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

[Postman Pat]

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

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Where's the water slide??

I guess the travolator that deposits fans into the East Stand Upper will be hidden from view?

 

[gregbrighton]

Clearly no brown envelopes were in operation...

 

[Bold Seagull]

Will have to wait for the report to be released to know the reasons. Could be a technical issue, or could be something more fundamental with the design.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Will have to wait for the report to be released to know the reasons. Could be a technical issue, or could be something more fundamental with the design.

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Fundamental issue with the design appears to have been naming the hotel in honour of Doug Loft. Hardly iconic. More like moronic.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Will have to wait for the report to be released to know the reasons. Could be a technical issue, or could be something more fundamental with the design.

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Considering the imagination and design elements that went into the stadium and training centre, I'd have thought something a tad more imaginative might have gone into the hotel and treatment unit.

I know they're supposed to be more functional than aesthetic, but even so. It's the kind of place I'd expect to see Gareth Cheeseman turn up to.

 

[Shy Talk]

So many planning experts on here! Let's wait for the report, eh?

 

[The Birdman]

Surely it is just the Planning Officers who have recommended refusal.They can be overruled by the Councillors ...?

Yes that why you should call or write to your local councillor and MPs

 

[The Birdman]

Picked it up from NSC? Planning applications are meat and drink to local newspapers, they'd have been all over this.

I'm bemused by this idea that hotels are non-viable: aren't we often being told there's a shortage of hotel rooms in Brighton?

its more likely that they are worried more conferences weddings and other events would move to the Amex .its better than building another out of town shopping centre.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Considering the imagination and design elements that went into the stadium and training centre, I'd have thought something a tad more imaginative might have gone into the hotel and treatment unit.

I know they're supposed to be more functional than aesthetic, but even so. It's the kind of place I'd expect to see Gareth Cheeseman turn up to.

Find it hard to disagree. It looks like the stone cladding mirrors the stadium stone cladding, but there is where all reference appears to end. As a composition the stadium has sleek horizontal window features whereas this appears to emphasis the vertical. You're also putting this in front of one the most prominent elevations to the A27, the long sweeping arc of the East Stadium, the curve of the elevation all hidden by this dropped in box. No doubt practicality of budget dictates, but while it doesn't have to be a replica of the stadium, makes you wonder if it had to look quite so alien to it - a conscious decision by the architects no doubt, but not altogether successful on the face of it.

 

[narly101]

Looks shit to me. I hope they're refusing permission because it's not aesthetically pleasing.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Looks shit to me. I hope they're refusing permission because it's not aesthetically pleasing.

This does appear to be the principle objection. I agree it does look rubbish.

 

[Taybha]

Oh , its not going to be made of ice ? Boobar out

 

[ewe2]

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?

Yes....but not cell block H !

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

That is not a planning consideration. The viability or otherwise of the project is purely a commercial consideration for the developer. The reference to any subsided required is also not a planning consideration.

But whether a development is sustainable is. If deemed economically unviable then it could be argued that a development is not sustainable.

 

[El Presidente]

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.

All very well, but APART from the facts......

 

[Eeyore]

Ahh the Greens strike again ��

The Planning Officers reviewed the application, not the Labour led council...

 

[Eeyore]

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?

Yes, but if you encroach further on open country it negates the opportunity for the Wildebeest to roam majestically over the plains.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Any photos of the planned hotel?

 

[Insel affe]

ALBION bosses are “flabbergasted” after their £16 million plans for a stadium hotel were given the red card by planning officers.

Brighton and Hove City Council's officers have advised members of the authority’s planning committee to reject plans for the 150 bedroom hotel later this month.

The Argus understands that they have objected to the aesthetics of the new design and complained that the hotel will impact on views of the stadium from Lewes


A source close to the club said: “It’s absolutely bonkers, everybody at The Amex is absolutely flabbergasted by this.”


I am not surprised are these people who are now complaining that "the hotel will impact on views of the stadium from Lewes" the exact same people who objected to the bloody American Express Stadium in the first place..... You could not make that up.....

Some people amaze me with their logic

 

[Icy Gull]

That artists impression makes it look like a cheap tacky carbuncle of a building. I'd have turned it down as well, it looks shit.

Have another go and try and be a bit more stylish next time.