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Plans for Haslar site unveiled
04/12/2009
At a presentation held at Gosport Borough Council last night, Our Enterprise, the company who recently purchased the former Royal Hospital Haslar site from the MoD, unveiled their ideas for its future use.
They spoke of a Veterans Village, a Community Health Facility and accommodation for students, bringing together both young and old in a unique way.
Tomorrows People, a Charity which helps vulnerable people with accommodation and working skills are also looking to relocate to the site, where they hope to take over the upkeep of the Listed Parks and Gardens.
Specialists in the field of Rehabilitation, Alzheimer, Cancer and Psychiatric care are also looking at the site with ideas of building up a centre of care and excellence like no other in the Country.
“Ideas on providing an Equestrian Centre and an Arts Centre on the site for the benefit of both residents and the disabled are also being discussed and all without having to build hundreds more houses, something we as an authority have been totally against,” said Cllr Peter Edgar, Former spokesperson for the Save Haslar Task Force. ”Our Local Plan has the site listed for Health and Community use and the proposals on offer are ideal. I think all Members present were pleasantly surprised, even excited, by the idea.”
Although they have been busily working behind the scenes getting surveys and investigations done, now they have exchanged, Our Enterprise wish to get going as quickly as possible, something of course the council wish to see so that buildings are not allowed to lie empty and deteriorate.
“Subject to planning, they hope to commence work as soon as possible,” added Peter “This is obviously not a quick project, but as and when the buildings become available for use, be that accommodation for people or for some of the fantastic proposed services, then once again life will breathe within the walls of this historic site we all know and love - Haslar.”
For more information please contact: Cllr Peter Edgar
Tel: 07721426956