Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne

We developed the Sovereign Harbour Innovation Park on a 5.5 acre site three miles from Eastbourne town centre, within five minutes’ walk of the waterside cafes, restaurants, bars and boutiques of northern Europe’s largest marina complex.

We designed the Innovation Park to provide high-quality premises and sites to enable companies to expand and generate jobs, providing an economic boost to this part of the county.

The scheme included Pacific House (pictured), a contemporary, 25,235 sq ft, low-energy business centre – capable of supporting up to 299 jobs – which we completed in July 2015.

Pacific House attracted a wide range of small, medium and large companies and became a thriving business centre that reached 95% occupancy.

We built a site road and installed services to make additional sites available on the Innovation Park which can accommodate a considerable amount of further floorspace.

We also built the Soverign Harbour Community Centre there for Eastbourne Borough Council.

This 7,800 sq ft building features three multi-use rooms, with kitchen facilities, capable of accommodating up to 325 people. It hosts a range of community events and played a vital role as an NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre for two years during the pandemic.

Transfer of ownership: In September 2024, we transferred ownership of the Sovereign Harbour Innovation Park, including Pacific House, to Eastbourne Borough Council and East Sussex County Council in line with the funding agreement for its development.