Amex hotel proposal will be decided at BHCC Planning Committee 17th February

[reigate]

A new driving range.

Any chances it will be covered/floodlit?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Wow! If that is the genuine opinion of LDC then that represents quite some turnaround by the council and the chair, actually admitting that the Amex is 'iconic' and 'deserves something more special' to complement it. In the medium/long term that is good news for the hotel, just means it needs to be redesigned to be more in keeping with the sheer gorgeousness of the stadium.

Well, let's not forget their history was to hang their case on any angle to object that they could think of. Bat / Car collisions etc.

So any reason for objection just serves the overall strategy of objecting really.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

The design of the hotel does look quite bland though. When I first saw the plans I remember being quite surprised that they hadn't come up with something more symbiotic and in keeping with the style of the structure it's going to be plonked next to.

 

[ewe2]

Is there a picture/plan of the proposed hotel ?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Well, let's not forget their history was to hang their case on any angle to object that they could think of. Bat / Car collisions etc.

So any reason for objection just serves the overall strategy of objecting really.

Don't think anybody's going to forget LDC's Amex objections anytime soon. This particular objection is way more easily overcome though eh, just by redesigning the thing to complement the stadium. Which any self-respecting architect probably should have done in the first place.

 

[bhanutz]

Why?

One - it's not in her constituency
Two - she's not on the council - she's an MP
Three - the negotiations for the hotel started while the Green Party still led the council, and therefore were happy for the council to be partners in this project (insofar as they are the landowners)
Four - the council is not Green-led any more
Five - she totally approves of, and loves the stadium, and is a big supporter of AITC and what it seeks to achieve. Therefore it's not being an enormous leap of the imagination that a much-needed hotel and cancer-treating unit would be very much welcomed
Six - the recommendation to refuse is made by officers, not councillors. The largest number of councillors represent the Labour Party.

Oh come on....

 

[CHAPPERS]

How in the ACTUAL **** have people blamed this on 'the Greens'?

Absurd.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Oh come on....

Bearing in mind only the second sentence in number five in that list is an opinion, and the rest are facts, what first-hand evidence do you have to back up your original claim? Can you cite anything Caroline Lucas has said that is anti-Albion?

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Here's the image of the proposed hotel from the Argus article:

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Here's the image of the proposed hotel from the Argus article:

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that is pretty dull to be fair

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Oh come on....

what are you disagreeing with from that list?

 

[bhanutz]

Bearing in mind only the second sentence in number five in that list is an opinion, and the rest are facts, what first-hand evidence do you have to back up your original claim? Can you cite anything Caroline Lucas has said that is anti-Albion?

Are you a member of the Greens? Sweet Caroline.......

 

[bhanutz]

It has to be the Greens fault! Not enough trees!

 

[highflyer]

Here's the image of the proposed hotel from the Argus article:

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That's awful. I'd refuse permission based on that photo.

 

[highflyer]

So as I understand, non-partisan council officials have made a recommendation to a planning committee that has two out of twelve green members.

So obviously it will be a green conspiracy if it gets refused.

Obvious if you are really dim that is.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Here's the image of the proposed hotel from the Argus article:

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It's a shame the beautiful curved lines of the Amex are not reflected in this dull block design. Hopefully the hotel itself is not the issue and planners just want a better design. I have to say I agree.

For what it's worth, the long term plans of both Universities make will make the hotel project profitable in my opinion. I expect both institutions to invest millions and millions over the next 5-10 years. Ideas mooted for the Brighton site are particularly exciting; the University now has new leadership which will make it happen. I'm hoping this model is followed at Falmer:
http://loughboroughsport.com

 

[JJ McClure]

What's the problem?
It's a hotel...and it looks like a hotel.
What do they expect?
Sydney Opera House?
The hanging Gardens of Babylon?

 

[symyjym]

It's a shame the beautiful curved lines of the Amex are not reflected in this dull block design. Hopefully the hotel itself is not the issue and planners just want a better design. I have to say I agree.

For what it's worth, the long term plans of both Universities make will make the hotel project profitable in my opinion. I expect both institutions to invest millions and millions over the next 5-10 years. Ideas mooted for the Brighton site are particularly exciting; the University now has new leadership which will make it happen. I'm hoping this model is followed at Falmer:
http://loughboroughsport.com

Yep, this was my first thought. Even just a curved roof would complement the Amex style.

 

[Titanic]

What's the problem?
It's a hotel...and it looks like a hotel.
What do they expect?
Sydney Opera House?
The hanging Gardens of Babylon?

I expect to be able to see the sea!

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

The Argus have only just picked up the story from NSC now.

However, they include this bit too: "The council has received independent advice from Crosthwaites Leisure Property Specialists who believe the development cost of a mid-range hotel makes it unviable and therefore requires the club’s subsidiary company The Community Stadium to build it at a loss."

If the hotel is designed to generate income for the business I would think, and hope, that the Crosthwaites report can be readily refuted. However, if the application doesn't demonstrate commercial viability and the Community Stadium Ltd doesn't get the development costs back over 50 years then the council officers may have a point.
The CSL is not a subsidiary of the football club either.