Chester Northgate Future Phases Update

On 9 July 2025 Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cabinet selected VINCI UK Developments Ltd and ION Property Developments Ltd as the Council’s preferred developer partner for Chester Northgate Future Phases following a procurement exercise earlier this year.

The next phase of development aims to create a new flagship residential community of over 400 new homes in Chester. The scheme will re-purpose existing buildings where possible and demolish any buildings at the end of their life to open up a forgotten quarter of the city centre making it easy to navigate around the area. In their place, will be modern, affordable and sustainable homes, with public spaces and supporting infrastructure.

The Chester Northgate Future Phases scheme is a key part of the Chester One City Plan, it is close to the city centre’s vibrant retail and leisure areas including Northgate Phase 1 (Chester Market, restaurants, cinema), Storyhouse, Chester Cathedral, Watergate Street and Town Hall Square.

VINCI UK Developments Ltd and ION Property Developments Ltd are well established development partners with a strong track record working collaboratively with local authorities.

Andy Farrall, Chair of the Chester One City Plan Making Group said: “I welcome the news that a preferred development partner has now been selected for Northgate Future Phases; transforming the area to create a major, high quality mixed-use scheme in the heart of our city including much needed new homes. This has been a long held aspiration of the One City Plan and one of its priority regeneration projects. I look forward to seeing the plans emerge and positively contributing to the project.”