Portsmouth City Council has lodged initial plans for the UK’s first car free community at the £1.3bn Tipner West development on the south coast.
The council’s sustainable scheme proposes 4,000 homes, of which half will be flats and half houses. This includes 30% affordable housing, with half of this under the shared ownership tenure.
The Environment Impact Assessment scoping report submitted to the council includes an indicative mix of 700,000 sq ft of employment at the Tipner West Marine Quarter around the protected basin, with 366,000 sq ft of commercial space and workshops and 177,600 sq ft of offices and amenity.
There will also be 592,000 sq ft of employment space on Horsea Island East Marine Quarter, connected by the new Tipner Bridge, with a further 215,3000 sq ft of commercial and 107,600 sq ft of retail and F&B across the two sites.
Tipner West will incorporate a primary school, a 188,400 sq ft hotel and a health centre, with a marine training and education hub at Horsea Island East.
The council’s development of 145 acres on the peninsula has been heralded as the first car-free community, with green infrastructure and walkable spaces and a focus on sustainability.
As part of the consultation, the council’s public health team has also called for the scheme to address health inequality to support those with the worst health outcomes fastest. It said the scheme should be clean by design, reduce emissions and contribute to better air quality.
The city council has instructed Savills to manage the project, with Gensler working up plans and ECD Architects to deliver a 3D model of the development.
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