Works on the site of the former Swingate House began on Monday 7 October.

The former Swingate House site forms part of the wider SG1 masterplan for Stevenage Town Centre, which in its entirety will deliver new homes, jobs, office and retail space, alongside new public spaces. This specific site will deliver 261 new homes and a ground floor café unit.

Swingate car park has closed during the construction works, to facilitate the development.

The car park will reopen when the new development has been built and will have improved lighting and better access.  The car park will be used as a site compound during the development, secured by hoarding around the site. The access road (spur road), located between the site and acting as the entrance to the car park, will also be closed and will move slightly as part of the works.