Green light given to transformation of former Warsash Maritime Academy site
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Green light given to transformation of former Warsash Maritime Academy site

Published on 26 September 2023

Together with our client, Metis Homes, JTP is thrilled to have secured planning approval from Fareham Borough Council for 117 homes on the former Warsash Maritime Academy site in Southampton.

Currently owned by Solent University, Southampton (SUS), the site will be transformed with a residential proposal that will sensitively integrate into the campus setting and enhance both the built and natural environment within the site.

The project will deliver 73 new homes in a range of housing options from one bedroom apartments to five bedroom family homes, alongside 44 apartments for retirement accommodation. The proposal includes the retention and sympathetic conversion of two of the existing buildings on site which are both Grade II listed – the former cadets’ residence known as Shackleton and the former refectory known as Moyana – will be utilised to deliver a collection of these new homes.

A campus character is established by the formality of the site layout, which incorporates a rectilinear parade square and grid road structure. This is further emphasised by the linear building forms within the centre of the site with smaller detached buildings proposed on the eastern edge to provide a natural transition to the more suburban character on the eastern side of Newtown Road.

The topography of the site has been utilised to soften the eastern edge of the masterplan and maximise views across the neighbouring green infrastructure towards the River Hamble. A new pocket green and meadow green further improves the landscaping and retains the relationship to the open space.

The project has undergone extensive consultation with the Fareham Borough Council, and featured public consultation events where residents and stakeholders were given the opportunity to give their feedback regarding the proposals at all stages of the public consultation.

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This planning approval is the result of four years of hard work from our client and consultant teams working with the community and Solent University, Southampton to deliver a community that will seamlessly integrate into the landscape and surroundings. The opportunity to retain and embrace the Grade II listed buildings within our designs is an extremely special achievement, and we look forward to seeing the transformation be delivered.
Dominic Chapman, Partner at JTP