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Aerial images of the area submitted by Stephen Bath. .Christchurch. .MUST CREDIT - Photo by Stephen Bath.. RESIDENTS and local councils will be fully consulted on any development proposals in their area, BCP Council’s deputy leader has promised. Councillor Philip Broadhead spoke at an extraordinary meeting of Christchurch Town Council, called after concerns were expressed over ‘opportunities’ put forward in a private email, including the demolition and rebuilding of Saxon Square car park. He blamed ‘miscommunication and misunderstanding’ for the confusion, and said: “There are lots of opportunities and we want to get regeneration right. “But there are also lots of rumours that we are more further advanced than we are, that is 100 per cent not true.
Imminent works causes dilemma In 2017, the Druitt Hall Community Association was granted a 10-year extension to their lease, taking operation of the hall through to 2027. However, renovation work on the building, including the replacement of its damaged windows and the removal of its asbestos roof which was initially brought up for discussion at the local authority’s community committee in November, has yet to be completed. This is because, at a projected cost of almost a quarter of a million pounds (£40,000 for the windows and almost £200,000 for the roof), councillors have deliberated as to whether the funding, which would come out of taxpayers’ money, could be put to better use.