Phase 1: Regeneration works

  • Autumn 2019 – public exhibitions held
  • Spring 2020 – design developed and plans submitted
  • Summer 2020 – planning permission granted
  • Autumn 2020 – detailed design completed, tendering begins
  • Spring 2021 – significant works underway, including new sea defences
  • Autumn 2021 – Duke's Mound works completed
  • Spring 2022 – boardwalk completed, with increased vegetated shingle habitat
  • Autumn 2022 – renovation of the Old Reading Room and Temple begins 
  • Spring 2023 – link road and bridge construction
  • Summer 2023 – Phase 1 complete 

Phase 2: Development brief

  • December 2022 – Committee Agreement to Principles of Phase 2 development brief
  • 2023 – produce a brief for developers to be agreed by Policy & Resources Committee  
  • 2023 – consultation with stakeholders and community on the draft brief 
  • December 2023 – take the final developers brief to Policy & Resources Committee for approval 
  • March 2024 – invite development partners to bid to develop the site 
  • October 2024 to February 2025 – appointment of a development partner and key contractual terms finalised and confirmed by Policy & Resources Committee