PLANS for the £150m redevelopment of the former Winter Gardens site in Bournemouth could be considered at a special planning meeting next month.

The Bournemouth council scheme for the land off Exeter Road has been described as “transformational” but concerns have been raised by about the impact it could have on nearby historic buildings.

If approved, the multi-use development of the four-acre former concert hall site would be the largest in the town’s history.

Since the demolition of the concert hall in 2006, the land has been used as a car park and last summer the council purchased the remaining parts of the site.

Plans were submitted by Bournemouth Development Company – a partnership between the authority and Morgan Sindall Investments – in September 2017 with the aim of creating a “hub” between with the Hilton and BH2 developments.

Alongside 352 apartments across four blocks would be a 225-space car park replacing the existing facility as well as five restaurant units and outdoor cafes and children’s play areas.

One shop unit, which is expected to be for a supermarket, one office unit and five facilities for leisure uses would also be provided under the plans.

Earlier this year, Bournemouth council planning board chairman Cllr David Kelsey said that he expected to go before the committee for a decision in either June or July but speaking at Monday’s meeting said that it could now be considered at a special meeting of the board at the end of October.

The plans were revised in May with the appearance of several buildings changes, stepped balconies removed from the development’s main Exeter Road building and increasing the height of one of the towers from 12 to 13 storeys.

Objections to the scheme have been lodged by Historic England due to fears about the development’s impact on the Royal Exeter Hotel and by Natural England due to the lack of environmental mitigation measures proposed in the application.