Plans have been approved to redevelop a former prison site into new housing in Portsmouth.

Developer City & Country is proposing to build 230 new apartments on the site of the former Kingston Prison.

The Grade II-listed cell block will be restored and converted into the units, with further plans to retain the listed walls and gatehouse as well as create a small café.


Richard Winsborough, Associate Director (Planning) at City & Country, said: "Restoring these buildings was of paramount importance to us when we purchased Kingston Prison and we are pleased that members at Portsmouth City Council recognised the need of delivering a new future for the redundant site. As well as providing fantastic, characterful new homes, the development will open up the prison to the wider community and enable the enjoyment of these magnificent buildings for years to come."

The project is the first of four prison to residential schemes by City & Country to have gained planning permission.

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