{"id":49605,"date":"2018-11-28T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=49605"},"modified":"2018-11-28T16:20:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:20:25","slug":"bournemouth-winter-gardens-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/bournemouth-winter-gardens-approved\/49605\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3150m Bournemouth Winter Gardens scheme gets go-ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Plans by Bournemouth Development Company for the Winter Gardens scheme in Bournemouth have been approved by Bournemouth Council Planning Board<\/h2>\n<p>The Winter Gardens is a transformative scheme, which will combine new homes, leisure and social spaces where people will live, work and socialise.<\/p>\n<p>The site has a long history in the town but has been under-utilised in recent years. The next step in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bournemouthdevelopmentcompany.com\/\">Bournemouth Development Company\u2019s<\/a> plans for regenerating the town centre aims to secure Winter Gardens\u2019 place as part of the future of the town.<\/p>\n<p>This \u00a3150m scheme is one of the biggest that Bournemouth has ever seen, and will be a major boost to the whole local economy. It will generate new jobs, attract more visitors all year round, and make the town centre a more enjoyable place to visit for local residents.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Gardens will create over 350 new homes of a variety of sizes, which will be a major benefit to the town, where demand for well-designed, quality housing in accessible locations is extremely high. It will also preserve and improve 225 public parking spaces that are currently on the Winter Gardens site.<\/p>\n<p>The Winter Gardens scheme has received support from a wide range of local business organisations, include the Dorset Chamber of Commerce, Bournemouth Chamber of Commerce, the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership, the Bournemouth Coastal BID, and the Bournemouth Towne Centre BID.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/planning-permission-350000-new-homes\/48236\/\">planning approval<\/a>, Councillor John Beesley, Leader of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouth.gov.uk\/Home.aspx\">Bournemouth Council<\/a>, said: \u00a0\u201cOver\u00a0the last six years Bournemouth\u00a0has seen unprecedented levels of development.\u00a0 This latest scheme will further demonstrate the success of the Council&#8217;s Town Centre Vision\u00a0which has seen \u00a3300m of development completed and \u00a3200m currently in the construction phase. This level of development would be impressive in any town or city,\u00a0but for Bournemouth is a real game changer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Winter Gardens site\u00a0has been under-utilised for many years and the fact that this scheme now has planning permission marks a major milestone for Bournemouth. The Department for International Trade is\u00a0now working closely with Bournemouth Development Company and the Council to\u00a0promote this development internationally as a great investment location, and also Bournemouth as a\u00a0place for\u00a0delivering ground breaking regeneration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Johnston, Director, Bournemouth Development Company, added: \u00a0\u201cWe are delighted with the Planning Board\u2019s decision. The commitment to the Winter Gardens site over a number of years, and the hard work of the whole team, has today helped to start a new chapter in the transformation of this iconic but long-disused site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBournemouth has a lot to be proud of, and we want to safeguard this for the future. The regeneration of the Winter Gardens site is a truly aspirational, exciting and significant step in helping the town become the best place to live, work and study in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Winter Gardens will also be a major boost for the local economy, providing modern and attractive spaces for businesses, creating new jobs and encouraging more visitor numbers into the town throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49607\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49607 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Gardens\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/\u00a3150m-Bournemouth-Winter-Gardens-scheme-gets-go-ahead.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 BrightSPACE Architects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans by Bournemouth Development Company for the Winter Gardens scheme in Bournemouth have been approved by Bournemouth Council Planning Board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[676,679,649,639,669],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-49605","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-local-plan","9":"tag-planning-applications","10":"tag-procurement","11":"tag-regeneration"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u00a3150m Bournemouth Winter Gardens scheme gets go-ahead<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plans by Bournemouth Development Company for the Winter Gardens scheme in Bournemouth have been approved by Bournemouth Council Planning Board\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/bournemouth-winter-gardens-approved\/49605\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u00a3150m Bournemouth Winter Gardens scheme gets go-ahead\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Plans by Bournemouth Development Company for the Winter Gardens scheme in Bournemouth have been approved by Bournemouth Council Planning Board\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/bournemouth-winter-gardens-approved\/49605\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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