Premier Inn at Gate Leisure Park<\/a> to the south west of Chichester city centre and brings the total number of Premier Inn bedrooms in the Chichester catchment to 165, completing Whitbread\u2019s network plan for the city.<\/p>\n![\"Premier](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Premier-Inn-Chichester-Bognor-Road-CGI-used-ith-permission-from-Axiom-Architects-and-Hanbury-Propert.png\")
The strong demand for Premier Inn bedrooms in the Chichester catchment has driven the need for a second Premier Inn location in the picturesque cathedral city \u2013 with Hanbury Properties undertaking wide ranging enabling works prior to selling the development site to Whitbread (image credit: Axiom Architects & Hanbury Properties)<\/p>\n
Whitbread Acquisitions Manager Louise Woodruff said:<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Roman ruins to the racing circuit at Goodwood, Chichester\u2019s diverse cultural offer and successful business economy is fuelling year-round demand for high-quality, affordable hotel bedrooms from our customers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis consistent demand has underpinned our search for a suitable second Premier Inn location in Chichester which we are pleased to have acquired from Hanbury Properties, who have provided us with a fully serviced site, ready for development in the Spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPurchasing the site freehold shows how flexible we can be to bring high-quality locations like this one into our pipeline, and our in-house development team is itching to get started and begin constructing our newest hotel in southern England later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
James Belbin, Director of Hanbury Properties, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to complete the sale of this site to Premier Inn and look forward to seeing their plans come to life.\u00a0 It\u2019s an excellent location for a new hotel and will help to underpin the next phase of development at Cathedral Business Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe site was a former WWII fuel depot that required significant investment, including full remediation, a new slip lane and traffic light junction off the A259, bus stop, a 220m estate road, and services under the A27 to facilitate development \u2013 so it\u2019s not been the most straightforward site to deliver.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis sale represents the culmination of all that hard work.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a pleasure working with all the acquisition team at Premier Inn to bring this site forward, and it\u2019s great to know that this hotel will create valuable jobs and help contribute positively to the local community in the years to come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The acquisition of the second Chichester location completes the network plan for Premier Inn in Chichester \u2013 with a total customer offer of 165-bedrooms when the 2nd hotel location opens its doors (image credit: Axiom Architects & Hanbury Properties).<\/p>\n
The Bognor Road acquisition is Whitbread\u2019s latest commitment to investing across Sussex and the south coast of England where it sees a strong opportunity to grow Premier Inn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Later this year the business is set to expand its network of trading hotels in West and East Sussex to 23 locations following the opening of its newest Premier Inn on Bognor Regis Seafront in April.<\/p>\n
The construction of the first Premier Inn in Littlehampton Town Centre is also due to commence in February following the completion of the demolition of the former supermarket occupying the site. Whitbread is also seeking a new location for Premier Inn in Rye.<\/p>\n
The acquisition of the Chichester location forms part of Whitbread\u2019s ongoing expansion of Premier Inn across the UK and Ireland. Currently the business offers its customers close to 86,000 bedrooms from more than 840 hotels and it sees the long-term potential to expand to 125,000 rooms in these two core markets.<\/p>\n
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