Marina Management: Marina Management and Operation at Royal Clarence Marina, Gosport, UK
- Client:
- Berkeley Homes (Hampshire) Ltd
Scheme Description
Royal Clarence Yard is the Royal Navy's former victualling yard that is being developed by Berkeley Homes as a major mixed use development on the South Coast. The site is key to the regeneration on the emerging Gosport waterfront providing in the order of 700 residential properties as well as retail and marine related commercial units. The site benefits from a naturally protected deepwater basin less than 10 minutes from the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour.
Role of Marina Projects
Appointed by Berkeley Homes early in 2002 Marina Projects Ltd was delivering the marina and associated pontoon berths to host competitors in The Tall Ships' Race in the summer of 2002. Following an initial feasibility study and development of an agreed masterplan, Marina Projects embarked upon delivering the full range of licences consents necessary to undertake maintenance dredging and pontoon infrastructure works.
Working closely with Berkeley Homes the scope of works required Marina Projects to oversee the procurement and project management of the capital dredging contract, pontoon installation, marina services and interfacing with the ongoing residential development and associated infrastructure works.
Following the development of the marina, Marina Projects Ltd formed an operating Company to deal with marina management under licence from Berkeley Homes. In addition to dealing with the Tall Ships event, our marina management team also dealt with the day-to-day operation of the marina in and around a busy residential construction site. Not only was the Company responsible for establishing Royal Clarence as a resident and visiting destination for Solent based leisure vessels, it also created the identity for this waterfront development site.
Royal Clarence Marina has served to enhance the reputation of Marina Projects Ltd as an organisation providing the highest standards of customer service and support for the marine industry.