the regeneration of the City Centre North area, following approval of the outline planning application.”
“This is a complex project with many different landowners and challenges with infrastructure, but this is a vital step which will help us move forward and find potential partners to deliver our vision.”
