Centenary Quay SEEDA application

SEEDA 2008 DETAILED PLANNING APPLICATION FOR PART OF THE MARINE EMPLOYMENT QUARTER, CENTENARY QUAY, WOOLSTON

Application No 08/00629/FUL

Redevelopment of the site to provide industrial buildings (Class B2) with ancillary office accommodation, storage, access and parking to serve a super yachts manufacturer (total floor space of 20,240 square metres) and associated works including new marine structures (Environmental Impact Assessment Development).

This application is submitted as a full detailed planning application. The application is supported by various technical documents available on the right hand side of this page.

The Site

The application site forms part of the Marine Employment Quarter proposals of the Crest 2008 application, but excludes the Multi-Storey Car Park and two buildings (Office Building L and Boat Production Building P3) on the river edge. The access road to the site has been slightly enlarged from that proposed in the Crest 2008 application/masterplan to allow for stacking at the security gates and free flow into the future multi-storey car park. This has resulted in a slight variation to the footprint of Building P3 and a slight loss of floorspace should it be developed as a boat production facility (764m2). However, the proposals clearly illustrate that the application does not prejudice in any way the development of the remaining parts of the outline application/masterplan.

The site has been intensively used for industrial purposes for over 100 years, predominantly associated with the construction and maintenance of naval and civilian ships, and was more latterly occupied by the Vosper Thornycroft Shipyard, which it is believed provided jobs for approximately 900 people (Southampton City Council) and which closed in March 2004 following relocation of operations to Vosper Thornycroft’s other site in Portsmouth and as a result the site is currently vacant.

The site has been cleared of all buildings associated with the previous use of the site, with the exception of a large, white industrial building known as the FOTC building and the Admin block and gatehouse adjacent to Victoria Road.