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Search the Public Notice PortalOwners of a fire-ravaged hotel have spoken out after the council called for owners to “get a move on” with plans to rebuild the site.
Earlier this week, deputy leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Councillor Jacob Taylor, slammed Britannia Hotels Group who own the Royal Albion Hotel, which was wrecked by the fire in July 2023.
However, Britannia have since given their “firm intention” that plans will go ahead.
A spokeswoman for the company said: “We’re currently in pre-application negotiations with the planning and heritage officers at Brighton and Hove City Council regarding our proposals to refurbish the Royal Albion Hotel.
“This includes replacing the parts of the building damaged in the fire. It is our firm intention to submit full plans as soon as this pre-application advice has been received.”
In February last year it was revealed that a remaining section of the building was “at risk of catastrophic failure” and a section of the A259 was closed.
This was followed by further demolition work to make the structure safe.
This triggered Britannia having to apply for retrospective planning permission in June for the demolition of the Grade II-listed old “Lion Mansion Hotel” section which formed the western end of the Royal Albion.
However, the plans were rejected by planning officers due to there being “no plans for a replacement development”.
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In November last year, documents submitted to Brighton and Hove City Council revealed that a masonry pier on the first floor of the Grade II* listed Royal Albion Hotel is “at imminent risk of collapse”.
A structural inspection carried out by QED Structures found a full-width horizontal crack, outward bowing and evidence of recent movement.
A report stated that in the “event of failure”, the "masonry pier" section of the hotel building would “likely collapse downward onto the weakened terrace… causing a domino-type structural collapse”.
Lewis and Co Planning submitted an application for “urgent temporary stabilisation works” to reinforce the structure and prevent collapse.
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