Follow the named plans, the money and the next decision. A funding announcement does not mean a project is finished.
10 reviewed projects. Dates below refer to the evidence used for each status.
Completed · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Portsmouth International Port — cruise and ferry terminal
The council-owned port’s terminal extension is complete. Its own website identifies £11.25m of Levelling Up funding.
City-wide · Portsmouth City Council (port is council-owned)
Latest evidence: The port’s current recent-projects page describes the completed terminal extension and its funding.
Next thing to check: None outstanding — operational
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: £11.25m. Evidence: Published. Funder: Levelling Up Fund Round 1.
What success would mean: Building delivered; passenger activity is reported separately and cannot all be attributed to the extension.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
In progress · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Linear Park and Hilsea Lido
Hilsea Lido has reopened. The wider Linear Park programme and coastal work must not be treated as the same completed project.
Portsmouth North · Portsmouth City Council
Latest evidence: The council’s current Hilsea Lines page says the restored lido is operated by the team behind Sea Lanes Brighton.
Next thing to check: Completion of the wider linear park beyond the Lido itself
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: The council’s winter 2025 magazine states £7.6m for the lido renovation. The retained capital reconstruction gives £7.75m for the wider Linear Park grant line; these are different scopes.
What success would mean: Lido reopening is evidenced; wider programme completion and participation benefits are not established by that fact.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
In progress · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Hilsea Lines moat restoration and sea defences
The fifth North Portsea coastal phase includes 1.3 km of defences at Hilsea Lines. It is separate from the lido renovation.
Portsmouth North · Coastal Partners with the Environment Agency and Portsmouth City Council
Latest evidence: The council’s Hilsea Lines page says sea-defence work continues until the end of 2026.
Next thing to check: Published completion evidence for the final phase; end-2026 remains the published schedule.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: Not published as a single figure. Evidence: Published. Funder: North Portsea Coastal Scheme Phase 5 — Environment Agency and Coastal Partners.
What success would mean: The council states the wider scheme will protect over 4,000 homes and nearly 500 businesses; this is the intended protection scope, not a measured flood-loss total.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
Local area connection
No defensible current ward association established in this review.
The defence route crosses north-island locations. The Hilsea place-name is not proof that its full route lies in Hilsea ward.
Council: Hilsea Lines, reopened lido and coastal works ↗ · checked 2026-10-17
In progress · evidence dated 2026-09-15
Southsea Coastal Scheme
The largest local authority-led flood defence scheme in England, protecting around 10,000 homes and businesses. Rebuilding the seafront public realm as it goes, which is why it also appears in regeneration discussion.
Portsmouth South · Coastal Partners / Portsmouth City Council
Latest evidence: Retained project review of 15 September 2026. Not published as a running total spent where published.
Next thing to check: Successive frontage phases through to completion
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: See scheme site. Evidence: Published. Funder: Environment Agency flood defence grant in aid, with partnership funding.
What success would mean: A completed stage does not establish the size of the resulting benefit; no new outcome total is inferred.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
- Southsea Coastal Scheme ↗ · checked 2026-09-15
Retained project confidence: Published; funder: Environment Agency flood defence grant in aid, with partnership funding. Primary source: Coastal Partners, the local-authority coastal partnership, or its scheme website.
Local area connection
No defensible current ward association established in this review.
A multi-frontage scheme needs a verified route overlay; Portsmouth South is a constituency, not a ward.
Southsea Coastal Scheme ↗ · checked 2026-09-15
Proposed · evidence dated 2026-10-17
City Centre North — former Tricorn and Sainsbury’s sites
October 2026 examination evidence identifies application 22/01243/CS3 for phased development of up to 2,300 homes and non-residential space. The application’s decision and delivery must be checked separately.
Portsmouth South · Portsmouth City Council (landowner and planning authority)
Latest evidence: Council examination library lists PCC41 City Centre North Masterplan, October 2026.
Next thing to check: Check the published decision and conditions for application 22/01243/CS3, then the funded delivery stages. A masterplan is not a construction start.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: At least £16.1m of land assembly. Evidence: Published. Funder: Portsmouth City Council capital — land assembly. A development partner is still required for the scheme itself.
What success would mean: No completed housing or employment outcome is claimed for this allocation.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
Proposed · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Tipner West
Tipner West is a proposed housing and marine-employment location in the plan under examination. Delivery must address environmental and infrastructure constraints.
Portsmouth North · Portsmouth City Council
Latest evidence: The current examination library includes September bridge feasibility and habitat-risk material; the October hearing programme remains part of plan examination.
Next thing to check: Examination conclusions and project-specific planning, environmental and funding decisions.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: No public funding committed. Evidence: Published. Funder: To be determined.
What success would mean: An allocation is not consent, funding or completed homes/jobs.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
Completed · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Sea Change shore power
Ships at the three busiest berths can connect to shore electricity and turn off engines while berthed.
Portsmouth International Port · Portsmouth International Port and its project partners
Latest evidence: The council-owned port describes the project as live and working and publishes a September 2026 white paper.
Next thing to check: Publish actual connected calls, electricity use and emissions results.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: Government-funded demonstration project; no project-specific total reverified in this review.
What success would mean: Operational system evidenced. The forecast of over 20,000 tonnes of carbon savings annually from 2027 remains a forecast.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
- Council-owned port: Sea Change shore power ↗ · checked 2026-10-17
Primary source: council-owned Portsmouth International Port, the project operator. Page says the project is live. More than 20,000 tonnes CO2e saved annually from 2027 remains a forecast, not measured benefit.
In progress · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Bransbury Park leisure and healthcare hub
A new centre combines swimming, gym and fitness space with a proposed GP surgery and a replacement play area.
Bransbury Park, Portsmouth · Portsmouth City Council; construction by Willmott Dixon
Latest evidence: The council page describes the centre as being built and names the contractor.
Next thing to check: Published completion and opening dates for each facility, including healthcare arrangements.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: Project-specific total not established from the current page. The council’s nearly £20m sport-investment figure covers the city since 2017.
What success would mean: Construction is evidenced; opening and wider health or participation benefits are not yet demonstrated here.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
In progress · evidence dated 2026-10-17
Pompey Link on-demand bus pilot
A shared minibus links Paulsgrove, Port Solent and Cosham, including some places without another bus route.
Paulsgrove, Port Solent and Cosham service zones · Portsmouth City Council; operated by Community First
Latest evidence: The council transport page publishes operating hours, fares, stops and booking arrangements.
Next thing to check: Evaluation and a funding decision before the published pilot end in March 2027.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence
Budget: Funded through the Bus Service Improvement Plan until March 2027; project-specific operating cost not published here.
What success would mean: Service operating; no passenger, access-benefit or subsidy result is inferred.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
Local area connection
No defensible current ward association established in this review.
Service zones include Paulsgrove, Port Solent and Cosham. No current service-zone/ward overlay has been verified.
Council transport service: Pompey Link ↗ · checked 2026-10-17
