Construction of a major new housing development in Worthing town centre is set to get underway this month.
Worthing Council say Housebuilder Roffey Homes has exchanged contracts to buy land at Union Place, allowing work to begin on a 216-home scheme known as Union Gardens.
The site runs from the High Street to the Connaught Cinema and will feature sustainable flats, green space and on-site parking.
Union Place was identified in the Worthing Local Plan as a key site for delivering new homes in the borough, and we consider that by handing over sole control to Roffey Homes the redevelopment can progress much faster.
Planning permission for Union Gardens was granted in March 2024 and Roffey Homes is anticipating it will complete construction at the end of 2029/30.
Union Gardens image - CREDIT: adur-worthing.gov.uk
The small High Street surface car park opposite Waitrose forms part of the sale and will close immediately. The Union Place NCP car park is also part of the sale, but will remain open until early March. Roffey aims to open a new 236 space public car park, with 146 spaces available for public use, as part of the Union Gardens project in summer 2028.
Union Gardens image - CREDIT: adur-worthing.gov.uk
Cllr Rita Garner, Worthing's deputy leader and cabinet member for regeneration, said:
“We are extremely pleased to get to this point. It is great that these complex negotiations are finalised. Once complete Union Gardens will create a vibrant new community that will breathe new life into this corner of the town centre.”
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