£300M Preston Barracks transformation takes shape in Brighton

A transformation is taking shape in Brighton, as plans for the regeneration of Preston Barracks – together with the University of Brighton’s Moulsecoomb Campus – are given the green light.

The £300M public private partnership project comes courtesy of the University and U+I, a specialist regeneration and property developer. Around 1,500 new jobs will be generated alongside hundreds of new homes, bolstering the Brighton economy by a further £500M over the next ten years.

For two decades or more Preston Barracks has lain derelict. Now, the site will reassert itself as a magnet for enterprise and international investment.

The proposals – authored by HASSELL, Studio Egret West, TP Bennett and Stride Treglown – include 369 new homes with affordable housing provision, while 1,338 purpose-built student bedrooms will be built to address a shortfall in the city. U+I will also provide a 50,000sq ft hub to foster start-up businesses and entrepreneurs.

“The Preston Barracks project is one of the largest and most ambitious regeneration projects to have been brought forward in Brighton for a number of years,” said Richard Upton, Deputy Chief Executive of U+I. “We will deliver world class, imaginative urban design, leaving a lasting legacy that befits such an inspirational City.”

Professor Debra Humphris, Vice Chancellor of the University of Brighton, added: “We are delighted that our plans have been approved. This partnership aims to deliver one of the most ambitious and transformational projects for the city in a neighbourhood where meaningful regeneration is long overdue.

“The scheme has the potential to have a huge positive impact both for the local community and wider city, as we look to deliver on our aspiration to create an inspiring place where people can live, work and learn together.”

It is thought work will begin next month with overall completion scheduled for August 2021.

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