Thinking about it, we could actually call it Albions "Notel" at the moment, couldn't we boys and girls.
I watched the whole planning hearing live online. As we know it was lost on just one just abstention (because this councillor just didn't understand it) and one casting vote (because the chair was vehemently against it). Within that committee there will be some councillors who are sucking up to the chair for their lead, for the sake of their future; and there will be some who are strong enough individuals to vote according to the merits of the case.
One thing struck me though. Perry was breathtakingly arrogant in his presentation and in his answers to the questions and challenges. At times I could not believe what I has hearing from him. Not an ounce of humility or willingness to engage and compromise to get it over the line. Arrogant and naive, and this, after all the stamina and resilience he had to show to get the stadium project through to completion. Why?
Just one person got fed up with the clubs inability to present a clean, clear case with humility and a spirit of engagement. That one person abstained (when during the debate she was showing signs of giving it the green light for the jobs created), and that abstention lead to a score draw, with the casting vote sending it down.
I was actually staggered how arrogant we were, it seemed completely unprofessional. Maybe just me....
We have no idea of the constraints the albion were working to with their design, whether these were financial viability, or from their partners in the deal.I thought the design was crap. It looked cheap and a bit like an American prison or detention camp. The fact there is to be a cancer unit in the basement seemed to be an afterthought to try and justify the unit for 'community use'. We have a nice stadium so it's worth putting in a building that complements and blend in rather than any old office block looking structure.
That's what they architects tried to achieve. The same architects that designed the stadium.We have a nice stadium so it's worth putting in a building that complements and blend in rather than any old office block looking structure.
I watched the whole planning hearing live online. As we know it was lost on just one just abstention (because this councillor just didn't understand it) and one casting vote (because the chair was vehemently against it). Within that committee there will be some councillors who are sucking up to the chair for their lead, for the sake of their future; and there will be some who are strong enough individuals to vote according to the merits of the case.
One thing struck me though. Perry was breathtakingly arrogant in his presentation and in his answers to the questions and challenges. At times I could not believe what I has hearing from him. Not an ounce of humility or willingness to engage and compromise to get it over the line. Arrogant and naive, and this, after all the stamina and resilience he had to show to get the stadium project through to completion. Why?
Just one person got fed up with the clubs inability to present a clean, clear case with humility and a spirit of engagement. That one person abstained (when during the debate she was showing signs of giving it the green light for the jobs created), and that abstention lead to a score draw, with the casting vote sending it down.
I was actually staggered how arrogant we were, it seemed completely unprofessional. Maybe just me....
From http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/paul-barber-supporters-qa-part-two-3020138.aspx
Is the hotel going to happen now?
We will see if it is viable to change the design. If we can’t, then I’m afraid the local authority is responsible for stopping us creating a few hundred new jobs. We think the hotel development would have been a valuable addition to our non-matchday revenue which, in turn, helps us to build a more sustainable football club for our community. The hotel development would also have seen the development of a much-needed cancer unit, a further – and very different – benefit for our community. We were trying to do things for people in our city, but unfortunately – and quite bizarrely – it appears that the city's planning committee couldn’t see beyond the external appearance of the hotel to the much wider economic and health benefits for our community – and so, for now at least, we have hit a wall.
My guess is that the constraints the club are under are too hard/expensive to get around so they will wait until after the next B&H elections in 2019, and go again with a new planning committee.
From http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/paul-barber-supporters-qa-part-two-3020138.aspx
Is the hotel going to happen now?
We will see if it is viable to change the design. If we can’t, then I’m afraid the local authority is responsible for stopping us creating a few hundred new jobs. We think the hotel development would have been a valuable addition to our non-matchday revenue which, in turn, helps us to build a more sustainable football club for our community. The hotel development would also have seen the development of a much-needed cancer unit, a further – and very different – benefit for our community. We were trying to do things for people in our city, but unfortunately – and quite bizarrely – it appears that the city's planning committee couldn’t see beyond the external appearance of the hotel to the much wider economic and health benefits for our community – and so, for now at least, we have hit a wall.