As part of Havant Borough Council's ambitious plans to regenerate the heart of Havant town centre, a company has been sourced to demolish Bulbeck Road car park, opening up the site to exciting development opportunities.
Following a tendering process, Hughes & Salvidge of Portsmouth have been secured for the demolitions work. Highly experienced and established in 1964, they have considerable knowledge of such works, and undertaking them in a considerate manner to minimise nuisance and disturbance.
The Bulbeck Road car park is an under-used resource that doesn't make best use of its town centre location. Works on the demolition of the site are currently being finalised but will commence this year. To support the project, £1.65 million of grant funding was secured from the Department for Levelling Up & Communities and its Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 in November 2022.
An extensive recycling regime will be followed with the demolition of the car park. Elements include recycling 100% of recovered metal and the segregation of plastics, polystyrene, glass, fibreglass and plasterboard for recycling where appropriate. Concrete, bricks and masonry from the site will be crushed and compacted on site to backfill on site, with surplus material being taken for re-use elsewhere.
With the site clear, the development opportunities are unlocked for the town centre site. Previous research has highlighted the practical use of the site for housing; indicative modelling has proved the site capable of providing 91 high quality town centre flats.
Councillor Tim Pike - Cabinet Lead for Levelling-Up - said "Having successfully secured government funding for this important project, I'm delighted to see the progress made towards the demolition of Bulbeck Road car park. This is an important stage in maximising usage of Havant town centre and unlocking some of its considerable potential. I look forward to seeing works progress and the options available for the future redevelopment of the site."
For more information on the Bulbeck Road car park site and the council's wider regeneration plans, visit www.havant.gov.uk/regeneration.