THIS could be the new look at Bournemouth's Pavilion if developers are allowed to replace a car park with avenues of trees around the fountain.
Scented plants and wind chimes are among sensory ideas to ensure the area is accessible to all and that disabled visitors can access the refurbished Pavilion by the same route as everyone else.
A planning application has recently been submitted and, if successful, will mean car parking spaces lost will be provided below the planned casino development next door.
Consultants from Dorset Occupational Therapy Services (DOTS) have been working closely with architects and building officers to come up with ideas to make the outside area accessible.
Developer Trevor Osborne said he is grateful to DOTS for their ideas and added: "Bournemouth Pavilion is around 80 years old and certainly wasn't built with easy access for everyone. I hope our work to make it accessible will be a cutting edge example of good development practice."
And Beccy Brookwell, access surveyor at Bournemouth council, said: "We've tried to ensure that the needs of all disabled people are considered by creating an inclusive environment. We could soon have a building which visitors can access and enjoy by using their sense of smell, touch or hearing."
