Controversial plans to revamp a seaside restaurant in Dorset as part of a new £12.5m leisure complex have been given the green light.
The Rockwater venue on Branksome Chine in Poole is set to expand its operations by redeveloping the neighbouring Branksome Beach Restaurant, and is also looking to invest in another site on the seafront at Sandbanks to form a new “lifestyle hub”.
The owners of the business, which already run a similar venture under the Rockwater name in Hove, East Sussex, have said the move could create “hundreds” of local jobs, with an opening scheduled for the summer.
