Property Research
Commercial property is a key ingredient in the economic success of East Sussex.
Given its importance, Locate East Sussex and its local authority sponsors have made a strong and on-going commitment to a programme of property research. This has led to a series of studies into the County’s property industry which are published below. They are helping us to understand what is going on at a time of massive structural change as property responds to the on-line revolution: a trend greatly accelerated, in the last months, by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The first studies are market evaluations based on qualitative research. Market information has been collected in a series of interviews with commercial property professionals who know the patch and were able to give a candid account of market trends.
We hope you find them interesting and useful read.
Room to Grow ll Report
In 2002 Stiles Harold Williams conducted research and a subsequent report named ‘Room to Grow’ on commercial property and space within East Sussex. The report identified the poor capital investment record in business space in both West and East Sussex since the mid to late 1980s.
This report, named Room to Grow II revisits that research in the modern day to provide an update on opportunities and shortfalls within the commercial property market to assist with future land allocation.
The focus of this report is to;
I. Examine the potential gap between current and future provision.
II. Assess the situation over a five-year period and longer if possible.
III. Look at factors driving changes in growth and demand.
East Sussex Employment Land Pipeline, April 2023.
AECOM was commissioned by Locate East Sussex to carry out an Employment Land
Pipeline study across East Sussex (including the local authorities of Lewes District,
Eastbourne Borough, Wealden District, Hastings Borough and Rother District).
The study identified a total of 159 employment sites in the planning pipeline in East
Sussex. The spatial distribution and breakdown of sites by characteristics are shown
in Figure 1, where it can be seen that 27 sites were identified in Lewes District, 29
sites were identified in Eastbourne Borough, 23 sites were identified in Wealden
District, 20 sites were identified in Hastings Borough, and 60 sites were identified in
Rother District.
Land & Premises Supply Study – Market assessment for East Sussex, May 2020.
This major report takes a detailed look at East Sussex Commercial property and its suitability for the future.
Based on a series of searching interviews with property professionals, and drawing on many other sources, we take stock of business class space and look at employment land supply in East Sussex from a market perspective and look at the key issues. The report is intended to provide evidence to strategic partners who are potentially in a position to influence planning policy and improve outcomes.
Property News
Developers East Sussex
Established in May 2016, Developers East Sussex is a subgroup of Team East Sussex.
The group is committed to making a difference to East Sussex’s growth agenda to bring about:
- Deliverable, high quality and sustainable development.
- A functional property market.
- Growth in jobs and housing.
DES operates through a subscription-based membership. Developers based in East Sussex who want to join the group should contact East Sussex County Council
For support and advice on how to progress with your business goals get in touch and one of our team will contact you to discuss you needs.