What now for King Alfred?

The King Alfred leisure centre has fallen into a state of disrepair

10:25am Monday 10th November 2008

A new row has broken out over the future of the run-down King Alfred leisure centre.

King Alfred plans are dead

7:08pm Friday 7th November 2008

The £290 million King Alfred development is dead.

King Alfred hopes fade

The King Alfred scheme is under threat

1:40pm Friday 17th October 2008

The controversial King Alfred development will not be built for years even if a backer supports the plan, the project’s developer has conceded.

King Alfred back on track

Two potential investors have been found for the King Alfred project

2:30pm Friday 10th October 2008

Two potential investors have expressed an interest in backing the multimillion-pound King Alfred scheme, according to the developer.

King Alfred dream threatened

Proposed King Alfred development

1:14pm Wednesday 30th July 2008

The King Alfred development was last night hanging by a thread after its financial backer walked away.

King Alfred in doubt after bank drops out

King Alfred in doubt after bank drops out

3:10pm Tuesday 29th July 2008

The controversial King Alfred development is hanging by a thread today after the withdrawal of its financial backers.

Credit crunch puts King Alfred in doubt

Proposed King Alfred development

2:55pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008

The future of the controversial King Alfred redevelopment was thrown into doubt last night.

King Alfred work set to begin in a year

9:49am Wednesday 20th February 2008

Building work on the controversial King Alfred project is predicted to start next February.

Planners felt pressured into backing King Alfred development

9:59pm Tuesday 15th January 2008

Planning officials penned an angry letter to their boss complaining they were made to feel pressured into backing the £270 million seafront King Alfred development decision, it has emerged.

New bid to stop King Alfred development

5:56pm Wednesday 10th October 2007

The controversial King Alfred redevelopment faces another challenge after one of the city's most respected conservation groups launched a legal bid to block it.

Actors 'paid to back King Alfred'

5:27am Monday 6th August 2007

Actors were given £100 each to form a "rent-a-mob" at council meetings where they backed the controversial King Alfred development, it has been claimed.

King Alfred gets green light

4:50pm Wednesday 11th July 2007

The controversial King Alfred development has negotiated its final planning chicane despite a last-minute attempt to derail the process.

Council set to approve King Alfred plans

5:45am Wednesday 11th July 2007

The final go-ahead for the building of a controversial seafront development could be just days away.

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.



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