Support the Demolition of the Hollins Hey Hotel (APP/18/01443)

I would like to see this demolished as I am currently out of work after being sacked from my last job @ the travellodge a few weeks ago.

7 years ago Featured

Have stayed in this hotel many times. The proprietor does an excellent job and makes everyone feel very welcome to his hotel and does an excellent job unfortunately the building is falling down around him and it would not be feasible to repair with the condition and age of the building so unfortunately it does need to be demolished

Thank you all very much for looking after us, we’ll be lost without the Hollins Hey Hotel, best of luck and good health to all.

Fully in favour of demolition.

A TRUE home feel hotel.....excellent and superb owner and staff....not to mention the food ! Long may it remain.

I support this proposal on the grounds of having been resident at The Hollins Hey Hotel for two years. it is in my opinion beyond commercial viability to continue as a profitable enterprise given the burden of contemporary structural maintenance and costs demanded by modern ecological standards. The current owners of in excess of twenty years have battled through every financial crises imposed upon them by the regular misconduct of the banks and consequencial economic degradation and can no longer be expected to shoulder this relentless burden. The hotel has recently had one of its main assets: a sea view, degraded by recent developments to its north west aspect and consideration should be afforded The Hollins Hey Hotel. If the building is to be considered a grade of listing then it would naturally follow that the building be awarded preservation grants in keeping with local provisions afforded for such purpose.

Three cheers for that one

Let it be so

Viva la revolution

You are right Catherine, the area does need suitable accommodation! The idea of new housing, for new young professionals to boost the local economy, sounds like a good idea. Their is no historic merit to a building that has clearly deteriated and actually has a couple of rusty steel containers in the yard! Explain why locals need this out of place, outdated hotel? What could it be used for? A retirement home? Nope, they have just built a new modern one over the road. A community centre? Would WBC purchase and then spend the same amount restoring it? Perhaps a nightclub / dance venue? A cheap Wetherspoon style establishment? Let’s bring cheap, late night drinking to the area?! New Brighton is surrounded by new developments and that’s what makes it the new Brighton of today. It’s no longer a washed out sea side resort with nostalgic merit. It’s a sea side resort that’s moved with the times and benefited from doing so.

What happens if the planning permission is never granted and the business decides to cease trading? From walking past most days, it’s obvious how much building work is needed on the outside to make this attractive to anyone else, I certainly wouldn’t consider it for a renovation project (I’ve made my living from property redevelopment). I’m not sure where you live, but I having lots of cars block driveways, leave late at night and generally loud behaviour on exit of the hotel is a nuisance. It’s not often and generally around the Christmas party nights or the summer weddings, but being able to eradicate that will only improve the quality of life upon the road and hopefully reduce the amount of wine glasses, beer bottles and other debris left from having a licensed party venue in our usually quiet residential area.

7 years ago Featured

The application now meets all the guidance and suggestions made on a previous application. A likely alternative will be a derelict building.

Hi Claire, it's not selfish to expect a new building which is of a good design and responds properly to it's context; in the event that demolition is allowed. In fact, it's a core part of national planning policy! I agree with you about the apartment blocks and view. Unfortunately, protecting a private view (of the sea) isn't a valid reason to refuse a planning application.

HI Christopher, but it doesn't mean that the building has to be retired!

Hi Stephen, one of our points is that the need hasn't actually been demonstrated

Hi Helen. The business will no longer be here because the building will be gone. I woild respectfully ask please how is that supporting a family business?

But you're supporting the building's demolition! There will be no hotel as a result

Hi Stephen, the neighbours are lovely as well!

Hi Mark, there's no affordable housing proposed I'm afraid

Hi Anon, but there's no evidence to substantiate that it's beyond economic repair