Worthing council invites proposals to develop key sites for the benefit of the community

Worthing Borough Council will open two council-owned sites — land at Brooklands Park and West Buildings Shelter — for development as part of a new investment programme. Expressions of interest are expected to launch in the next few months, with potentially more sites to follow in 2026.

Worthing Borough Council has launched a new investment programme and will open two council-owned sites for development. The first sites are a section of land at Brooklands Park and the West Buildings Shelter on Worthing Promenade. The council says it is seeking proposals from organisations, businesses, social enterprises and partnerships to deliver activities that benefit residents and visitors. Expressions of interest are expected to launch in the next few months, with potentially more sites to follow in 2026. Key details: - Two sites selected to launch the programme: a section of land to the south west of Brooklands Park (formerly part of a pitch and putt course) and West Buildings Shelter on Worthing Promenade. - The council is seeking innovative proposals that could include leisure activities, nature-based initiatives, creative uses, cultural uses, community spaces or small-scale commercial ventures. - The council highlighted Brooklands Park’s ongoing revitalisation and its community café, which opened in November 2023, as context for proposals that would enhance the park as a destination. - The outside of West Buildings Shelter is currently used by Colonnade House, a council studio and gallery space run in partnership with Adur & Worthing Trust to present local art. - Plans for a restaurant at West Buildings Shelter were previously presented to the planning committee but did not progress, the council said. - The council said the programme is intended to diversify Worthing’s activity and leisure offerings, support the local economy and activate underused assets for the benefit of public spaces. Summary: The programme aims to activate underused council assets and diversify Worthing’s leisure and cultural offerings for residents and visitors. Expressions of interest for Brooklands Park and West Buildings Shelter are due to open in the next few months, and more sites may be invited in 2026.