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Swansea Council is seeking a long-term development partner to become part of the city’s £1bn regeneration story and deliver strategic Council owned development sites in and around the city centre to create a 21st century Swansea.

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FOREWORD

Swansea Council is committed to delivering its vision for a city that is a vibrant, 24 hour, living, working, and leisure destination. We are already leading the delivery of a £130m investment into the city centre, which includes a 3,500-capacity digital indoor arena, a digital square featuring digital artworks and ultrafast internet connections and a coastal park. To support the growth of tech businesses and to provide floorspace for start-up companies and SMEs, the Council is also leading on the delivery of good quality employment space in a bespoke building on the Kingsway.

The next step to realising our ambition for Swansea city centre is the formation of a partnership with an investor/developer who shares our vision and has the expertise and commitment to deliver these identified projects, and work with us to identify additional opportunities in the future. We are working closely in partnership with, and are supported by, the Swansea Bay City Deal, the Welsh Government, and the Secretary of State’s Office for Wales.

I am delighted to announce the launch of this process to select our partner and I look forward to them becoming part of the city’s £1bn regeneration story and working together to create a 21st century Swansea.

FOREWORD 3

THE VISION FOR SWANSEA 4

PROGRESS TO DATE 6

WHY SWANSEA 8

THE OPPORTUNITY SITES 10

DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES 16

BECOMING OUR PARTNER 17

FURTHER INFORMATION 18

Councillor Rob Stewart Leader, Swansea Council

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM THE WELSH GOVERNMENT

The Welsh Government has worked in a strategic capacity with Swansea Council since the inception of the Swansea Regeneration Area in 2009. This involvement has continued and been strengthened through the Regeneration Investment Programmes since this time. The Welsh Government will continue to focus its regeneration activity on Town Centres across Wales to ensure that Government, local authorities, the wider public sector, businesses and communities put the health and vibrancy of town centres at the heart of their location strategies and investment decisions.

The Welsh Government will continue to work with the Swansea Council to further its ambitious regeneration and economic development agenda for the City. As such any relevant requests will be considered as appropriate in line with available funding and budgetary allocations. Welsh Government will also engage with the Council to endeavour to ensure any future decisions on our land ownerships in the city centre and any potential occupational requirements support the Council’s regeneration plans.

This vision is encapsulated in the Council’s recently adopted Local Development Plan (LDP).

One of the Council’s key ambitions is to reinforce the role of the Swansea Central Area as the economic hub of the Swansea Bay City Region. To date there has been a lack of available, high quality office space to meet economic growth needs, combined with an oversupply of sub-standard office space. The Council is therefore seeking to increase the amount of good quality, flexible employment space within the city centre with a particular focus on supporting the growth of tech businesses. This ambition is being progressed simultaneously alongside increasing the city’s digital connectivity.

The Council also intends to double the amount of green infrastructure within 10 years. The focus will be to create a green infrastructure network, centred on a Green Artery that will connect Swansea Station in the north, with the beach and marina in the south. Green infrastructure will be planned and designed to be multi-functional and will involve a partnership approach, using innovative solutions, including a Green Space Factor tool (GSF) to measure the quantity and functionality of green space in developments.

The Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is embedded in all that we do and the Council is committed to improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales. Through the regeneration of its development sites, as with all its activities, it will be thinking about the long-term, working collaboratively with local people and communities.


THE VISION FOR SWANSEA

The Council’s vision for Swansea is to be a desirable, sought after place to live, work and visit that:

• Capitalises on the distinctive relationship between its vibrant urban areas and outstanding rural and coastal environments

• Supports a competitive and prosperous economy that acts as a focal point for the wider Swansea Bay City Region

• Has sustainable, distinct communities, in both urban and rural locations, that benefit from quality homes supporting infrastructure, community facilities and a wide range of opportunities for recreation

• Is a thriving City Centre destination that offers excellent shopping facilities and supporting leisure and business opportunities, capitalising on its proximity to the waterfront

• Celebrates and conserves its unique natural heritage and cultural and historic environments

Graduation - Image provided courtesy of Swansea University (© Swansea University)

Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School

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PROGRESS TO DATE

Swansea Council is already leading the delivery of a series of transformational projects across the city centre and is working with Welsh Government in a strategic capacity in order to further the regeneration and economic development agenda for the city. The Council has successfully led a City Deal bid for the Swansea Bay City Region, with an associated substantial long term public sector funding commitment to assist delivery.

Construction has started on the £130m first phase of Swansea Central, which will encompass a live performance arena and conference centre, a 1.1 acre coastal park, two new multi-storey car parks, new homes and commercial space and a new pedestrian bridge over Oystermouth Road.

The Kingsway is being transformed into a more attractive environment for people to live, work and visit - and work is due to end in spring 2020. Significant progress has been made to create a city park incorporating new public areas, landscaped parkland, cycle routes and two-way single lane vehicle route along with the creation of wider pedestrian walkways.

The Council is also leading on the redevelopment of the former Oceana nightclub into a 10,000 sq m building at 71/72 Kingsway, comprising incubation spaces for start-up/small businesses working in the ICT, tech and creative industry sectors.

This opportunity to partner with the Council and redevelop additional sites within its ownership will build on the investment already being made by the Council in the city centre and will shape Swansea city centre into a vibrant, 24 hour, living, working, and leisure destination.

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WHY SWANSEA?

The coastal city of Swansea is the second largest in Wales, with a population of 246,500 and a daily commuting inflow of 12,800 workers. It is a major regional, administrative and commercial centre and 36% of its working population is qualified to degree level or higher. Swansea is home to two universities and has a student population of over 25,000 people, and Swansea Bay received 4.8 million visitors in 2018, spending £448 million that year.

Located along the M4, it has excellent connections to London and the South East of England, and links to the Midlands and the North via the M50 and M5. Its rail links include all UK main cities.

Swansea’s residents benefit from an attractive urban environment, with a strong heritage, close to the waterfront and outstanding countryside. The city centre is home to a number of well visited cultural institutions: The Brangwyn Hall, the Grand Theatre, the Glynn Vivian Art and the Dylan Thomas Centre. Swansea City FC have their home ground at the Liberty Stadium, which also hosts European rugby. Swansea is also known as the Gateway to the Gower, the UK’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is in close proximity to the Mumbles, the Mawr Heritage Trail and the Gower Way walks.

Specialist research centres at the Universities include Europe’s first Centre for NanoHealth at Swansea University and The Creative Industries Research and Innovation Centre (CIRIC) at UWTSD which is a hub for research, learning and Intellectual Property development.

Swansea University has recently completed a new Computational Foundry at its £500m Bay Campus to house the School of Computer Science which is ranked 1st in Wales for its research excellence.

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SWANSEA

CARDIFF

BRISTOL

PLYMOUTH

BIRMIINGHAM

LONDON

HEATHROW

M5

M4

GWR

M4

M5

87.5% EMPLOYED IN THE SERVICE SECTORS

£1.3BNSWANSEA BAY CITY DEAL INVESTMENT

£340M CONSTRUCTION-RELATED

EXPENDITURE THROUGH CITY CENTRE REGENERATION PROJECTS

2 MILLION PEOPLE WITHIN

AN HOUR’S DRIVE-TIME

246,500 (2018)POPULATION [PROJECTED TO GROW TO 260,000 by 2038]

600,000+ PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN A 30 MINUTE

DRIVE TO SWANSEA

36%RESIDENTS QUALIFIED TO DEGREE

LEVEL OR HIGHER (NVQ 4)

27,000BUSINESSES IN THE SWANSEA BAY AREA

8,000BUSINESSES IN SWANSEA

4.8 MILLIONVISITORS IN 2018

32,600 PEOPLECOMMUTE TO WORK IN SWANSEA

DAILY, WITH A NET INFLOW OF +12,800 COMMUTERS

OVER 25,000STUDYING IN SWANSEA

RAIL LINE

MOTORWAY

AIRPORT

Swansea city centre and the opportunity sites

THE OPPORTUNITY SITESThe Council has initially identified the following sites that it wishes to redevelop with its selected partner. The redevelopment of these sites will incorporate the delivery of a wide mix of uses across the short, medium and long term.

Going forward, the partnership will also be able to consider the redevelopment of additional sites if appropriate. Similarly, it may also be appropriate to discount sites should it be agreed that they are no longer considered suitable for development, and/or for the Partnership Vehicle.


Sailbridge Site

c. 1.2 hectares (3 acres)

Site 9 – The Marina

c. 0.5 hectares (1 acre)

St Thomas Site

c. 3 hectares (7 acres)

Swansea Central North

c. 2 hectares (5.5 acres)

Hafod Copperworks Site


Civic Centre Site


Oxford Street Site

c. 0.3 hectares (0.75 acre)


HAFOD COPPERWORKS SITEThis site is extremely important in terms of Swansea’s industrial heritage and presents an opportunity to create a major leisure destination, building on two existing projects, which both have identified operators.

A concept masterplan and associated business plan have been produced to create a significant leisure destination to be delivered by the partnership. This illustrates the two leisure uses already identified alongside complementary leisure facilities and potential residential units, to be delivered by the partnership as a first phase, with additional future phases envisaged.

SWANSEA CENTRAL NORTHSwansea Council is currently leading the first phase of this mixed-use project, which includes a public sector hub to be occupied by the Council and Welsh Government, as well as other commercial tenants. The Council is currently progressing the development itself, but there may be the possibility of incorporating the delivery of this phase within the partnership depending on timescales.

The Council’s objective for the second phase is to create a vibrant mix of contemporary uses to complement the public sector hub and the surrounding city centre. This could include residential, commercial, retail and/or leisure uses. This second phase is intended to be delivered through the partnership.

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OXFORD STREET SITE The site lies within the core city centre and is envisaged to become an employment-led mixed-use development.

SAILBRIDGE SITEThis waterfront site benefits from being adjacent to the Maritime Quarter Conservation Area and having pedestrian access crossing the site to connect to SA1 via the landmark Sail Bridge. The site would lend itself well to a mix of uses including high-quality residential development.

SITE 9 – THE MARINAThe site lies within the Maritime Quarter and is anticipated to become a high-quality residential development, with complementary commercial uses.

CIVIC CENTRE SITEThis significant site lies on Swansea’s seafront south west of the city centre with expansive views over Swansea Bay. The intention is for the Council’s offices to be relocated to the public sector hub within the Swansea Central North development, and for this site to be redeveloped as an exemplary residential-led mixed use development.

ST THOMAS SITEThe Council’s objective is to create a residential-led development within a high-quality environment, connecting the existing community of St Thomas to Swansea City Centre. The development will provide a key link between St Thomas and the city centre allowing a much greater level of integration than currently exists.

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BECOMING OUR PARTNER

Swansea Council is seeking a long-term development partner to become part of the city’s £1bn regeneration story and deliver strategic Council owned development sites in and around the city centre to create a 21st century Swansea.

It is proposed that the Council and the selected partner will create a partnering structure through a contractual agreement that will align the parties’ goals and provide a mechanism for the identified development sites to be delivered and for others to be added if agreed appropriate.

It is anticipated that the partner’s role will include, but not be limited to:

• Creation of detailed designs for deliverable developments on each of the identified sites;

• Provision of most, or all of the risk capital required;

• Assembly of the professional team, and ongoing management of it, including payment;

• Undertaking all necessary and appropriate communication and consultation, with relevant stakeholders

• Leading on the planning process and achieving any other required consents;

• Securing any /all necessary third-party land;

• Engagement of occupiers and securing legal agreements with identified parties;

• Organisation of construction contracts and management of the construction process;

• Securing all necessary funding to develop each site;

• Undertake branding, promotion and marketing of all the opportunities, jointly with the Council

• Ensuring that all Council policies and obligations are complied with.

DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES

Although the sites all have different characteristics and ambitions for their redevelopment, the following key development principles apply to them all:

DISTINCTIVENESS The city’s image should be enhanced as a distinctive place by capitalising on the uniqueness of Swansea’s natural environment and ensuring that the qualities, history and associations whether cultural, social, industrial, community or physical are considered in each development opportunity.

DESIGNDelivery of high-quality buildings and spaces that respect and improve their surroundings, and look to achieve the Council’s vision for the city centre, as outlined. Improve and enhance the character of the city centre through high quality building and public realm design, green infrastructure and careful consideration of form.

SUSTAINABILITY AND WELL-BEING Work within the principles of sustainable development and reduce the impact of the development on climate change. The Council has adopted an integrated approach to appraisal and assessment in which economic, social and cultural well-being goals have been considered alongside environmental effects and the sustainable management of natural resources.

FUTUREPROOFING AND INNOVATION All developments should adopt design and occupational principles that futureproof from future market changes and trends including digital.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT Each site should have its own engagement strategy to encourage full community engagement throughout all stages of the design and delivery of each project.

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FURTHER INFORMATIONThe Council will be procuring a development partner(s) using the competitive dialogue procedure and in accordance with the requirements set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The Council will commence the competitive process in September 2020.

To participate, interested parties should register with Sell2Wales (www.sell2wales.gov.wales).

For further information, contact:

Huw Mowbray Swansea Council Tel: +44 (0) 7796 275 282 Email: [email protected]

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