Graylingwell, Chichester

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Candidate Overview

Graylingwell Park, an area of approximately 85 acres on the north-east side of Chichester, contains a complex array of buildings, all set within an area of registered historic parkland. The original development at Graylingwell was the West Sussex County Asylum designed by Sir Arthur W Blomfield in 1894 and built on the site of the Graylingwell Farm Estate. Graylingwell Hospital is registered under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act.

Located approximately 1.5 miles from the city centre, the new neighbourhood at Graylingwell Park is a mixed-use development, retaining a number of the Victorian former hospital buildings. It currently provides over 500 homes in a mix of new build and repurposed existing buildings. It is proposed that 1500 homes will eventually be delivered together with more than 24,000 sqft of community uses and around 64,000 sqft of commercial space.

Since closure of the asylum, the site, repurposed as mixed social and private housing, is being developed largely by Linden Homes, and many of the buildings of significant interest have been given over to the care of Chichester Community Development Trust to repurpose as community assets whilst retaining their heritage significance. 

The proposals benefitted from a shared vision, co-created with over 350 people from the
surrounding community before design work commenced. This identified community, creativity, neighbourliness and sustainability as the core values which should guide all future decisions at Graylingwell Park.

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Thumbnail illustration of Graylingwell by David Rudlin AoU, Artist-in-Residence