Welcome
Welcome to our consultation website where you can learn more about how specialist property investor Nicolas James Group will be progressing with their vision and masterplan for the former St John’s College site, Southsea. Earlier this year, Nicolas James acquired the site and the Group has been carefully considering how to bring forward plans which are sensitive to the surrounding area and respectful to the history of the College.
Our Vision
Nicolas James Group has been developing high-quality schemes throughout the south of England for twenty-five years. The company bought St John’s College in the knowledge that this is a sensitive location with a long history of being embedded in the community.
After consideration, it seems the best use for the site is to retain and refurbish all but two of the modern buildings on site, and bring the vast majority of the site back into a positive use whilst respecting its unique history.
Plans submitted
We have submitted an application to Portsmouth City Council, which will now carry out its own statutory consultation ahead of considering the planning application. You can view and comment on the application on Portsmouth City Council’s planning portal, using reference number 23/01089/FUL.
Public Exhibition
We held a public exhibition on 19 June 2023 at St John’s College, Grove Rd South, Southsea, where members of the local community (and the wider area) were able to meet the team, find out more details about the proposals, ask any question they had and give us their feedback.
Thank you to all of those who attended this consultation event and for all the feedback received.
If you were unable to attend, you can now read through all the information about the proposal that was displayed at the exhibition on our proposals page.
If you have any questions or queries, please do get in touch with the team by either emailing info@stjohnscollege-consultation.co.uk or calling 0800 689 5209 (during office hours).