A regeneration scheme to transform St Albans city centre is moving forward following the selection of a preferred bidder.

Morgan Sindall Construction is to deliver the project under a pre-construction services agreement.

The scheme will form part of the Civic Centre Opportunities Site (CCOS) redevelopment which lies largely on the site of the former St Albans Police Station.

As part of the plans, the five-storey police station, as well as a former NHS clinic, will be demolished to make way for a new residential and commercial development. The scheme is also expected to include flexible space.

The project consists of a new residential scheme which will house circa 100 mixed tenure apartments, alongside commercial and retail facilities which will be located on the ground and first floors. The project also comprises the construction of a new basement car park containing more than 100 car parking spaces and all associated substructure works.


Of the new homes created, around half will be one-bedroom units, 40 per cent will be two-bedroom, and the balance will be three-bedroom. The scheme aims for approximately 40 per cent affordable housing units.

The development will also comprise a former office block, Hertfordshire House, and St Albans Magistrates’ Court. The Ministry of Justice will retain its building for court purposes, while Hertfordshire House will be reused for a residential-led development.

David Rowsell, Morgan Sindall Construction's area director, said: "We are delighted to have been selected as preferred bidder for this transformational scheme, which will create a distinctive and vibrant new quarter in the heart of the city.

"Morgan Sindall Construction has recently delivered an outstanding residential refurbishment for St Albans City and District Council at the former Museum of St Albans, and we look forward to building on this positive partnership and our knowledge of the community.

"Our team has extensive experience in successfully delivering complex urban regeneration developments and we are pleased and proud to have the opportunity to leverage that deep and varied knowledge to deliver an outstanding development for St Albans."

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