Watermark WestQuay

Southampton, Hampshire

Expansion of existing WestQuay Shopping Centre and mixed-use town centre development to include 30 storey residential tower, cinema, hotel, leisure uses and public plaza.

Location: Southampton, Hampshire
Status: Ongoing
Size: Retail Anchor: 34,700 sq m (373,500 sq ft)
Hotel: 5,600 sq m (60278 sq ft) Cinema: 7,800 sq m (83959 sq ft)
Residential: 17,900 sq m (192674 sq ft)
Car Parking Spaces: 240 - 350, Site Area: 3.93 ha
Residential Density: 1,167 - 2,008 dwellings per hectare
Scale: Quarter

Our role was to provide as much flexibility as possible in uncertain times. We had to persuade the initially resistant local authority and English Heritage that our proposed outline masterplan approach was appropriate.

We led the consultant team for the application. The role involved the preparation and overall co-ordination of the ES, the Planning & Retail Statement and close liaison with the scheme architect (FOA) on the Parameter Plans, Design Principles Documents and the Design & Access Statement.

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