The Meridian Centre has been at the heart of Peacehaven for the last 40 years but the current building is no longer fit for purpose. Since acquiring the site in February 2022, Morrisons has been preparing exciting plans for a comprehensive redevelopment – we want to provide a new, vibrant town centre including a range of commercial, retail and community facilities.
The new development will be anchored by a brand-new Morrisons supermarket with a 27,000 sq ft sales area – that’s 50% larger than the existing Co-op. This will include our popular ‘Market Street’ with specialist butchers, bakers and fishmongers, and improve shopping choice for local residents.
We will also provide a range of other units of varying sizes, with flexible floorspace for retail and commercial uses. Our plans have been carefully designed to improve and integrate the Community House building into the scheme, as well as a purpose-built replacement library building to be operated by East Sussex County Council.
A new public square will offer space for markets and community events, and extensive landscaping and planting will be provided across the site. Customer vehicle access will be similar to existing arrangements, and the new car park (309 spaces) will include provision for disabled, parent & child, click & collect and electric vehicle charging.
In recent years we have opened several ‘new look’ stores, and we’d like to bring some of the new innovations we’ve learned from there to Peacehaven. These pictures from two of our newest stores show how the Peacehaven store could look and feel.
