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 opportunity...

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 scheme is the largest seafront coastal defence project in the UK Find out more   

As part of our £1bn+ city centre regeneration programme, we will be delivering an ambitious and sustainable development at the northern aspect of Portsmouth's city centre. The exciting creation of an urban park will act as a multi-functional green space, connecting communities, prioritising greener travel, and supporting the local economy. It will also provide a more biodiverse, safe, and spacious...

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. Dunsbury is already home to the global headquarters of outdoor lifestyle clothing brand Fat Face, BioPure international manufacturer of biopharmaceuticals, logistics...

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.

Set in stunning 130-acre landscaped grounds, Lakeside is home to world-class brands and vibrant SMEs located in superb, flexible grade A office space. With more than 100 companies, and nearly 4,000 jobs, on one campus; Portsmouth City Council bought this first class facility in 2019 for £138m as part of one of the UK’s most ambitious local government-funded property investment...

South East Hampshire Rapid Transit is a brand new travel system - and it's coming to the area soon...   Centred on a network of direct bus-priority routes, rapid transit aims to improve reliability and make it easier and quicker for people to travel in the area via public transport. Interchanging with local bus, train and waterborne services, rapid transit...