CGIs of the residential apartment scheme for land around Richmond Gardens car park. Picture: GWP Architecture PLANS to build more than 200 flats around the edge of a Bournemouth town centre car park will once again go before BCP Council’s planning committee on Thursday. The application submitted by Summix RGB Developments Ltd and Sheet Anchor for the Richmond Gardens site was due to be considered by councillors earlier this year but was withdrawn. Now, when the proposal for 211 flats and commercial space returns on Thursday, councillors will be asked to approve it. Planning permission has previously been granted for a scheme of more than 600 student flats around the edge of the Richmond Gardens car park after a successful appeal overturned the original refusal.
A CGI of the proposed development in Princess Road, Bournemouth A COUNCIL scheme to build more than 100 – mostly affordable – flats in Bournemouth has been given the green light. BCP Council’s planning committee approved the Princess Road scheme on Thursday, despite being warned it could lead to the loss of every tree on the site. But even with permission having been granted, work cannot start until it has approval for a Sang, the same situation that has caused the Winter Gardens development to stall. The £32 million development of the former Victorian villas in Princess Road was agreed by the council’s cabinet in 2019 as part of efforts to boost the number of ‘affordable’ homes being built.
A CGI of the proposed development in Princess Road, Bournemouth COUNCIL plans to build more than 100, mostly affordable, flats and an emergency family homeless hostel in Bournemouth have been recommended for approval. BCP Council’s planning committee will be asked to grant permission for the £32 million Princess Road development when it meets this week. A report published ahead of the Thursday meeting says concerns about the scale of the scheme were outweighed by the “significant amount of affordable housing” it would provide. The council’s cabinet first green lit the project in July 2019, approving the borrowing of £18 million to fund more than half of the overall £32 million cost.
MetropolitanZoom has sure come a long way since I tuned in last year to see Danny Bacher s show, let me tell you. I was very impressed by the quality of the virtual cabaret that Bernie Furshpan created in the early days of the pandemic so that artists and audiences could connect long distance while isolating, especially with the artists working from the safety and privacy of their homes. So when I tuned in last night to see Rosemary Loar s show CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE and saw a full studio set up with musicians and multiple cameras (including one above the keyboards to show Frank Ponzio s hands working the keys), I was sorry more people hadn t invited me to their shows during the last year. especially when Rosemary kicked it into gear for hers, which was an absolute pleasure to watch.
The West Cliff Inn in Bournemouth. Picture: Google Maps PLANS to demolish a Bournemouth hotel and replace it with a block of flats have been rejected by BCP Council. Domesticus Ltd has been refused permission to redevelop the West Cliff Inn site in West Cliff Road, despite revising its proposal to include holiday lets in a bid to overcome concerns. Council planning officer Tom Hubbard said the town centre was an “acceptable” location for new housing but that the negatives of the scheme did not outweigh the extra provision. Submitted in 2019, the application originally proposed demolishing the hotel to make way for a four-storey block of 27 flats with basement parking.