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Aerial images of the area submitted by Stephen Bath. .Christchurch. .MUST CREDIT - Photo by Stephen Bath.. RESIDENTS and local councils will be fully consulted on any development proposals in their area, BCP Council’s deputy leader has promised. Councillor Philip Broadhead spoke at an extraordinary meeting of Christchurch Town Council, called after concerns were expressed over ‘opportunities’ put forward in a private email, including the demolition and rebuilding of Saxon Square car park. He blamed ‘miscommunication and misunderstanding’ for the confusion, and said: “There are lots of opportunities and we want to get regeneration right. “But there are also lots of rumours that we are more further advanced than we are, that is 100 per cent not true.
Green belt land in Throop and Holdenhurst has been put forward by developers FURTHER green belt development is being considered by BCP Council in a bid to build thousands of new homes. Even with a forecast of increased housing density and building heights in urban areas, the council predicts it will have a shortfall of 5,500 homes against the government-set target. As a result, it has agreed that every green belt site put forward by developers be included in its Local Plan consultation this summer. Councillor Mike Brooke, who heads up the working group overseeing the planning blueprint, said “at this stage, this is the only way forward”.