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Gehry towers set to get go-ahead

3:32pm Monday 2nd July 2007

Planning permission for Frank Gehry’s £290 million King Alfred development in Hove is expected to be finalised within days after winning the backing of the council leader.

Shock blow to King Alfred plans

An artist's impression of what the development would look like

6:20pm Wednesday 27th June 2007

Brighton and Hove's flagship King Alfred leisure centre and housing project was thrown into doubt after extraordinary scenes at a planning meeting this afternoon.

Delay on King Alfred decision

The development of the King Alfred Centre has been delayed

4:38pm Tuesday 24th April 2007

A government decision on the controversial King Alfred development has been delayed indefinitely.

New bid to halt seafront towers

10:09am Monday 26th March 2007

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

It's a yes to towers

9:36am Friday 23rd March 2007

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

Late bid to push King Alfred plans through

King Alfred Sports Centre redevelopment plans from Karis

10:32pm Wednesday 21st March 2007

An offensive has been launched to convince wavering members of a planning committee to back the controversial King Alfred redevelopment.

Decision time for King Alfred

7:15am Tuesday 20th March 2007

One of the most controversial planning applications in Brighton and Hove's history will be determined this week, with potentially huge implications for the city's economy.

Key speaker at King Alfred meeting revealed as "vexatious litigant"

2:58pm Monday 19th March 2007

A man with a history of spurious legal challenges and objections to major developments across the country is to speak against the King Alfred proposal at a key planning meeting next week, The Argus can reveal.

King Alfred plans set for approval

9:08pm Sunday 18th March 2007

Town hall officials have recommended the controversial King Alfred redevelopment be given the go-ahead.

First pictures inside King Alfred centre

4:11pm Wednesday 14th March 2007

Developers today released the first pictures showing how the £290 million King Alfred leisure centre would look on the inside.

Planners 'jump gun' on scheme

6:34am Wednesday 7th March 2007

Campaigners are furious that council planners' recommendation on the King Alfred project could be made before public consultation ends.

King Alfred decision

6:45am Monday 5th March 2007

One of the most important decisions facing the city in a generation will be taken on March 23, The Argus can reveal.

New doubts over King Alfred plan

This is the latest artist's impression of the revised proposal

8:10am Friday 9th February 2007

English Heritage has hit back at claims that it has endorsed the controversial King Alfred redevelopment scheme.

Poll backs King Alfred development

Frank Gehry's design

8:47am Thursday 25th January 2007

The first independent test of public opinion on the controversial King Alfred leisure complex has found two-thirds of the city back its development.

New support for King Alfred

7:57am Friday 8th December 2006

English Heritage has given its backing to the controversial King Alfred development.

Latest towers plan is ‘harsh and unfriendly’

An artist's impression of the King Alfred scheme

7:47am Tuesday 28th November 2006

Conservationists have produced a damning report on the latest blueprint for architect Frank Gehry's £290 million King Alfred towers.

Bowls centre bid ‘too soon’

11:01am Tuesday 14th November 2006

Campaigners fighting the King Alfred development said they were "incensed" after a council submitted a planning application to replace bowling facilities at the site.

King Alfred to go ahead with no changes

9:27am Friday 20th October 2006

Substantial changes to the £290 million seafront King Alfred development are unlikely.

Seafront tower plans suffer homes setback

9:10am Wednesday 18th October 2006

An eleventh hour agreement by councillors to save architect Frank Gehry's £290m seafront towers has been ignored by developer Karis.

King Alfred scheme triggers a fresh row

6:00am Saturday 14th October 2006

Councillors who opposed the controversial King Alfred development have failed in their bid to have the last-minute decision scrutinised.


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