It's a YES to the Gehry Towers

[Barrel of Fun]

It's a YES to the Gehry Towers

The £290 million King Alfred development will be granted planning permission by the slimmest of margins today, The Argus can exclusively reveal.

It emerged last night that the No and Yes votes would cancel each other out - leaving Brighton and Hove City Council planning committee chairman Leslie Hamilton to give the go-ahead for one of the most controversial developments in the city's history.

The Argus, which has had unrivalled access to the decision-making process, understands all five councillors from the controlling Labour group will back the Frank Gehry-designed seafront towers while the five opposition Tories will reject the planning application.

The Greens' one committee member will vote against while the Lib Dem is expected to back the development.

Barring any dramatic U-turns or new evidence coming to light, the way will be paved for the creation of 750 new homes, hundreds of jobs and £80 million worth of community benefits.

 

[Mendoza]

Can Gehry Towers be attatched to a football stadium., like the webley used to be

 

[surrey jim]

good to hear its going ahead

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Although it does seem a bit premature, with the disclaimer stating 'Barring any dramatic U-turns or new evidence coming to light'.

Good news, in my opinion.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Are Lewes District Council lodging an appeal

 

[bn3gunner]

how they can build that bloody eyesore on the seafront(a true aonb) and not at falmer is beyond me

 

[surrey jim]

Are Lewes District Council lodging an appeal

dont be silly



































there waiting for the yes before challenging it

 

[BUTTERBALL]

This will become another Falmer. It might get built in 10 years.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

 

[MOWTCHOPS]

That's proper good news, the seafront is gonna look da SHIZNIT in a few years !!!

 

[Storer68]

how does anyone know what they are actually going to look like since so far thge pictures seem to have been drawn on the back of a cornflakes paclket by a two year old with a packet of crayola crayons.

 

[Biscuit]

Good news.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Public enquiry?

 

[ripper]

how they can build that bloody eyesore on the seafront(a true aonb) and not at falmer is beyond me

didn't realise the current King Alfred site was an AONB.

Thought it was a bit of a mess myself.

 

[Drumstick]

Finaly this city is not becoming scared of NEW things!

 

[csider]

Mate lives in 4th ava and has a lagre garden which will be blocked of sunclght at will most of the avanues due to the height of the towers......not sure how true it is but he is DEAD AGAINST it. Wonder if Sussex Uni will get 40 knobs together to object.

 

[Gwylan]

Top result and one in the eye for Selma Montford, Valerie Paynter and whole wretched gang of NIMBYs and BANANAs.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Will we now get to see Selma Montford digging herself into an underground tunnel and taking residence with a bunch of crusties in an attempt to disrupt the development?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

New bid to halt towers...


New bid to halt seafront towers
By Rachel Fitch

Opponents of the King Alfred redevelopment at Hove have asked the Government to intervene and stop the scheme.

The £290 million housing and leisure complex for Hove seafront was approved by Brighton and Hove City Council on Friday.

It was passed on the narrowest of margins with the casting vote by Labour councillor Les Hamilton, chairman of the planning sub-committee.

The decision is one of the most momentous ever in Brighton and Hove and will pave the way for 750 new homes, hundreds of jobs and £80 million of community benefits.

Labour backed the massive redevelopment and council leader Simon Burgess described its approval as "such good news for the future of the city".

Supporters say it would open the way for the city to become a worldclass architectural hub and attract huge investment.

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All five Conservative councillors on the committee were against the plans, calling them a "monstrosity". The party has written to the Government Office for the South East asking it to call in the decision.

Conservative leader Brian Oxley, who represents Westbourne, said: "There are a lot of disappointed and very angry people in our area.

"They just can't believe the planning committee approved this.

"There's a lot of concern not just about when it's built, which will take at least five or six years if it happens, but what will happen to the present King Alfred in the meantime."

GOSE represents Secretary of State Ruth Kelly on planning matters in Sussex.

It can call in decisions made by local authorities for closer scrutiny and investigation.

Coun Oxley said the city council's decision needed to be reviewed because it was so controversial and would have a major impact on the appearance of the area.

He said there were concerns about the towers, designed by Frank Gehry, being a terrorist target.

Coun Oxley said: "When the i360 project was being looked at the police said there was the potential for it to be a target and we think there could be a national security issue with the Gehry towers because they are even taller than the i360."

 

[ditchy]

He said there were concerns about the towers, designed by Frank Gehry, being a terrorist target.

Coun Oxley said: "When the i360 project was being looked at the police said there was the potential for it to be a target and we think there could be a national security issue with the Gehry towers because they are even taller than the i360."
FFs any building is a terrorist target !!