Local developer Hargreaves has submitted proposals for the development of the remainder of the BAE site which currently comprises of a McDonald’s and an under-construction Lidl.
The development proposal is mostly non-food retail. Part of one of the proposed units could possibly become a restaurant or a café and one unit is pencilled in for use as either leisure use or again non-food retail. A couple of the units have open space at the rear which is suggested by the plans could be used by a garden centre or similar. The proposed plans do not mention cinema, bowling alley, ice-rink, planetarium or any other specific leisure activity previously suggested by residents.
As only one of the units is proposed for the potential for leisure, it is unclear how a leisure facility would be viable given that most successful retail/leisure parks such as Gunwharf have multiple leisure activities available as well as a good spread of retail choices.
A development consultation forum is scheduled for 22 August at HBC HQ in Havant where the developer will put their proposals forward to councillors and stakeholders; more details about this can be found on Havant Borough Council’s website.
Helen
Steph Cufley
Oh Mann no cinema ðð
We can still hope ð
Great…a cafe and a garden centre ð. I’ll tell the kids, they’ll be happy that there’s finally something to do in the area ð
Yep!
What a crock of absolute ð©ð©ð©! It’s things to do we need, not more bloomin shops! ð¡ð«
Language Timothy! Yes not exactly wonderful, and not too unexpected unfortunately.
Many apologies About Waterlooville and none intended! It’s more exasperation, I’ll just go do the walk of shame! ð
Haha only kidding. It is a bit poopy!
We need a cinema!! Something for children and teenagers too waterlooville has nothing to offer for families
We certainly do need some leisure activities. Although we intend wouldn’t complain at a garden centre! More shopping will cause the town centre to become more of a ð» ghost town.
Multi Story!
Bowling would be nice would save having to go all the way to gunwarf to find out there isn’t any lanes available
Have they listened to the public at all? No, of course not, the people who will be spending money there are not important, are they!
Oh well, let’s just wait and see…
We reckon, pizza place, phone shop, bed place, carpet place, fried chicken place, dry cleaning, sports gear, ladies clothes, crafts, discount homewares, diy, yet another pet shop and half a dozen coffee shops !ð¤£ð¤£ð¤£ð¤£
About Waterlooville you forgot 28 charity shops!
We’ll check back on our prediction once everything is built! :D
Oh really, when will developers listen to locals. We need somewhere for our young people to go, cinema, bowling etc would be brilliant. You can have too many eateries, Waterlooville is not like Gunwharf with lovely view s and interesting sites, boats, the sea etc. It needs a practical approach.
Well it’s a fact that the developer views this blog, though the developer may listen, the leisure companies that would provide such services may not listen?
a craft outlet would be good (well for me anyway lol) … or even a SHOP where you could actually buy things like gifts etc … coz there are not many of them in Waterlooville :)
New fabric shop in town looks as if it may do some craft stuff.
Yes … When I was in the shop today I overheard the sales assistant tell another customer they will be doing craft stuffs … But they have not made the order out yet … So fingers crossed … They did have a box of miscellaneous crafty bits for 50p … I did buy A couple of bits … Well it would be ride not too don’t you think ð xx
Let traffic gridlock begin! More houses + more retail outlets = less countryside to run and cycle in and even more pollution than we already have. This area is being over developed – I wish I could move away.
Why don’t u we are
Are you moving away San?! Where you going?
Maybe when Mark retires.
How Fab, NOT!! nothing here for the kids to do except take them further afield which some people cant do
Still no lap dancing despite your very reasonable rates then?
Apparently there is little or no demand for my ‘body shape’.
I am so annoyed about this piece of land being used for everything but what the people want – cinema, bowling etc…..
Gina Stovold Lidl right by us
Jennie Scott Laura Poole Suzie Munday ð