Fraser Range, Eastney
134 homes. Resolution to grant. Eastney: former naval site with historic buildings.
1 · What is planned
Homes and stage
Apartments, townhouses and conversion of historic buildings. The 2024 proposal comprised 116 flats, 18 houses and 196 parking spaces (BBC).
Where it stands: Invest Portsmouth and a January 2025 statement of common ground describe a resolution to grant, with the Section 106 agreement being finalised. A Vail Williams case study and the BBC describe it as approved. Sources disagree; the issued decision notice and signed agreement need checking on the council register.
Planning (19/00420/FUL): Resolution to grant; Section 106 being finalised (Invest Portsmouth). Reference reported from the council register, which blocks scripted access.
2 · Can I buy?
First-time buyers
No first-time buyer scheme verified.
Affordable and social homes
The 2024 proposal included no affordable housing; the planning agent cited more than £18.5 million of infrastructure and related costs (about £13m sea defences, £2.6m coastal walkway, £2.65m Community Infrastructure Levy). Those were figures presented at the time, not audited spend.
A viability trade-off reported in 2024.
3 · Who is involved
Developer, builder and land
- Developer
- Investin Plc (landowner, per Invest Portsmouth)
- Builder
- Not confirmed
- Who sells or lets
- Not confirmed
- Land
- Investin Plc identified as landowner. Reported
Public money: No public land receipt or grant found. Not found
4 · Roads, schools and doctors
What comes with the homes
“Proposed” means part of the scheme or application. “Not found” means no secured obligation could be verified, not that none exists.
- Sea defences proposed New sea defences and a coastal walkway are part of the proposal.
- Schools Not found No school, SEND or healthcare contribution established.
- SEND places Not found Not verified.
- GP and health Not found Not verified.
- Parking proposed 196 parking spaces proposed in 2024.
5 · Energy
Heating and solar
No final solar, heating or Future Homes Standard specification found; heritage conversion and new build may differ.
The Future Homes Standard regulations are due to come into force on 24 March 2027 with transitional arrangements; whether they apply to a building depends on its building-control application and commencement dates. Solar panels, heat pumps or an A-rated certificate do not by themselves show compliance, and compliance does not require a heat pump in every flat.
Evidence
What each statement rests on
- Reported 134 homes proposed, including apartments, townhouses and conversions. Invest Portsmouth ↗
- Reported 116 flats, 18 houses, 196 parking spaces; no affordable housing; £18.5m of infrastructure costs cited. BBC News ↗
- Reported A viability assessment found affordable housing not viable and the council agreed; the scheme includes new sea defences, a coastal walkway and restoration of buildings of merit. Vail Williams ↗, Portsmouth City Council and Pearce Planning ↗
- Fraser Range ↗ Invest Portsmouth, cited in the research of 10 November 2026
- Fraser Range, Eastney (30 May 2024) ↗ BBC News, cited in the research of 10 November 2026
- Investin Plc, Fraser Range (case study) ↗ Vail Williams, cited in the research of 10 November 2026
- Statement of common ground, Fraser Range (January 2025) ↗ Portsmouth City Council and Pearce Planning, cited in the research of 10 November 2026
Still missing
- Issued decision notice and signed Section 106.
- Builder, sales agent and start date.
- School, SEND and GP obligations.