Developments & Opportunities

At Tipner West, the city is driving forward ambitious plans for a unique and innovative development that makes the most of the city's location, heritage and skills. A leading marine employment hub will create work and training opportunities for local people, drive investment into the city, and reinforce Portsmouth’s place in the heart of the Solent maritime economy.   The...

PORTSMOUTH builders have been praised for taking on the challenges of the global pandemic while building brand new all-electric council-owned homes in Hilsea. The 17 brand new Portsmouth City Council houses and flats, on the corner of Doyle Avenue and Northern Parade, in Hilsea, are being built for the council by Portsmouth firm PMC Construction and Development Services Ltd. The...

The stunning Fred Francis Close affordable housing development was opened by three generations of the inventor of Scalextric. Fred employed thousands of local people in the factory he opened in 1961 just 300 metres from this Portsmouth City Council owned site in Havant. The spacious, attractive affordable housing scheme the council built on the long vacant site includes a large,...

Click here to watch a 60 second video tour; including aerial drone footage and a sneak peek at the flats. Click here to take a separate virtual tour of the building through 360 degree spin videos of all of the different rooms and communal areas. The development of Albion House shows our commitment to making the best use of long-vacant sites...

This scheme shows our ability to sensitively convert disused, well-loved local buildings into much needed homes for local people. This former bottling store, in Hambrook Street, is in a conservation area and is included on a list of buildings recognised for their particular character or historic interest. Our conversion will see this important building secure its future as a significant...

A modern 22-floor residential tower in Portsmouth city centre; our Arundel Street development tackles the Portsmouth housing shortage head on. To be built by the council's wholly owned property development company Ravelin, on council-owned land; this slick, attractive block includes a balcony for every flat and a ground-floor commercial unit.

Portsmouth demolition specialist Hughes and Salvidge has started carefully bringing down Horatia and Leamington Houses from the top down and a design team from local authority housing experts Karakusevic Carson Architects is helping us to masterplan for the redevelopment of the site. We have launched a community panel which is at the heart of everything we are doing with the...

96% OF PEOPLE who responded to a call for local people's views have supported Portsmouth City Council's plans to build its first ever extra care dementia community in Cosham. Shaan Novitzki looked at the plans at a public open drop-in session where local people also had the opportunity to speak to the architects and the council team. ''I think the...

We are creating new coastal defences that improve our seafront and stimulate regeneration, whilst protecting communities and preserving the area's unique heritage for future generations.  Our £140M Southsea Coastal Scheme is the largest seafront coastal defence project in the UK. It covers 4.5km of seafront and will protect over 10,000 homes and 700 businesses. Find out more   

Our forward-thinking approach to regenerating the city centre focuses on the needs of current and future generations. From behavioural changes in how we spend our time and money to the environmental changes around us, the flexibility to evolve with the times is crucial. We are working together with our communities to create an attractive, vibrant, and engaging place, with a...

Dunsbury Park is a new business gateway to the south and an award-winning business park next to junction 3 of the A3(M) on the London/Solent corridor. We’re creating thousands of new jobs at this unique, natural parkland site. It is one of the three designated tax sites in the Solent Freeport providing business rates relief for five years, 100 per...

Portsdown Technology Park is a Centre of Excellence in Maritime Mission Systems and hope to attract occupiers across the Maritime, Technology, Security and Defence sectors, offering opportunities to work alongside QinetiQ and their partners in this outstanding environment. The Innovation and Collaboration Hub is a high quality four storey office building attached to the new Naval Maritime Systems Centre, situated...

This iconic building stitches communities back together by  bringing vital health, youth, community, sports and housing office facilities into a landmark structure spanning a dual carriageway. £10.8m build cost. 'Very Good' BREEAM sustainability rating. Portsmouth Society's Best Building in Portsmouth award winner.

Lakeside North Harbour is an award-winning south coast business campus set in 130-acre landscaped grounds. Owned by Portsmouth City Council since August 2019, it is home to 55 companies including world class brands and vibrant SMEs. It is the region's leading office complex and gives the council ownership 60,000 sqm of grade A office space and a data centre in...

South East Hampshire Rapid Transit aims to transform the way people travel between Portsmouth and surrounding towns. By enhancing existing public transport services through new and improved bus priority routes, South East Hampshire Rapid Transit will make travelling by bus a more attractive option. Find out more...