Construction milestone marked at Teville Gate House in Worthing

A major construction milestone has been reached at the new HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Specialist Site at Teville Gate House in Worthing.
Councillors at the siteCouncillors at the site
Councillors at the site

When complete in early 2021, the five-storey building will be home to around 900 full time employees.

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A ‘topping out’ ceremony was marked at the beginning of the month, with councillors invited to help place the last paving slab on the roof.

John McGregor, director of Teville Gate House Ltd, said: “We are extremely proud to reach this point and it is a testament to all our partners in the project that we have been able to get through the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to make such progress.

“This is a story of hard work and success, all within the regulations, using common sense.”

The site was closed at the end of March when the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed, but with careful planning and close cooperation between all parties, the site opened again just one month later, compliant with social distancing guidelines.

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Councillor Daniel Humphreys, Leader, Worthing Borough Council, said: “It is fantastic to see the project on course to bring huge benefits to Worthing and we want to congratulate the team for their hard work to make this possible.

“Teville Gate House will boost local business and support our on-going work to improve the vitality of the borough and to make the station a more welcoming approach into Worthing.”

Alan Tume, HMRC Regional Implementation Lead for London and the South East, said, “We are pleased to be recognising this milestone in the construction of our new specialist site, despite the challenges over recent months.

“We have worked with our partners to ensure work continues in the safest way possible to deliver what will be a fantastic new building for our people.”

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Teville Gate House was chosen as the preferred location for Worthing’s Specialist Site as it meets HMRC’s future needs and location principles.

The derelict office and retail premises at Teville Gate House were demolished to make way for the new development.

It is hoped that this project will encourage the development of the adjoining site at Teville Gate, where planning consent was recently approved.