Darth Vaida wrote:
I dont agree with having a cinema as we seem to have enough already, although why are people in southampton so concerned with car congestion and car parking. We need a park and ride as in many other busy towns and cities. When 32300 fans used to come and see the saints most people got the bus or walked there was no issue there. All these changes may bring about a new coach station, the train station is being done up soon. We could do with more cycle lanes. Hey maybe even an underground tube network?

Shot wrote:
council aint got clue mush, why dont they pay ovv saints satdium, with £100m we can get bak in prem back where we belong. Or they get rid of teh parks in town centre as too many weridos there at night and make it park in ride, that wil sort issue out of traffic.

Jane Scott wrote:

Shot wrote: council aint got clue mush, why dont they pay ovv saints satdium, with £100m we can get bak in prem back where we belong. Or they get rid of teh parks in town centre as too many weridos there at night and make it park in ride, that wil sort issue out of traffic.

Its not the council building it you idiot! Its the developer that built the original shopping centre.

Soton Realist wrote:
Is it just me or are other person getting tired at the complaints of “more flats!” each time a new city centre development is proposed. Personally, I think the plans look good and certainly will look a lot nicer than just undeveloped land sitting there. Regardless of any short term recession, there is obviously long term demand for flats otherwise no company would invest huge sums of money in them. After all, no private company will willingly throw money away. A lot of people complain that too many flats are built at the expense of family housing. I agree if that happens in the suburbs but city centre locations will never be suited to housing developments with gardens. Many people want an ice-rink to be built. Perhaps companies think it would only make money in the winter and therefore not viable which is why you get the temporary rinks. Ask yourself, day out in the sun or a day inside? Shops, cinemas & hotels all attract jobs, visitors and increase competition, so what on earth is wrong with that? P.S. I’m not a council worker, property developer, or have any particular political leanings. I just work in an office.

halftime orange wrote:
Entering Southampton from the north you pass a wonderful common, possibly the best in the country and then.......zilch. The city has nothing to offer except all the usual big stores in West Quay and a Debenhams, one true departmental store outside the precinctised area. Nowhere to see the big ships, no ice rink, speedway, greyhound stadium, no proper restaurant area, run down parks, a rusting soccer stadium and a club with no future - simply nothing worth visiting for that isn't easier to get to outside. For restaurants and football see Portsmouth, for speedway and greyhounds see Poole, for ice rink see Basingstoke and, soon, for cinema and bowling see Eastleigh. For viewing big ships probably I.O.W.

halftime orange wrote:
Entering Southampton from the north you pass a wonderful common, possibly the best in the country and then.......zilch. The city has nothing to offer except all the usual big stores in West Quay and a Debenhams, one true departmental store outside the precinctised area. Nowhere to see the big ships, no ice rink, speedway, greyhound stadium, no proper restaurant area, run down parks, a rusting soccer stadium and a club with no future - simply nothing worth visiting for that isn't easier to get to outside. For restaurants and football see Portsmouth, for speedway and greyhounds see Poole, for ice rink see Basingstoke and, soon, for cinema and bowling see Eastleigh. For viewing big ships probably I.O.W.

THE BRICK wrote:
More shops? We have more than we need already, some are already closing or closed. Another cinema? There are too many already. Flats? So they can be added to the hundreds of flats no one can afford, and we don't need. Another hotel, give me a break,the only item that is not mentioned that the people want is an ICE RINK. Oops, I'm shivering again, mentioning an ice rink where I came from 20 years ago. Counillors, read my dimples, WE NEED AN ICE RINK AHEAD OF ALL YOUR FANCIFUL SHOPS, FLATS, CINEMAS AND HOTELS. Oh and by the way, Hammerson would love to develop an ice rink but you won't let them. The people will have thier say and yet again the voters who put you in will take you out. MADNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !

THE BRICK wrote:
More shops? We have more than we need already, some are already closing or closed. Another cinema? There are too many already. Flats? So they can be added to the hundreds of flats no one can afford, and we don\\\'t need. Another hotel, give me a break,the only item that is not mentioned that the people want is an ICE RINK. Oops, I\\\'m shivering again, mentioning an ice rink where I came from 20 years ago. Counillors, read my dimples, WE NEED AN ICE RINK AHEAD OF ALL YOUR FANCIFUL SHOPS, FLATS, CINEMAS AND HOTELS. Oh and by the way, Hammerson would love to develop an ice rink but you won\\\'t let them. The people will have thier say and yet again the voters who put you in will take you out. MADNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !

clare wrote:
Seriously? An Ice Rink? No one will build one because they notoriously don't make any money.

Soton Realist wrote:
So where’s the logic in not building new flats? Prices have risen so much in the last decade or so because there is an overall shortage of homes, about 2 million. It is simply supply/demand. Not building anymore just makes the problem worse and will just increase prices even further when the economy recovers. A growing population caused by people living longer, increasing birth rates, people getting divorced are all reasons why there is a shortage. The popularity of buying to let and the potential returns of high prices then in turn reduce the supply of homes even further. Everyone will have different choices of home, city centre flats will be generally popular with young professionals who want to be closer to work and nightlife etc. Saying that there should be no more flats built is just incredibly narrow minded.

At the end of the day, it's up to the landlords what they do and no matter, they will go ahead with this scheme anyway

loli wrote:
I may live in Southampton but I mainly go down to Bournemouth to shop and go out in the evening. They seem to take pride in their town lovely parks and flowers and greenery thoughout with lots to do all the time, not just ugly concrete everywhere. Southampton council take a leaf out of bournemouths book

Peter wrote:
More flats! The flat craze has gone people have woken up to realise they were just a marketing ploy for silly people to jump on the property bandwagon. I am a young prof and could not think of anything worse than living in the centre of Southampton in a flat which will plumet in value . All the buy to let investors will only rent them to social housing tenants now and so creating a downward spiral in prices. Gone are the days for silly mortgages as lender will not lend in Southampton central if they have other flats within blocks. These flats if built will only be worth peanuts and even then a 80,000 flat in Southampton centre costing you £600 per month to mortgage seems a complete rip off and looks like a jail sentence not an investment. I laugh when i see that the posh "French Quarter" is to have a Subway. This is the sign of things to come .

Family Man wrote:

clare wrote: Seriously? An Ice Rink? No one will build one because they notoriously don\'t make any money.

As you say, ice rinks notoriously don\'t make money, and as \"Chrissie\" said, the novelty quickly wears off (for most of us). What Southampton really really needs is a good class venue with sufficient flexibilty and size to be able to hold exhibitions, major conferences and concerts (that would attract the major names and that are indoors so aren\'t subject to the vagaries of the weather). London has quite a few, so has Birmingham, and even Bournemouth and Brighton have better facilities. Now that would genuinely put Southampton \"on the map\"! I might even go there myself!

Family Man wrote:

clare wrote:
Seriously? An Ice Rink? No one will build one because they notoriously don\'t make any money.

As you say, ice rinks notoriously don\'t make money, and as \"Chrissie\" said, the novelty quickly wears off (for most of us).

What Southampton really really needs is a good class venue with sufficient flexibilty and size to be able to hold exhibitions, major conferences and concerts (that would attract the major names and that are indoors so aren\'t subject to the vagaries of the weather). London has quite a few, so has Birmingham, and even Bournemouth and Brighton have better facilities.

Now that would genuinely put Southampton \"on the map\"! I might even go there myself!