Navigator Quarter
Welcome to the project website for Navigator Quarter – the best-connected new strategic employment site on the South Coast.
blocwork and Southampton International Airport Limited (SIAL) are bringing forward plans for a new strategic employment destination within Solent Freeport.
Navigator Quarter is a special economic zone within the Freeport. It will meet the needs of modern business and create significant economic opportunity for the region, including the potential to support approximately 3,000 new jobs.
Our proposals for Navigator Quarter would transform approximately 110 acres of land adjacent to Southampton Airport into a vibrant location for local, national and international businesses to invest in and call their home.
We’re bringing forward a planning application to provide around 92,000 sq m of high-quality employment space, with associated infrastructure works and a new access road linked to Mitchell Way. The site is allocated for employment uses within the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan.
Ahead of submitting a planning application, we held a public consultation on the proposals from 16 January to 5 February 2025.
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. All comments submitted during the consultation are now being considered by the design team before we finalise the proposals and submit the planning application to Eastleigh Borough Council.
About the team
Navigator Quarter is being brought forward by blocwork and Southampton International Airport Ltd (SIAL). It is a special economic zone within the Solent Freeport.
blocwork
blocwork is a partnership between bloc and Network Rail. We regenerate underutilised land and buildings adjacent to railway infrastructure and unlock economic and social value by maximising the potential of each site.
Southampton International Airport Ltd (SIAL)
Southampton Airport is part of the AGS Airports Group owned by AviAlliance. AGS Airports Limited is held by AviAlliance, one of the world’s leading private industrial airport investors and operators.
Founded in 1997 and acquired by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) in 2013, it has a long track record of traffic growth, operational excellence and superior passenger experience as well as investment in its airports.
AviAlliance has an international airport network, currently managing stakes in the airports of Aberdeen, Athens, Düsseldorf, Glasgow, Hamburg, San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Southampton.
For more information visit AviAlliance.
Solent Freeport
Navigator Quarter is a special economic zone within Solent Freeport, the UK’s most important gateway to European and global markets.
Solent Freeport is one of eight freeports in England created by the UK Government. It is a special economic zone that offers tax and customs incentives to help drive investment and create new jobs.
It will enable the region to capitalise on its strengths in a highly competitive global market and ensure the unique geographic advantage of the region is maximised for UK plc. A strong track record of international trade through the Solent already evidences the region’s credentials as the nation’s global gateway.