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English Partnerships seeks development partner for flagship Roussillon Barracks site

Following its purchase of Roussillon Barracks in Chichester from the Ministry of Defence, national regeneration agency, English Partnerships has begun the process of seeking a development partner for the site.

The former home of the Military Police has been ear-marked for a new community as part of English Partnerships’ comprehensive national regeneration programme to return surplus public sector land to community use.

The development site consists of approximately 7 hectares (ha), of which up to 5ha has been allocated for development. The land sits adjacent to the former Graylingwell Hospital site which is currently being developed by English Partnerships in conjunction with Linden Homes and Downland.

As part of Chichester District Council’s North East Chichester Development Brief, Roussillon Barracks has been designated for residential development. The site is not within a conservation area nor does it contain any listed buildings.

David Edwards, English Partnerships Southern Regional Director said: “This is an outstanding site and a practical demonstration of the Government’s Housing Green Paper by unlocking more surplus land to meet housing needs. English Partnerships is creating the potential opportunity for more than one developer to work with us on this single site, to increase the choice and delivery of new homes. We will see how developers respond, and will be working closely with the local planning authority.

‘English Partnerships has agreed to create the opportunity for more than one developer to become a partner on selected sites such as this, as it may offer the potential for smaller developers, including housing associations, to develop part of the scheme, and help increase the choice and rate of development of new homes. All the new homes will have to meet English Partnerships’ Price and Quality Standards, and site disposals will be at market value.’

'We are now inviting expressions of interest from developers who share our vision and commitment to take this project forward.'

Roussillon Barracks is the second site English Partnerships has acquired in the South East from Defence Estates in support of the government’s growth agenda for the South. Roussillon Barracks joins the former Connaught Barracks in Dover in the vanguard of new development opportunities released through the surplus public sector land policy.

English Partnerships and Chichester District Council are preparing a detailed development brief for the site to be a design and sustainability blueprint for its future development. Plans are likely to include a range of community facilities to accompany the new housing stock. All homes built will conform to the highest design and environmental standards and are likely to meet a minimum requirement of Level 4 for the Code of Sustainable Homes. The density of residential development at the site will be between 40 and 60 units per hectare.

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