Boscombe Spa Village Living

Living

Barratt Homes have taken over the car park at Boscombe seafront, where they are building 169 apartments, and the money from the sale of part of this site has funded the whole of the Boscombe Spa Village leisure scheme. Part of this car park will remain as a public car park. The work on building the apartments, to be released onto the market in phases, will take nearly 3 years commencing September 2006 with completion by Summer 2009.

How much will it all cost?
The total redevelopment costs for the Boscombe Spa Village project is approximately £8m. 

How was the project approved?

Following extensive public consultation, planning consent for the Boscombe Spa Village redevelopment was granted in September 2005.

Why is it necessary? (history)
Boscombe seafront has seen little development since the 1950s and the current infrastructure is in desperate need of renovation. The Mermaid hall building on the end of Boscombe Pier has been closed since 1989 and the remainder of the pier was closed in October 2005. The structure, especially the timber walkway has  deteriorated to the point of becoming dangerous.

The chalet complex forming the 1st and 2nd floors of the Boscombe Overstrand building to the east of the pier is in very poor condition with only the beach office and life guard office currently in use. Despite all this, Boscombe seafront remains a popular beach destination with families in the summer and surfers in the winter.

Redevelopment plans have been discussed for a number of years, with the proposal of a surf reef dating back to 1998. The land based leisure proposals were approved by the Council in November 2003 and the surf reef proposals approved in February 2005 with planning consent achieved in September 2005.