CARTER’S Quay may have got the green light, but residents of Hamworthy, Poole, were far from turned on by Electric Avenue.

A public exhibition of plans by Inland Homes to transform their nine-acre former Pilkington Tiles regeneration site received a favourable response from many attending.

And the idea of calling the multi-million pound development Carter’s Quay, to reinforce the connection with Carter Tiles, went down well.

But the suggested name for the road link to the former power station site did not.

“I’m quite happy about Carter’s Quay, but I’m not sure about Electric Avenue,” said Fred Winwood of Hamside Residents Association, who helped construct the old power station.

“If they are going to keep the theme, the three original directors of the company were Carter, Stabler and Adams and they made Delphis, Ionian and Atlantis ware. Using that would give them bags of scope.”

Inland Homes land director Paul Brett said: “Electric Avenue has not been very well received. If it’s not that, we’ll come up with a better name residents are happy with.”

However many did seem content with the proposals for the land, which included 75 family houses with gardens, 225 apartments, business and retail space in three distinct zones.

Fronting the waterside, which will have public access, would be the tallest apartment buildings of four or five storeys rising to six, with shops and offices.

The central area would have three to three-and-a-half storey apartments with small start-up business provision and the area closest to Blandford Road and Ivor Road will have family homes.

Bill Constance of Poole Old Town Conservation Group, said: “First impressions are they have listened to what the people have said and first impressions are good.”

Mr Brett said: “The message we want to get across is that this is deliverable. We own this. We can get on and build this next year. This is not a pipe-dream.”

• Residents have another chance to see the plans today at St Michael’s Church Centre, Blandford Road from 11am to 4pm.