Southampton residents have had their say on multi-million pound plans to transform the city's waterfront.
The ambitious £200m proposals aim to revitalise Town Quay by bringing multiple restaurants, food halls, a large new marina, 500 new apartments, and a new landmark hotel with bar, conference, and spa facilities.
The hotel will be part of the brand 'THE NICI' which already runs a five-star hotel in Bournemouth.
Nicolas James Group is behind the plans which were displayed at the Harbour House building on Friday and Saturday for members of the public to see.
Terrance Mahone, 48, from Southampton came down to have a look.
He said: “It’s a very exciting project and a very modern proposal which could bring some huge benefits to Southampton.
“There clearly are going to be some juxtaposition between the old and the new and getting them to marry and respect each other is going to take time.
“However, the city can’t just stay in the old, it has to evolve while respecting the past.”
He added: “It’s very impressive, it looks very good.
“There are challenges as there are with everything but it does present Southampton as more of a destination city which is something the city needs.”
Jane Townsend, 91, was not so keen on elements of the redevelopment.
She said: “I like the development but the high rise, it’s very American, it’s not us. It’s ugly and horrible, chop them off. Just have buildings to a normal height with arty roofs.”
However, she added: “At the centre of the town you have Marks and Spencer’s and Boots but this is where you want to draw everyone to.
“If you put the odd shop down here and put restaurants, coffee shops and houses it would look lovely."
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Colin Wood, 86, who owns a boat at the marina in Ocean Village, is worried the development will take much-needed parking space away from the waterfront.
He said: “Something that we need to remember is access and parking during redevelopment as well as afterwards. We come here, we park in the marina, but while the works are going on that might be tricky.”
A total of 14,000 sqft of publicly-accessible waterfront will be created - the equivalent of two football pitches.
The marina will also be moved and extended to create space for the proposed structures.
The development is said to create 1,000 jobs across 40 units including shops, bars and restaurants.
It's set to bring millions of pounds into the city, should it be approved.
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