Consultation Tracker

The Waterfront: Have Your Say

Bournemouth Borough Council Start Date: Thursday 4 March 2010
End Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
Area (Wards): Bournemouth Wide
Method: Paper survey • Web Survey
Service Area: Culture (libraries, museums, theatres, history) • Seafront • Tourism
Status: Past Past
Organisation: Bournemouth Borough Council
Contact Name: Tracy Priestley
Contact Phone: 01202 454787
Contact Email: tracy.priestley@bournemouth.gov.uk

About this Consultation

This consultation aims to measure public support for a range of possible uses for the Waterfront Building on Bournemouth seafront.

The Council wants to ensure that the development is something which can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

The questionnaire was sent to all members of the Bournemouth e-panel. It was also available to complete online on the Council's website and as a printable document that could be completed on paper and posted back to the Council.

To find out more click here.

The Council's Cabinet will meet on 29 April to consider the results of this survey alongside any other known financial or technical constraints. It will then decide which options to recommend for further in depth studies before a final decision is made on 23rd June. Further updates will be announced through the media and on the Council’s website.

Results

When presented with seven options for the future of the Waterfront (IMAX) site in Bournemouth, people gave their overall support for:

Tropical gardens
Water park
Interactive arts, museum and entertainment
Performing arts space / amphitheatre

Overall, people were not keen for the site to feature any of the following as stand-alone attractions:

Boutiques and bistros
A spa
Family play park

The results show that a mixture of attractions is most likely to appeal to a broad range of people, with water park & performing arts, water park & tropical gardens and water park & interactive arts facility the most popular combinations.

To view the full report click here.

On 28th April 2010, Cabinet will consider the results of the public consultation and decide which option or options to explore further through a feasibility study. This feasibility work will involve looking at how achievable each of the options could be, including whether they are likely to be attractive to a private investor, as well as the size of any building that would be needed.

Cabinet on 23rd June 2010 will receive the report into this feasibility work and decide on the future of the site.

pdf Waterfront Report Final (.pdf) (151 KB)

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