Demolition of Battery Green car park under way in Lowestoft

Work to demolish the Battery Green car park began today in Lowestoft as the site is prepared for the upcoming Cultural Quarter project.

The demolition work - carried out by Harte Demolitions Ltd - is due to be finished by the end of September.

Harte Demolitions is demolishing the car park (Image: Mick Howes) Once completed, the Battery Green development will provide the town with a new cultural and community hub with studio space for creative businesses alongside a leisure complex and restaurant.

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It is one of five regeneration projects that received £24.9m from the Government’s Towns Fund in 2022 and has been designed by Norwich-based Chaplin Farrant.

A conceptual image of the Battery Green development (Image: Chaplin Farrant) The Gordon Road public toilets have been permanently closed as part of this development but alternative toilets are available at Lowestoft Bus Station, Lowestoft Station, the Triangle Market and in Lowestoft Library.

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Cllr Toby Hammond, East Suffolk Council’s cabinet member for economic development and transport said: “It is excellent to see work progressing at Battery Green, with the start of demolition marking another major step forward with this significant project.

A conceptual image of the Battery Green development (Image: Chaplin Farrant) "Along with other regeneration projects that are also under way across the town, Battery Green will bring new facilities into Lowestoft, attract more visitors and businesses to the area and enhance the town for the benefit of local residents.”

Construction on the Cultural Quarter is set to start during the winter.

Other projects under way in the town include a new seafront complex which is being built in Jubilee Parade and works in Royal Plain, Royal Green and South Quay Wharf.