Bognor Regis Esplanade Public Realm Improvements

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The public realm works along Bognor Regis Esplanade are part of the wider Arun Growth Programme, which is the mechanism for delivering Arun Growth Deal. The Growth Deal was signed in 2018, as a joint, five-year commitment between Arun District Council (ADC) and West Sussex County Council (WSCC). The councils work together to decide priorities for the area and pool resources to deliver sustainable economic growth in the area. The deal provides opportunities to attract funding, build new homes and infrastructure, and generate employment.

The Growth Deal will be refreshed during 2024 to ensure it continues to best serve population needs in Arun. It is important to note that live projects from the initial growth deal, including this project, will continue until completion.

The Esplanade public realm improvements, which extends from Lennox Street to Clarence Road, will deliver:

  • Improved pedestrian and disabled access between the Esplanade and the seafront, including an additional crossing facility on the west side of the project
  • A walkway between parked cars and the sea wall
  • A decrease to the speed limit to 20mph and new traffic calming features to improve safety
  • Increased number of plants
  • Additional seating and litter bin.

On the 23rd May 2024, WSCC published a Key Decision approving detailed design and the commencement of the procurement process, and allocating £1.369 million of capital funds to the project's delivery. Please click the link (opens in a new tab) to view the Key Decision. Landbuild Ltd have now been appointed as the contractor for these works which was also published in a Key Decision (opens in a new tab). To read more about the works in our press release, please click the link (opens in a new tab). The works are commenced on 4th November 2024 and are due to complete in early April 2025.

These works are a fundamental part of the town’s seafront regeneration plans to create an exciting and vibrant visitor destination. The wider vision for this area includes the adjacent Place St Maur (opens in a new tab) completed project and the renovation of Alexander Theatre (opens in a new tab), Bognor Regis Arcade regeneration (opens in a new tab), the future development of the former Brewers Fayre site and the future Premier Inn (opens in a new tab). A visual of the wider seafront regeneration is available at the bottom right hand side of your screen.

Outline of Plans

The image below shows three focus areas from the scheme - each box outlined has a respective artist impression below. For context, a before and after image has been provided of each view point.

Overview:

Birds eye view drawing of the plans with three boxes outlined for each viewpoint.


Location 1:

Illustration of a raised crossing on the Western End of the Esplanade.
A raised crossing will be introduced to slow traffic and rain gardens will be introduced to improve drainage.
 Location 2:Illustration of the central crossing on the Esplanade. The highway is bordered by plants and the crossing is traffic lit.
Rain gardens will be introduced to improve drainage and a footway will be introduced between cars parking on the south side of the road and the sea wall to improve pedestrian safety.

Illustration of a closer view of the central crossing on the Esplanade.
The highway speed has been reduced to 20mph to improve pedestrian safety.
Location 3:


Illustration of the crossing at the Eastern End of the Esplanade. There will be additional planting beds on either side of the carriageway.
More rain gardens will be introduced to improve drainage and the highway will be resurfaced across the whole project.


Weekly Updates from Landbuild

Last updated 16th December 2024

Thank you for your patience during the works - traffic is currently operating under two-way traffic lights between Lennox Street and the Regis Centre.

The pedestrian crossing to the Promenade from the Regis Centre is closed. The next controlled crossing is 200m east by Clarence Road.


Last Week:
Promenade Bar

New crossing point remains closed.
Western end

Excavations for the new rain gardens and the table top crossing.

Regis Centre

Crossing point remains closed.

Western End

Excavations for the new rain gardens and removal of existing wing walls.

New foundations for retaining walls installed.


Next Week:

Kerbs for crossing points and work to rain garden drainage and soils continues.

Pedestrian signal crossing installation begins.


Alternate formats and accessibility

If you require any of the information for this project in an alternative format, please contact us on 01243 777100 or email WestSussexOPE@westsussex.gov.uk. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01243 777100.

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.

This webpage responds slowly - please wait for this webpage to load before scrolling.

The public realm works along Bognor Regis Esplanade are part of the wider Arun Growth Programme, which is the mechanism for delivering Arun Growth Deal. The Growth Deal was signed in 2018, as a joint, five-year commitment between Arun District Council (ADC) and West Sussex County Council (WSCC). The councils work together to decide priorities for the area and pool resources to deliver sustainable economic growth in the area. The deal provides opportunities to attract funding, build new homes and infrastructure, and generate employment.

The Growth Deal will be refreshed during 2024 to ensure it continues to best serve population needs in Arun. It is important to note that live projects from the initial growth deal, including this project, will continue until completion.

The Esplanade public realm improvements, which extends from Lennox Street to Clarence Road, will deliver:

  • Improved pedestrian and disabled access between the Esplanade and the seafront, including an additional crossing facility on the west side of the project
  • A walkway between parked cars and the sea wall
  • A decrease to the speed limit to 20mph and new traffic calming features to improve safety
  • Increased number of plants
  • Additional seating and litter bin.

On the 23rd May 2024, WSCC published a Key Decision approving detailed design and the commencement of the procurement process, and allocating £1.369 million of capital funds to the project's delivery. Please click the link (opens in a new tab) to view the Key Decision. Landbuild Ltd have now been appointed as the contractor for these works which was also published in a Key Decision (opens in a new tab). To read more about the works in our press release, please click the link (opens in a new tab). The works are commenced on 4th November 2024 and are due to complete in early April 2025.

These works are a fundamental part of the town’s seafront regeneration plans to create an exciting and vibrant visitor destination. The wider vision for this area includes the adjacent Place St Maur (opens in a new tab) completed project and the renovation of Alexander Theatre (opens in a new tab), Bognor Regis Arcade regeneration (opens in a new tab), the future development of the former Brewers Fayre site and the future Premier Inn (opens in a new tab). A visual of the wider seafront regeneration is available at the bottom right hand side of your screen.

Outline of Plans

The image below shows three focus areas from the scheme - each box outlined has a respective artist impression below. For context, a before and after image has been provided of each view point.

Overview:

Birds eye view drawing of the plans with three boxes outlined for each viewpoint.


Location 1:

Illustration of a raised crossing on the Western End of the Esplanade.
A raised crossing will be introduced to slow traffic and rain gardens will be introduced to improve drainage.
 Location 2:Illustration of the central crossing on the Esplanade. The highway is bordered by plants and the crossing is traffic lit.
Rain gardens will be introduced to improve drainage and a footway will be introduced between cars parking on the south side of the road and the sea wall to improve pedestrian safety.

Illustration of a closer view of the central crossing on the Esplanade.
The highway speed has been reduced to 20mph to improve pedestrian safety.
Location 3:


Illustration of the crossing at the Eastern End of the Esplanade. There will be additional planting beds on either side of the carriageway.
More rain gardens will be introduced to improve drainage and the highway will be resurfaced across the whole project.


Weekly Updates from Landbuild

Last updated 16th December 2024

Thank you for your patience during the works - traffic is currently operating under two-way traffic lights between Lennox Street and the Regis Centre.

The pedestrian crossing to the Promenade from the Regis Centre is closed. The next controlled crossing is 200m east by Clarence Road.


Last Week:
Promenade Bar

New crossing point remains closed.
Western end

Excavations for the new rain gardens and the table top crossing.

Regis Centre

Crossing point remains closed.

Western End

Excavations for the new rain gardens and removal of existing wing walls.

New foundations for retaining walls installed.


Next Week:

Kerbs for crossing points and work to rain garden drainage and soils continues.

Pedestrian signal crossing installation begins.


Alternate formats and accessibility

If you require any of the information for this project in an alternative format, please contact us on 01243 777100 or email WestSussexOPE@westsussex.gov.uk. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01243 777100.

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.

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  • Share Where are people going to park? 28 spaces gone in the Regis Centre Car Park and lots of spaces going along the Esplanade. Who’s going to look after all the new plant beds? on Facebook Share Where are people going to park? 28 spaces gone in the Regis Centre Car Park and lots of spaces going along the Esplanade. Who’s going to look after all the new plant beds? on Twitter Share Where are people going to park? 28 spaces gone in the Regis Centre Car Park and lots of spaces going along the Esplanade. Who’s going to look after all the new plant beds? on Linkedin Email Where are people going to park? 28 spaces gone in the Regis Centre Car Park and lots of spaces going along the Esplanade. Who’s going to look after all the new plant beds? link

    Where are people going to park? 28 spaces gone in the Regis Centre Car Park and lots of spaces going along the Esplanade. Who’s going to look after all the new plant beds?

    PD Penfold asked about 2 months ago

    Good afternoon,

    Thank you for your query.

    Overall, there will be a net reduction of 19 parking spaces in order to establish improved pedestrian safety. Arun District Council (ADC) are in the process of reviewing utilisation of their off street car parks across the town, with indications that the net loss in parking along the Esplanade can be managed by off street parking availability. The Regis Centre car park is owned by ADC so for any queries regarding this car park, please contact ADC directly.

    Plans do include improvements to the remaining parking spaces. For example, the parking bays on the Southern side of the road will be able to use a new pavement between the parking bays and the sea wall to avoid stepping out into the road. There will also be the addition of six new electric vehicle charging points.

    With regards to the maintenance of the new rain gardens, West Sussex County Council are responsible for the maintenance up to one year following construction. At this point, ADC will assume maintenance responsibility. The planting has been carefully designed to ensure survival in the adverse weather conditions of wind, saline atmosphere, wet and dry, along the seafront.

    Kind regards,

    Growth and One Public Estate Team

    West Sussex County Council


Page last updated: 16 Dec 2024, 11:49 AM