Portsmouth Horsea Island
A Stadium on the Water, Football in the Park, an Icon for the City Portsmouth’s historical asset has traditionally been its connection with the water, and more recently football has become the other great asset of the city. Horsea Island will allow the football stadium to become a visual icon at the gateway to the city, creating a new identity for both Portsmouth and Pompey. It is perfectly situated on the water next to the confluence of the main access roads, allowing a dramatic first view of the stadium with the city behind. Since the 15th century Portsmouth has been the main navel port of England. The Navy is still an integral part of the city and so it is fitting that they have been pivotal in enabling Horsea Island to be developed and provide the city with a new stadium. They currently own and occupy the land surrounding the former torpedo range on the island and have offered to release the northern and western edges for the stadium and enabling development in return for a new Navy dive school. This would involve a phased approach to allow the diving operations to continue during construction of the new facility on the southern edge of the range.
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