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New Bursledon Community Centre

The Council, in partnership with doctors from Bursledon Surgery, NHS Hampshire, Hampshire County Council, Bursledon Parish Council and Bursledon and District Community Association, are looking to improve existing facilities and services for local residents at the community centre site on Lowford Hill, Bursledon. This includes finding a solution for the need to relocate Bursledon Surgery to provide better facilities for local patients.

This exciting scheme is designed to provide better facilities and services with a new self-service library and parish officer, a revamped community centre and new-look doctors' surgery, together with increased car parking provision. 

Please view the Design Brief it provides details on the project vision, the development site, the design principles and the planning requirements. 

Project Approval

Funding for the project, costed at £3.5 million, has been agreed by the Council, using Developers’ Contributions, Capital receipts and the New Homes Bonus. 

The planning application was approved in December 2011.  This followed a public consultation between 11 July and 08 August and a planning consultation which ran from 22 September until 20 October.

Council Leader Cllr Keith House said: “This project will deliver real benefits for local people in Bursledon.  We have spent time getting the designs right and we have listened and acted on comments from local residents. We now have the funds in place, without needing to put up council tax.  If the application gets permission I hope residents will get involved even more in supporting the Community Association to make the Centre a thriving facility and use the new library too!”

Project Timetable

You will have noticed that some work has now started on site.  In early February, the trees and shrubs we had permission to remove were cut down; this was done early to ensure any reptiles on site were not disturbed and completed before bird nesting season (March to September). 

Main construction on site is planned to start in late-summer 2012 with the building set to open in winter 2013.  Throughout the construction, car-parking provision for users of the local businesses will be maintained alongside pedestrian access across the site.

The Council are currently working to select a construction partner to work with the Council to deliver the scheme.  This process will start in April and we plan to select the constuction partner in May 2012.

Latest Designs

You can view all of the designs and the documents via the online planning website .  For quick reference, the artist impressions of the new facility and the ground floor and first floor plans are available below.

Artist Impressions of the Scheme (click on the thumbnails to view full size image)

New Ground Floor and First Floor Plans (click on the thumbnails to view full size image)