Sovereign Centros, the development manager for the project, unveiled its initial outline plans for the site in May 2020, with the now approved £250m regeneration set to include cinema, casino, leisure and wellbeing facilities; two 150-room hotels; 80 serviced hotel apartments as well as 650 new homes and new waterfront areas.

The finished scheme will be centred around high-quality public realm, linking a new urban quarter with the wider city, as well as improving connectivity with Southampton’s historic waterfront. It is set to be built across four phases, with Phase 1 commencing in 2022 with leisure facilities and a hotel. 

“There has never been a more important time to bring forward investment in our regional cities. Our plans seek to rejuvenate this strategic site by creating a mixed-use city centre destination that delivers one of the most significant redevelopments Southampton has seen in a long time. It will also help to ensure that the city can emerge in a strong post-pandemic position and in time act as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of the Mayflower Quarter,” said John Marsh, director at Sovereign Centros.