BOURNEMOUTH’S hated Waterfront Imax building is set to be partially demolished to make way for an “interim” all-weather attraction.

Council Cabinet members yesterday backed a scheme for the prime seafront site with a planning application to go before councillors on Monday.

The council hopes demolition work on the Waterfront complex will start next month and a redeveloped building open by next spring.

Cabinet members awarded a design-and-build contract to Morgan Sindall Construction, rather than seeking the usual three to six tenders for the job, short-cutting the usual competitive tendering process.

In the longer term the site and Bath Road South car park are earmarked for “comprehensive development.”