Sovereign Harbour Retail Park - Proposal Radical Change

Sovereign Harbour Retail Park was previously known as The Crumbles.


Built about 15 years ago and originate as an out of town Shopping Park to complement ASDA Supermarket who own the land on the otherside.


To mark the two sides, a road, the main thoroughfare leading from the Petrol Station to both ASDA and the Retail Park mark the boundary line.


 PRUPIM ( the Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd ) who will be delivering the project of upgrading the Retail Park on behalf of the site owners - The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd.


The Plan in progress is for the area previously occupied by Fitness First Building will be put as proposal to demolish the present building and to replace it with...


**  New Restaurants and shops
**  A state of the art 9 screen cinema
**  Modernise frontaages for existing retailers
**  An improved pedestrian link between the retail park and the adjoining residential community
**  Additional parking spaces with improved car park layout
**  Proposed bus link through the Park linking Atlantic and Pacific Drive with Harbour Quay.


It is planned to rebrand the name of Sovereign Harbour Retail Park to give a new name... Sovereign Central to mark the regeneration of the area.


However, whoever thought of the name Sovereign Central did not realise that we already have similar name in use localy... Sovereign Centre which located within Sovereign Park, just outside Sovereign Harbour.


In my opinion, the name should be " Sovereign Harbour Central " to reflect its central position within Sovereign Harbour.


We already have Sovereign Harbour North and Sovereign Harbour South.


Lets be clear - Sovereign Harbour Retail Park is not part of the land owned by Carillion Plc the landowners of Sovereign Harbour.


For that reason, I can only propose that PRUPIM should look at including a Community Hall ( Not a Community Centre ) to be built on land behind the present cinema site.


Sovereign Harbour Community is so short of places we can hire for activities and the only hall available within Sovereign Harbour is at the Yacht Club where they charge £200 per hour.


Sometimes, Sovereign Harbour activities take place at the Haven School in the South Harbour but the school is very stretched.


I wish PRUPIM well in there New Plan and thank them for listening to the local residents.


Sam Sweiry in North Harbour