Hotel and apartment development drawings

MDL Marinas has advised us that the main surface car park at Ocean Village (between the Admiral’s Quay development and the Harbour Lights Picturehouse) will be closed for a period of 3-4 weeks commencing 11th November 2013.  The closure will allow the initial site investigations for the Southampton Harbour Hotel development to take place.

We are pleased to advise that MDL has now entered into an Agreement for Lease with Southampton Harbour Hotel Ltd for the site of the hotel and adjacent mixed use scheme with a view to the development commencing in 2014. [...] Prior to Southampton Harbour Hotel Ltd taking possession of the site and proceeding with the development they require to undertake a range of site investigations, which will enable them to finalise the detailed structural design of the development.
— Release from MDL Marinas

MDL expect to provide us with more detail on the proposed construction and timeline for the development towards the end of 2013 or early 2014. If you have any enquiries, please contact the MDL Helpdesk on 0845 600 1813.

Alternative Parking Arrangements

• Alternative parking is available in the multi-storey Ocean Car Park on Ocean Way (by Neptune Way) which is charged at the same tariff as the surface car park.
• If you are an existing car park permit holder and normally park in the surface car park, please contact the Marina Office in person (or by email at: d.burns@mdlmarinas.co.uk) who will be happy to issue you with a temporary access ticket to the multi-storey car park.

Earlier news on the Harbour Hotel development

• Construction to begin on new 5-star hotel at Ocean Village (9th April 2015)
• Work to begin on Harbour Hotel at Ocean Village this July? (29th March 2014)
• Initial site investigations for Harbour Hotel development (6th November 2013)
• Ocean Village Hotel and Flats Approved (22nd April 2012)
• Planning Update on Ocean Village Hotel (22nd March 2012)
• New Planning Permission Sought for Hotel, Flats & More (23rd January 2012)
• £25m Ocean Village Hotel Announced (7th December 2011)
• Planning Application Time Extension for Promontory Hotel (5th May 2011)
• Planning Application for Ocean Village Hotel (17th January 2011)

Photo © homer—-simpson via Flickr

Multiple corroborating sources indicate that ABP is extremely close to commencing work on a new multi-storey car park in the Eastern Docks for storing import/export cars in transit.  Although a number of these structures already exist elsewhere in the docks, this will be the first multi-storey compound of this type being built in very close proximity to some residential properties in Ocean Village.  ABP have apparently stated that it will be of a comparable height to similar structures in the area, which would suggest that it will be four storeys high.

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Roadworks on Ocean Way

A word of caution for drivers that use Ocean Way. Roadworks started today to raise the manholes and drain gulleys ahead of a road resurfacing which will apparently take place next week. At the moment, manhole covers are up on the stretch of Ocean Way from the Ocean Car Park, past OVIC and Splash (Sapphire Court) towards Atlantic Close and Pacific Close. So please drive carefully to avoid damage to your car and be aware that there will be both open and raised manholes until the works have finished.

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Numerous new signs have gone up around Ocean Village in the last week as MDL looks to reinvigorate it’s efforts to enforce parking restrictions. As part of this exercise the contract for enforcement has been passed on to the Legion Group.

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