This is the artist’s impression of the new plans for the Locks Heath Free Church site in Titchfield Common.
The graphic impression of the Locks heath Free Church planned extension including the extra on-site car parking to the right
The design of the buildings has not changed significantly – although the roof shaping has been altered to make it less imposing from the road.
But the most obvious change is the addition of 155 car parking spaces to the right hand side in order to counter the arguments raised when the first application was refused.
The proposal is for a 400-seat auditorium as part of a £4m extension to the current church building, which can be seen on the left of the image.
The church is due to hold two open days in June for people to view and comment on the new plans.
Two weeks later church ministers will submit a planning application to Fareham Borough Council.
Senior pastor Mark Madavan said they had tried to address the issues which previously led to their first application being refused – including adding 155 parking spaces to the site.
Plans will be available to view and comment on at the church in Hunts Pond Road on June 5 from mid-day to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm and on June 6 from 10am to 2pm.
The deadline for comments on the plans to the church is June 9 so they can submit their planning application between mid-June and the end of the month and which will summarise comments made by residents.
Mr Madavan added that church-goers had posted 1,000 letters to nearby residents and urged them to arrange a separate appointment to view the plans if they could not make the viewing days.
Once an application has been made to the council, members of the public will also be able to comment on the proposal through the council as part of the normal planning process.