Plans have been submitted by the Bournemouth Development Company, a partnership between Bournemouth Council and Morgan Sindall Investments, for the redevelopment of Bournemouth’s Winter Gardens site.

The £150m mixed-use proposal combines residential, restaurant, leisure and retail space with new parking facilities and public realm.

Cllr John Beesley, Leader of Bournemouth Council, said: “Winter Gardens is a strategically important regeneration site in the town centre and the Bournemouth Development Company is uniquely placed to deliver a scheme that will be hugely beneficial for residents, visitors and the profile of the town. This would be the largest project of its kind ever undertaken in Bournemouth. The scheme will be transformational, combining new homes, leisure and social infrastructure in a location where people will want to live, work and socialise.”

The 1.98 hectare sites plans include 352 high-quality homes involving one, two and three-bed apartments and penthouses, arranged across four multi-storey buildings of varying heights.

The 225 public parking spaces currently on site will be re-provided in a below-ground car park located under a landscaped podium with 369 dedicated spaces for residents and visitors.

Duncan Johnston, Development Director, of the Bournemouth Development Company, said: “Winter Gardens is a historically important but underutilised site. We’re proposing a forward-looking scheme that meets the needs of Bournemouth now and in the future. Health and vitality underpin the design concept which successfully combines safe and secure town centre living in an attractive seaside location with facilities that residents and visitors need.”

Up to five units for high-quality restaurants are proposed along Exeter Road plus a new food store.