Demolishing the Sovereign Centre, retaining only the car park
Replacing the Sovereign Centre and Centenary Way with a wide new traditional street, "Haviland Road West", with two-way traffic, cycling, and retail shops
(Wilko and Lidl to be provided with new premises)
Creating a new pedestrianised Town Square off the existing pedestrian precinct, retaining the market
Providing a community/village hall, in some garden space
Providing a walkway through from the Town Square to Hawkwood Road (by demolishing two retail properties), giving more movement between north and south
Building new homes and flats over the Hawkwood Road car park (retaining 60-70 parking spaces, around half the current total) and on the west side of Gladstone Road
Building >500 new homes in total, including 40 houses/duplexes with gardens
50% of new homes to contain 3 bedrooms
Investment in the Royal Arcade to become a business and enterprise hub
Provision of new premises for the surf school
Seeking funding for Eastcliff Lift
Video presentation
Here's an edited 8-minute version of the presentation to the Boscombe Forum webinar on 26th August, by lead BCP Council officer Martha Covell:
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