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The Joint Venture of Gallagher Estates and Lands Improvement Holdings has this week submitted a new outline planning application for the former power station site in Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset.

The application site is 32-acres in size, and located adjacent to the landmark Twin Sails Bridge opposite Poole town centre. The site has been a fallow brownfield site for over ten years since the power station was demolished in 1998.

The planning application proposes five different character areas, to include around 1,350 homes, as well as cafés and restaurants along a quayside area, a medium-sized supermarket, public spaces/play areas and a Holes Bay coastal pathway. Furthermore, the outline application confirms that the scheme's architecture will respect the character and history of Poole.

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Gallagher UK and Lands Improvement Holdings are holding their second public exhibition on the former power station site Hamworthy on Friday September 30th between 6pm and 8pm and on Saturday October 1st between 10am and 2pm at Carter Community School.

Daniel Innes, spokesman for the Gallagher Estates - Lands Improvement Holdings joint venture commented: "After receiving valuable feedback on our vision for the scheme at our public exhibition in July, we are coming back to the public with stronger and more detailed designs and proposals. This is an important day for our team and we look forward to meeting the local residents again."

In the last public exhibition, Gallagher UK and Lands Improvement Holdings described their vision for the scheme, with its 5 different character areas; the Quayside, the Urban Village, the North Shore, the Hamworthy Quarter and Retail and Community. The vision was well received by the public, with 88% of questionnaire participants stating that they supported the proposals.

The site has added significance for Hamworthy and the wider region. It is situated next to Hamworthy’s entrance to the Twin Sails Bridge, and will benefit from the recently completed Blandford link road that will connect the area to the Bridge.

Daniel Innes added "We believe this is an important regeneration project for Hamworthy and the wider area, which will bring crucial infrastructure and jobs to the area".

Gallagher UK and Lands Improvement Holdings (Gallagher & LIH) have received wide public support for their plans for the former Hamworthy power station site from their public exhibition and online consultation.

The Gallagher and LIH joint venture team held a public exhibition at St.Michael's Church on July 29th and launched a website for the scheme www.holesbayregeneration.co.uk. The exhibition and website detailed their vision for the site and supplied a questionnaire for local residents to provide feedback and ideas for scheme. After analysing the questionnaire responses, results show that 88% of participants are supportive of the developers' plans for the site.

Dan Innes, spokesperson for the joint venture commented "we are delighted to have received such a strong and positive response from the local community. We had over 150 local residents and stakeholders attend our public exhibition and the questionnaire results support their positive feedback as well."

The public consultation also showed that there is strong support within the community for the development of a new supermarket. 79% of residents who answered the questionnaire said they would like another Supermarket built in the area.

As well as approving the joint venture's vision for the site, the questionnaires provided the developers with detailed information on local residents' wishes and expectations for the scheme. The results showed:

• 95% believe that it is important that the scheme's architecture responds and respects aspects of Poole's vernacular.
• 63% believes that Hamworthy doesn't have enough play areas for children
• 95% desire access to the Holes Bay's north shore and the quayside.

Dan Innes added that "knowing the aspirations of the local community is invaluable for us. We have now closed the online questionnaire, as we want to give time and consideration to this feedback. It will heavily shape the development of our plans in the next couple of weeks, as we look to come back to the public with more detailed proposals for the site".

The next public exhibition is planned for September 30th, 6pm – 8pm and October 1ST 10am – 2pm at Carter Community School, Hamworthy.

On Friday July 29th, Gallagher Estates and Lands Improvement Holdings will hold a public exhibition outlining their vision for the former power-station site in Hamworthy, Poole. The event will take place between 3pm -8pm at St Michaels Church, Blandford Road, Hamworthy.

Daniel Innes, spokesman for the Gallagher Estates - Lands Improvement Holdings joint venture commented: "The public exhibition is an extremely important day for us - our team has spent a great deal of time working up our new ideas, plans and designs for the scheme, as well as addressing the issues from our last application."

The exhibition will give local residents and stakeholders the opportunity to give their feedback and thoughts on the future of the site where the coal based power station was decommissioned in 1998.

"We want to complement our new ideas with fresh input from the local community and others with a vested interest in the site to ensure we come up with the best possible submission. We hope to submit a planning application this October, so there's plenty of time to collect views and opinions about what's important for Hamworthy and Poole." Mr Innes said.

Furthermore the site has added significance for Hamworthy and the wider region. It is situated next to Hamworthy's entrance to the Twin Sails Bridge, and will benefit from the new Blandford road link that connects the area to the Bridge.

We believe that this former power station site can play a vital role in the town's future - benefitting the community as well as the area's wider economy- so we hope to see and meet as many people as possible on Friday." Mr Innes added.