We Said We Would

Lead Partner

What We Did (to January 2007)

Increase the number of new businesses

in the borough by 100, by 2008, through:

• maintaining and supporting Broadmarsh Business and Innovation Centre and The Brambles Enterprise Centre
• developing the Council’s former Depot site

Havant Borough Council

• Penner Road - 15 new businesses established (including Scottish & Southern Energy, replacing Autoliv Ltd)
• Furuno TechnoCentre also now proceeding (following completion of the Harts Farm Way “Teardrop Junction”)
• Solent Retail Park (Redevelopment of Solent Road) (under development) - by Hargreaves plc
• Central Retail Park (formerly Potash Terrace) (under development) - by Seaward Developments – Wickes “Superstore”
• Council Depot Site (under development via Dwyer plc) (now ready for development and being marketed as Site Four)

Increase expansion space for growing businesses by 5-10% by 2008

Havant Borough Council

• New units at former Procter & Gamble Site, Fulflood Road (under development) - by Dwyer plc
• Larchwood Business Park (north of ASDA WalMart) (completed) by Highglade Property Ltd)
• New Units at Endeavour Business Park, Penner Road (now completed and occupied/ready for occupation)
• BAe Systems Waterlooville, Technology Park (conversion to sub-let under-utilised space)
• De La Rue Offices – protected/regenerated (Business Enterprise Centre) – by Seawards.

Ensure that a fair and reasonable proportion of funding from the Area Investment Framework is directed towards Havant

• Total SE Hampshire allocation:

           £5.283 million

• Havant allocation: £1.462 million

• Total SE Hampshire allocation 20 Projects
• Havant-based allocation 7 Projects.