Shoreham Harbour Regeneration
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK · 2019–2032 (Joint Area Action Plan adopted 2019, strategy up to 2032) · Multi-million pound investment (e.g., £300,000 grant for climate change/biodiversity, significant private investment in housing and commercial space)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) provides a comprehensive strategic framework for long-term regeneration, involving multiple local authorities. - Focus on sustainable development, including climate change and biodiversity projects, supported by grants. - The regeneration aims to create a new riverside walk and cycleway, improving public access to the waterfront and enhancing public realm. - The project highlights the complexities of redeveloping brownfield sites in coastal areas, balancing economic development with environmental protection and community needs.
Key engineering challenges
Transforming a former industrial harbour into a vibrant mixed-use waterfront destination. - Managing flood risk and limited potential for flood storage within the defended coastline. - Integrating new residential and commercial developments with existing port operations. - Addressing infrastructure challenges (e.g., transport, utilities) for a significant increase in population and activity.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Adur & Worthing Councils, Brighton & Hove City Council, West Sussex County Council (Joint Area Action Plan partners), Shoreham Port, Southern Housing (for Free Wharf project)
- Lead contractor
- HG Construction (for Free Wharf Phase 2), various other contractors for individual developments
- Lead designers
- HGP Architects (for some contemporary designs), various other designers for individual developments
- Project type
- regeneration | new build
- Scale
- 1,400 riverside homes; 16,000m² new employment generating floor-space; new riverside walk and cycleway; plaza
- Disciplines
- Civil; Structural; Marine; Urban Planning; Environmental; Architectural; Landscape Architecture
- Standards & frameworks
- Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP), UK planning regulations, environmental protection legislation.
Sources: Adur & Worthing Councils: Shoreham Harbour Regeneration (https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/shoreham-harbour-regeneration/) - Brighton & Hove City Council: Shoreham Harbour Regeneration (https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/shoreham-harbour-regeneration) - West Sussex County Council: Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan (https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/about-the-council/policies-and-reports/environment-planning-and-waste-policy-and-reports/minerals-and-waste-policy/shoreham-harbour-joint-area-action-plan/) - First Time Buyer Magazine: Shoreham Harbour’s regeneration begins with stylish and affordable homes at Wharf Twenty One (https://www.firsttimebuyermag.com/shoreham-harbours-regeneration-begins-with-stylish-and-affordable-homes-at-wharf-twenty-one-from-just-906-per-month/) - Housing Digital: Waterfront regeneration to offer 100% “affordable” homes (https://housingdigital.co.uk/waterfront-regeneration-to-offer-100-affordable-homes/)