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FUTURE OF POOLE Terry Stewart Chairman Southern Poole Chairmens' Group

FUTURE OF POOLE Terry Stewart Chairman Southern Poole Chairmens' Group. WHAT DO YOU WANT ? Concreted Development or Retained Character ?. THREATS TO POOLE. Council Plans 10,000 houses 16,000 Extra Employment Sites ONE THIRD OF CENTRAL POOLE TO BE RE-BUILT

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FUTURE OF POOLE Terry Stewart Chairman Southern Poole Chairmens' Group

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  1. Dorset CPRE FUTURE OF POOLETerry StewartChairmanSouthern Poole Chairmens' Group

  2. Dorset CPRE WHAT DOYOUWANT ?Concreted Developmentor RetainedCharacter ?

  3. Dorset CPRE THREATS TO POOLE Council Plans 10,000 houses 16,000 Extra Employment Sites ONE THIRD OF CENTRAL POOLE TO BE RE-BUILT 10 MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT SITES 3.5 times size of the Old Town

  4. Dorset CPRE DESIGN ANDCHARACTERARE KEY

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  7. POOLE BAY Largest Windfarm in the World Up to 200 Off-Shore Turbines Costing £5 Million each Between Swanage and Isle of Wight 8 Miles Off Shore Developer owned by 42 Dutch Councils and the French State

  8. NAVITUS WASTE Turbines 1.6 times height of Salisbury Cathedral Will be 656 feet high Charges 3 times as much for electricity as from normal Power Station Only works 28% of the time Totally dependent on Subsidy from YOU

  9. POOLE'S SEAFRONT Council needs £7M over 25 Years To pay for Infrastructure Upgrade : refurbished toilets, sewerage, pipes, etc Funded by 2 hotels, new shops, apartment blocks, Shore road complex, residential studios in Chines About 500 New Beach Huts

  10. Residents Support Plan Strong Need to Upgrade Seafront infrastructure Conserve the beautiful natural environment Improve range of facilities to encourage year round visits BUT worried about over commercialization and urbanisation

  11. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING Can use Community Infrastructure Levies from Developers Levies for Canford Cliffs & Lilliput are double the level for rest of Borough Building about 500 new Beach Huts will give large revenue stream over 25 years

  12. HOTELS UNVIABLE Haven Hotel Group results difficult 3 New Hotels planned for Town Thistle Hotel to be doubled in size. Haven Road hotel unsold after 3 years New Beehive hotel converting to apartments

  13. HEAVY BEACHFRONT CRIME Some years over 100 Beach Huts are attacked or vandalised Costs the Council £30,000 to repair Residential Studios will be more vulnerable Bournemouth has CCTV = No attacks

  14. 1986 POOLE ACT Council had forgotten about Act FOR SANDBANKS : No building higher than 2 storeys No erection higher than 10 metres Car park no larger than 1.5 hectares No build areas along car park Only beach huts and tents not brick buildings

  15. SEAFRONT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN The Plan is not a definite Proposal Outline thinking over 25 years Asks for ALL residents' responses Splits Seafront into 6 Areas Each with different Character

  16. AREA 1 : SANDBANKS Keep Dune Landscape Boutique Hotel Row of Shops opposite current ones with apartments over Apartment Block or 3 private houses 2nd storey on Pavilion 100 less car parking spaces Group of Beach Studios Water Taxi to new Pier Harbourside

  17. Options at Sandbanks

  18. SHORE ROAD 3 storey Complex – possibly 5 storey Including cafe on top floor Projecting over sand Reduce car parking from 97 to 56 spaces Build private apartments on public car park 80 additional Beach huts Bike Hire Hut Additional cafe and shop units

  19. Options at Shore Road

  20. FLAGHEAD BEACH Improve Entrance to Chine 24 new Beach huts No taller than 2 storeys high All ages play space Woodland Management Site of Nature Conservation

  21. CANFORD CLIFFS BEACH 119 additional Beach huts Increased parking on Cliff Drive Beach Marquees & Sports Pavilion New house on West of Cliff Drive Beach Changing facilities New Restaurant/Cafe Beach residential Studios in Chine

  22. BRANKSOME BEACH Reduce car parking to 70 spaces 3 storey commercial/retail/watersports hub 120 additional Beach huts Sky Cafe projecting over cliff behind Canford Cliffs Library Toilets at promenade level Parking up Pinecliff Road ?? Space

  23. BRANKSOME DENE Hotel or larger Community Centre with new changing, toilets, showers Kiosk projecting over the sand GO APE ropes in Chine 8 new Beach huts, 5 Beach Studios Additional food & drink outlets Woodland Management

  24. NEXT STAGE Formal Consultation has finished 300 responses received – mostly objecting Summary of all responses issued in December. In Spring a revised set of proposals will be issued

  25. POOLE'S BEACHESARE OUR KEY ASSETSPLEASE RETAIN THEIRQUALITY CHARACTER

  26. Dorset CPRE PLANS ARE UGLY Thistle Hotel demolished - New Double Size Hotel, Tower Blocks In Conservation Area Land Owned by Council Ugly hard,vertical,square-roofed 12 Storey Tower

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  28. WEST QUAY ROAD Next to Lifting Bridge Council wants 220 Flats Developer Proposes 400 5 Tower Blocks + 12 Storey Tower Ugly square, flat roofed design Meant to be compatible with Quay Dorset CPRE

  29. Dorset CPRE POOLE BUILD PROBLEMS Poole Old Town liable to Flooding 2nd Bridge = official Flood Escape Route No building until Bridge finished Gallahers refusing to pay infrastructure New Houses : No infrastructure funding No build until A31 dualled = 2016

  30. Dorset CPRE POOLE TRANSPORTCHAOS Traffic Flows increase up to 24% 60,000 extra cars, 5,000 extra lorries & vans in conurbation Each new house = 4 trips per day Traffic Congestion Charging Increase in Air Pollution

  31. Dorset CPRE TOTAL CHANGE FORPOOLE West Quay Road Total Development Railway Station moved North Sainsbury’s Car Park developed New Bridge over Railway 2nd Lifting Bridge Walkways = “St. Tropez of England” 1,600 households on Hamworthy Power Station Site

  32. Dorset CPRE EAST STOKE WINDFARM 4 Industrial Turbines – 410 feet High Taller than Salisbury Cathedral Next to Purbeck AONB Only 23% effective Needs Fossil Fuel Station Backup Birdkill Worry for Migratory Birds Next to Year-Round Scout Camp

  33. YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT FIGHT TO PROTECT Dorset CPRE

  34. Solely an Opportunistic Developer NO DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL ASKED FOR NEW TOWN Dorset CPRE

  35. Dorset CPRE HOUSING NUMBERS = IMPOSSIBLE Facing Worst Recession since 1930 Lowest number of Housing Starts for 80 years Many Developers & Builders going Bankrupt 1,500 flats for Sale Poole & Bournemouth : Not Selling Gallahers not building Power Station

  36. Dorset CPRE CPRE at RegionalPublic Inquiry CPRE was only voluntary body to be invited to all 7 sessions of Inquiry CPRE commissioned 2 Consultants Reports One was from ex-head of Regional Assembly Office INQUIRY IGNORED ALL SUBMISSIONS

  37. Dorset CPRE 3 MONTHS TO FIGHT Consortium of 6 Councils :Poole, Purbeck Bournemouth, Christchurch, County, East Dorset + CPRE + 7 Action Groups Massive Publicity Campaign Series of Protest Meetings Leaflets, Posters, Media Support Hard Hitting Response to Sec. of State

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  39. RESULT : VICTORY COUNTY & EAST DORSET OPPOSE GREEN BELT HOUSES Dorset CPRE

  40. Dorset CPRE INDUSTRIAL TURBINE PROBLEMS Danger to Migratory Birds & Bats Blades wider than Jumbo Wings Revolve at 170 MPH Noise for Village Communities 14 Other Green Energy Alternatives : Solar, Hydro, Tide, Wave, Biomass, etc Not Energy Efficient

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  43. THREATS TO THE DORSET ENVIRONMENT DORSET CPRE Dorset CPRE

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  46. Dorset CPRE DORSET RICH IN BEAUTY Over half County = Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty World Heritage Coast 145 Sites Special Scientific Interest 13,500 Listed Buildings 192 Conservation Areas 904 Scheduled Ancient Monuments 9 National Nature Reserves

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