Plans for a 60m tall spokeless ferris wheel on Brighton beach are on the verge of collapse.

Planning officers at Brighton and Hove City Council have recommended that proposals for the attraction, dubbed the Brighton O, should be refused.

If their decision is ratified by the elected councillors on the city's planning committee on Wednesday, January 13, the £6 million scheme will not be able to go ahead.

Paramount Attractions had wanted to put the observation wheel on a site on the beach promenade opposite the Hilton Brighton Metropole, in King's Road, for two years before moving it to another city. They said it would attract visitors to a quieter stretch of the seafront.

In a report planning officer Christopher Wright said he had recommended refusal because of concerns about the disturbance to the wheel's neighbours and the obstruction the O would cause to the 150m tall "i360" viewing tower due to be built on an adjacent site.

Mr Wright said: "The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the attraction, due to noise and disturbance, would not be detrimental to the amenity of adjoining occupiers and residents."

During a consultation the council received 95 letters in support of the O which gave a variety of reasons, including that it would be good for the area's image and boost the local economy.

There were 50 objections, including from the Brighton O's nearest neighbours the Metropole hotel, the West Pier Trust, Brighton Sailing Club and Marks Barfield, the architects behind the i360 plans.

Several complained about the appearance of the wheel and the way it would overshadow its neighbours.

Ian Coomber, planning agent for the Brighton O, from Stiles Harold Williams, said talks were continuing with the council and it was hoped the reasons for rejection could still be addressed. Mr Coomber said: "These are logistical issues. There is an ongoing dialogue with the planning officers and we hope to resolve them."