Projects and money

The only Levelling Up component with an independently published figure: the port states on its own site that the terminal was made possible through £11.25m of Levelling Up funding, matching the capital programme. Opened to first passengers 20 August 2023. The council’s 2024/25 accounts describe it as fully operational, handling an additional 250,000 passengers a year.

Funder: Levelling Up Fund Round 1

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The council’s Winter 2025 Flagship magazine, page 26, states £7.6m for the lido renovation. The retained capital-programme reconstruction gives £7.75m for the wider Linear Park grant line; these are different scopes and have not been reconciled. The lido reopening does not establish completion of the whole Linear Park programme.

Funder: Levelling Up Fund Round 1, plus £486k council contribution

Delay: About a year. The contractor said in June 2024 it would complete in spring 2025 for the summer season; it opened 2 May 2026.

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The retained capital-programme reconstruction identifies a £1m football-facilities line. This review has not verified a project-specific official link to the Levelling Up award or a named completed facility. The government’s £20m award total does not prove the attribution of this line. It is excluded from confirmed Levelling Up grant and spend totals here; the historic reconstruction remains available in the original snapshot.

Funder: Not verified for this project

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Commonly and wrongly attributed to the £20m Levelling Up award. The scheme’s own site attributes it to funding secured by the environment team for 2025/26 and does not identify it as Levelling Up money anywhere. Dredging began September 2025. Crediting a flood-defence scheme to a regeneration grant makes that grant look like it delivered more than it did.

Funder: North Portsea Coastal Scheme Phase 5 — Environment Agency and Coastal Partners

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The largest local authority-led flood defence scheme in England, protecting around 10,000 homes and businesses. Rebuilding the seafront public realm as it goes, which is why it also appears in regeneration discussion.

Funder: Environment Agency flood defence grant in aid, with partnership funding

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October 2026 council examination evidence identifies application 22/01243/CS3 for phased development of up to 2,300 homes and non-residential space. An application or masterplan is not proof of permission, construction or completed homes. The retained land-acquisition figures describe a different stage and retain their original review date.

Funder: Portsmouth City Council capital — land assembly. A development partner is still required for the scheme itself

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Housing alongside marine employment space. The sequencing matters: if housing is built first and employment space last, the employment element is the part most at risk of never arriving. That risk is this site’s analysis, not council policy.

Funder: To be determined

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