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Liphook Village Centre Developments - Local Resident (16th Mar 2021 - 07:55:08) Hello folks Yes - I am just being nosy. It's allowed during lockdown. :) What is happening with the property opposite the Green Dragon? Use to be that derelict kebab shop - then was going to be an 'organ shop'. Work seems to have resumed on the site. And - Is the cinema actually going to happen, or is it just going to morph into a housing development? (Is it just me who is worried that as the years roll by, the garage building is becoming increasingly 'unsound'?) Also - is Liphook Mobility still trading? And finally, I'd love to know about the future of the 'Square Dental' building, not least as I imagine if it stays like that for any longer, the council will get confused and it will be incorporated into the conservation area, as a local heritage 'landmark'. Lol. Cheers

Re: Liphook Village Centre Developments - Gil (16th Mar 2021 - 10:35:01) Yes - The Square is not the most attractive entrance to the South Downs National Park is it?!

Re: Liphook Village Centre Developments - Local (16th Mar 2021 - 13:20:29) Gil your having a laugh gateway to the National Park tell me where all private land surrounding it drive down to weavers ok.

Re: Liphook Village Centre Developments - Gil (16th Mar 2021 - 15:45:51) Local - what are you on about? We have miles and miles and miles of footpaths and open access land around the village

Re: Liphook Village Centre Developments - M (16th Mar 2021 - 18:03:54) Re: "Lord Building" opposite the green Dragon. If you check out the EHDC Planning Portal you will see that he has now applied to change the Barn area at the back of the building (what is standing at the moment) into 3 flats but keep the existing consented shop/showroom at the front (the current vacant area behind the hoarding). The old kebab shop is to be replaced by a 2 storey building with 2 flats and the old cobblers building is to be replaced with something similar. Re: The Living Room Cinema site. Strangely enough I received this email today (signed up for info via their website so in the public domain) and I'm sure in the name of public relations they will be happy for the whole village to know what's happening. "............. For those of you who don't know us personally and have been privvy to what's going on behind the scenes, you have seen a dilapidated building in the centre of the village fall further into a state of disrepair. And most likely questioned whether the cinema was ever going to happen. For those people who have known the truth, indeed at times you will have also asked these questions. Time for some answers now, don't you think? This project has been ongoing for four years. We worked with the owner of the building to obtain planning consent, which was granted two years later. The cinema was to lease the space for 20 years: very few cinemas own their own building. Circumstances changed and for reasons which I won't go into, this no longer became an option. We are so committed to building this cinema we decided to do what anyone who has invested heart, body and soul would do to save their business. We decided to raise the money to buy the building and to complete the work ourselves. Then, just as we began our fundraising efforts... Covid hit. A year later, and we have achieved the impossible. We have raised the money. We are in the process of finalising the plans with the builder, and construction work will start in 4-6 weeks. Most importantly, without rent to pay we are not going to be vulnerable if we end up in lockdown once again. This cinema is here to stay. So there you have it. No developer "ruse". It's not going to be turned into houses, or another supermarket. What you do have is an incredibly committed team who have worked tirelessly through a pandemic to keep this dream alive. For now, pencil the end of 2021 in your diaries to don your finest and head to our opening event. We hope that we have done enough during our planning to ensure that the build goes smoothly and is not affected by Covid, Brexit, or any of the other challenges thrown at us. So very soon I will be able to talk about exciting things again. Share our plans, our decor, our film choices and menus. Recruit a team, appoint our founder members, order the popcorn, and establish local partnerships..........." The internet is a great resource and with a bit of "Googling" you'll find lots of answers.....you should all try it some time? Regard the other points raised, afraid I can't shed any light on the subject.......... except to say Liphook isn't really a "Gateway to the National Park" as the SDNPA don't even recognise that Liphook is actually in the Park, even though a third of the Parish is!!!

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