New sites looked at for Brighton O (From The Argus)
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New sites looked at for Brighton O
5:59pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010 in
New sites are being investigated for a £6million ferris wheel after plans to install it on Brighton seafront collapsed.
Paramount Attractions withdrew their application for the 60m tall "Brighton O" hours before it was expected to be rejected by Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee today.
The company said it had been unable to resolve concerns raised by neighbours about its planned site by the Old Paddling Pool, opposite the Hilton Metropole hotel in King's Road, Brighton.
A spokeswoman said Paramount was now looking into alternative sites on the city's seafront and still hoped to have the attraction installed this year.
She said: "Our proposal has met with overwhelming support from businesses within the city, who recognise the tremendous economic boost that our attraction will bring.
"It has also been welcomed by local residents and the conservation advisory group, which includes English Heritage, voted in favour of it. So, when the new site is agreed, we will be able to move forward very quickly.”
The council's planning officers had recommended the plans should be turned down by the committee today because its site cut into the space allocated for the 150m i360 viewing tower, already approved for construction at the land end of the derelict West Pier.
Where do you think the Brighton O should go? Tell us below.
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Christophe Hawtree
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6:13pm Wed 3 Feb 10
Tim Hodges
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6:17pm Wed 3 Feb 10
oldmarket
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6:20pm Wed 3 Feb 10
TheInsider
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6:44pm Wed 3 Feb 10
It's only me
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7:21pm Wed 3 Feb 10
Tim Hodges wrote:And there was me about to say out at Falmer along with everything else they cant find a home for!
Not anywhere near the pond at Falmer I hope!
ICantThinkOfAName
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7:49pm Wed 3 Feb 10
tyjeffries@hotmail.com
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8:00pm Wed 3 Feb 10
Christophe Hawtree
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8:14pm Wed 3 Feb 10
The Brighton Bear
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8:22pm Wed 3 Feb 10
Christophe Hawtree wrote:The resident comedian posts yet another gem. Brilliant!
Breaking news over here is that Fatboy Slim and Zoe Ball think that it would add something to the beach in front of their place. This would certainly provide people with a good view of the goods yard and skip dump on the other side of it. But perhaps Paul Elgood would be miffed at such plans to snaffle the Big O from Brunswick Square and innovative, leading edge plans to hold Councillors' "surgeries" in the spinning vessels.
Christophe Hawtree
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8:30pm Wed 3 Feb 10
The Brighton Bear wrote:Thanks. Always happy to oblige.
Christophe Hawtree wrote:The resident comedian posts yet another
Breaking news over here is that Fatboy Slim and Zoe Ball think that it
would add something to the beach in front of their place. This would
certainly provide people with a good view of the goods yard and skip
dump on the other side of it. But perhaps Paul Elgood would be miffed
at such plans to snaffle the Big O from Brunswick Square and
innovative, leading edge plans to hold Councillors' "surgeries" in the
spinning vessels.
gem. Brilliant!
Bennn
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8:58pm Wed 3 Feb 10
bug eye
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9:43pm Wed 3 Feb 10
Darling2
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12:32am Thu 4 Feb 10
Pretty Vacant
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12:45am Thu 4 Feb 10
Pretty Vacant
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12:45am Thu 4 Feb 10
stan bailey
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7:12am Thu 4 Feb 10
John60
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9:30am Thu 4 Feb 10
tyjeffries@hotmail.cOne of those people that doesn't like progress. I guess the rides at the end of the Brighton Pier are great to look at are they? It's about progress, the seafront is looking like a **** hole and yes Brighton does need it, then other investors will invest in other projects making Brighton great once more. What we don't need is Starbucks, Tesco, Sainsbury, McDonalds, Burger King benefit scroungers and druggies.
om wrote:
under the water perhaps so we dont have to look at it. Brighton doesn't need any more visitors does it? It's doing just fine as it is. The awful spike thing is going to bad enough. I personally love the view along the sea front... un-interrupted by dross. Build another pier by all means but not this wannabe Eye or Spinnaker. Keep it Brighton!
ultiali
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9:40am Thu 4 Feb 10
bug eye
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11:38am Thu 4 Feb 10
jon s
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12:03pm Thu 4 Feb 10
bug eye wrote:Yep,Brighton seems to struggle with anything new that doesn't have a gay dimension to it,and the area suffers because of it.I think you mean whingers though.
wingers are forgetting brighton is a seaside city relyant on tourists for most of its economy, so we need this and I do not think it looks tacky at all, compared to the brighton pier and west street amusements. brighton is seriously going to lag behind and become famous for extortionate parking charges and nothing else, and other resorts will steel brightons developments. i also find it amazing that such lousy naff 60s style blocks of flats are allowed to go up everywhere liking us to crawley and milton keynes yet anything unusual and exciting gets quashed.
Gentleman Jim
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7:03pm Thu 4 Feb 10
I go along with the Peter Pan area.
m.power850
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11:49pm Sun 21 Feb 10
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