Scheme for former gas works site in Southampton gets approval

A residential scheme on a former gasworks site near St Mary’s in Southampton, Hampshire, has received the go-ahead.

The plan from Hawkstone Properties to build 384 build-to-rent flats at Britannia road was submitted in 2022, it was reported.

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The private development firm's founder and chairman Phil Noott reportedly said the vision for the scheme was that it contributed to the "sustainability and prosperity" of the area, which is near the football stadium.

"We have spent the past four years collaborating with Southampton City Council and our consultants on the development of this landmark residential Scheme on the former Britannia Road gasworks site," he was quoted as saying

"The distinctive scheme, which will form the Northern Gateway to the Itchen Riverside and City’ has been designed to echo its industrial past in both its architectural and landscape design.”