Plans for a £150million Winter Gardens scheme have been approved by Bournemouth Borough Council.

The proposals were put forward by Bournemouth Development Company.

The site has a long history in the town but has been under-utilised in recent years. The next step in Bournemouth Development Company's plans for regenerating the town centre will secure Winter Gardens’ place as part of the future of the town.

The project is one of the biggest that Bournemouth have ever seen, and it 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 exciting and enjoyable place to visit for local residents.


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 extremely high. It will also preserve and improve 225 public parking spaces that are currently on the Winter Gardens site.

Commenting, Cllr John Beesley, Leader of Bournemouth Council, said: "Over the last six years Bournemouth has seen unprecedented levels of development. This latest scheme will further demonstrate the success of the Council's Town Centre Vision which has seen £300 million of development completed and £200 million currently in the construction phase. This level of development would be impressive in any town or city, but for Bournemouth is a real game changer.

"The Winter Gardens site has 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 now working closely with Bournemouth Development Company and the Council to promote this development internationally as a great investment location, and also Bournemouth as a place for delivering ground breaking regeneration."

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