The original planning application for the site was approved in 2015, followed by a subsequent approval in 2020 for amendments to the phase-one design.

The first of 81 homes within phase one of the coastal development are nearing completion, comprising of two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom houses.

The revised plans for Barrelman’s Point have been drawn up by architects Franklin Ellis.

A total of 303 two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom houses have now been designed to complement the vast open spaces and new amenity provision that the development will offer future residents and those already living in Shotley.

Barrelman’s Point is located in the Shotley Gate Conservation Area at the southern end of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The new project plans preserve and reanimate three listed structures, two scheduled ancient monuments, and two further non-designated heritage assets.

More than 160,000 Navy recruits passed through the gates of the HMS Ganges training base until its closure in June 1976.

Its symbolic and well-known mast is currently under restoration and the historic Nelson Hall will also be restored and redeveloped to create a potential public library facility, meeting hall, and large café space.

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A convenient store, co-working office space, creche, and museum are also proposed on site. 

The amenities for residents’ use will be managed with a low service charge across the development, alongside several landscaped public open spaces, new biodiverse meadow planting, tree-lined avenues, and children’s play areas.

James Dickens, managing director at Wavensmere Homes, said: “Redeveloping this site is a huge task and responsibility.

“Key aspects of our revised proposals include the preservation of the Grade II listed former military swimming pool, which we wish to transform into an indoor racquets centre for community use.

“A standalone care village with 75 apartments across five two-storey buildings will best respond to the sector requirements for independent living facilities.

“We have also proposed the reduction in size of an onsite 60-bedroom hotel to a six-bedroom boutique offering within Vicent House, which was formerly an Officers’ Mess. 

“This replan will enable us to extend the design language evident across the first phase of the programme.

“We are immensely proud to be reanimating this atmospheric site and can now welcome prospective purchasers to the site so they can see how the development is taking shape and choose their preferred home design and plot.”