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    bigfella777 wrote:
    freemantlegirl2 wrote:
    loosehead wrote:
    Linesman wrote:
    What is the 'affordable housing' element of this development?
    Linesman great of you to point out that a development of this size will have social housing!
    this council has provided more affordable housing to the poor well done for pointing it out to all these other posters
    Country-wide planning laws state that developments of a certain size ALL have to provide affordable housing as part of those schemes. This isn't unique to the City council lol.

    and have to agree with some of the comments above, how can this be an attraction?! nice that it's being developed, again this is only passing of planning stage, I will believe it when it's completed/built.....
    Quite,what about the block of flats that has been left as a shell for the last 2 years on the crossroads or the 2 blocks of flats that were never finished.
    Bigfella I'm not always right I know that & as Freemantle girl has posted they are suppose to build 35% social housing if they aren't even though the council asked for it then they should be forced to do this on another site if not the build shouldn't go ahead. if this is the law they shouldn't break it.
    Personally I believe that building up a private estate should be that with an area elsewhere being built of the same quality for social housing,
    I'm not a snob but take a look at BaronsMead's social housing area then see if you agree with me or not?
    Bigfella put forward your argument any time I've got it wrong & if your right I will put my hands up & admit it will you do the same?
    please don't resort to name calling( BULB) as I love real debate. C U later !"
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Praise for ‘exquisite’ and ‘exciting’ hotel development at Ocean Village

8:20am Wednesday 18th April 2012 in Business Photograph of the Author By Melanie Adams , Health Reporter

A computer generated image of the Ocean Village hotel plans A computer generated image of the Ocean Village hotel plans

WORK will begin on a stunning £50m development on Southamp-ton’s waterfront later this year after councillors gave it approval.

With a luxury four-star super-yacht inspired hotel that boasts a spa and a champagne rooftop bar, it promises to be the final piece on the jigsaw to transform Ocean Village into a major attraction after plans for three plush apartment towers were earlier approved.

Councillors on Southampton City Council’s planning committee praised the “exquisite” and “exciting” development, six out of the seven, voting in favour of it.

The 76-bedroom hotel and spa, which will jut out into the marina, will be the first phase of the plans, complete with a restaurant and 12 luxury duplex flats sitting on top of the hotel.

Bosses at MDL Marinas, which is behind the scheme dubbed “Southampton Harbour Hotel”, want to bring in a Michelin-starred chef to set up one of the restaurants.

The second phase will see a second, residential building built next door, providing 82 flats, which will be up to ten storeys high and include a mix of shops, cafes, restaurants and offices, plus a basement car park.

Gavin Hall, director of planning at Savills, the planning agents for the developers told the committee that this development would “bring the life back” into Ocean Village and be the realisation of a long held ambition for the area. He added that work would wait until after the Olympics and start in the autumn. The project is expected to be completed within three years.

Councillor Edward Osmond said: “I strongly welcome this development. It is long overdue. It will be a major attraction for people both within Southampton and outside. This is a great scheme.”

However Councillor Carol Cunio voted against the scheme. She said: “I am not that happy with this scheme. I think it is too much building. We already have empty restaurants and flats on the other side, so I just don’t see the point.”

Council leader Royston Smith said: “This without question underlines the confidence of investors and developers in Southampton; that this is the place they want to come to.

“It will finally finish off Ocean Village and in doing so create hundreds of jobs.”

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