Newhaven Square Health and Wellbeing Hub

Lewes District Council is working with partners to transform Newhaven Square by providing a new Health and Wellbeing Hub.

This will include including two GP Practices - Quayside Medical Practice and Chapel Street Surgery, a pharmacy and improved facilities for Wave Active, as well as co-working space for creative organisations.

Quayside Medical Practice: The former Co-op building (10 Newhaven Square) is being refurbished and remodelled to provide a new premises for Quayside Medical Practice. Patients and GPs will benefit from more consultation and clinical rooms, improved staff facilities, new waiting areas and reception. As part of the development a Changing Places facility will also be provided with access from Newhaven Square.

Chapel Street Surgery: Refurbishment of the former Peacocks building (5 - 8 Newhaven Square) at both ground and first floor levels will provide new a premises for Chapel Street Surgery. Patients and GPs will also benefit from more consultation and clinical rooms, along with a new reception, waiting areas and improved staff facilities.

Pharmacy: To support the increased healthcare provision a new pharmacy will be opening alongside the GPs surgeries in 9 Newhaven Square (vacant unit).

New creative / co-working space: The scheme will deliver over 200 square meters of new space for creative organisations; this will be accessible from Chapel Street (opposite Seahaven Swim and Fitness).

Seahaven Swim & Fitness: A new entrance (shared with Quayside Medical Practice) will be formed in the former Co-op building and provide access to a new reception area, enlarged gym and two new studios. A new link between the former Co-op building and the existing Seahaven Swim and Fitness Centre will be constructed and internal remodelling works to the first floor of Seahaven Pool will be carried out which will provide new WCs, showers and an 'innerva' studio facility.

Status: Works started on site 28^th October 2024

Address: Newhaven Square, Newhaven BN9 9QS

Map of Newhaven Square

This map shows the hoarding locations and public footpaths open during the works.

Download a map of the Newhaven Square site (PDF, 68 KB)

Latest Update: March 2025

The construction of the new roof in the former Co-op Unit (Quayside Surgery) is well underway. In March 2025, the new flat roof steel work will commence.
Drainage works are continuing in Quayside Surgery
Demolition and drylining 1^st fix are progressing in former Peacocks (Chapel Street Surgery)
Designs installed to site hoarding following work with a local graphic designer

See previous updates

November 2024

Construction of 'transformational' Newhaven Square redevelopment to begin

Buxton took possession of the site on 28th October 2024.
The hoarding is currently being installed to the site boundary.
Scaffolders will be on-site soon to begin building the scaffold within 10 Newhaven Square - Quayside Surgery (former Co-op) in preparation for the demolition to take place in the coming weeks.
Lighting upgrades within Dacre Road Car Park are now complete, and the fourth floor re-opened on 20th September 2024 - this has seen a further 51 spaces become available.
The 5th (top) level is linked to the wider development works to the former co-op building and will remain closed for use by Buxton