Residents at Boscombe Seafront are unhappy about a Barratt Homes construction that will block their ‘priceless’ sea-view.
Honeycombe Beach, a residential development undertaken by Barratt Homes a national housing development group will soon come up by the Boscombe seafront obstruction the sea-view of the existing buildings that face the ocean.
Honeycombe Beach has been planned to attract new residents to the area and it will built on the place where there now stands a parking lot.
A local resident, who didn’t want to be named, said: “The authorities were well aware of our feelings. My flat faces the ocean and the parking lot and when this thing comes up what’s the point in having a house here. I don’t want to go to my window and look at other people’s houses.”
She adds that a formal protest that was launched was
Andrew Emery, Seafront Service Officer said: “We had to sell the parking lot by the sea to raise money for the artificial reef which is a part of our plan for the new look Boscombe will get. It is for the larger good and I’m sure those who are upset will be fine once the new look sets in.”
“There’s always going to be one or two protagonists and we can’t please everyone,” adds Chris Saunders, the Seafront development manager pointing out that a new residential area only means a hike in local business and economy.
Barratt homes held an Open day on Saturday, January
27 in the Chines Hotel on Boscombe Spa road to showcase their flats in
Honeycombe Beach which is now open for sale.
The open day welcomed a crowd of potential residents but those in authority at Barratt Homes were unavailable to comment on the woes of the existing residents.
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