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Seafront plans left in disarray
PLANS to regenerate the seafront at Greenhill would have seen the creation of 49 brand-new beach huts and a host of other facilities.
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council planned to redevelop the area following concerns about the current state and structural condition of the existing chalets.
Those plans have now been thrown into doubt after the buildings were officially confirmed as Grade II listed buildings.
The council says the new status of the chalets will create problems with planning consent and maintenance requirements that may ward off potential investors.
The original proposals were set out in a council report on the 'preferred future management and redevelopment options at Greenhill'. They included replacing the 31 chalets that are currently in use at beach level with new huts of exactly the same dimensions.
On the upper tier the plan was to have 18 new self-contained chalets of similar size but with substantial sea-facing balconies.
These were to replace the existing 12 chalets on the higher level.
The proposed redevelopment also included a new restaurant or cafeteria to seat up to 100 customers with large outside dining area and a rooftop terrace for public viewing.
The current four hard surface tennis courts currently at Greenhill would have been replaced either with two new courts or one permanent court and a multi-use games area.
There were also plans for a new RNLI lookout tower, a crazy golf facility, a bus lay-by or drop-off point and a small open area for outdoor events.
The work would also have entailed alterations and landscaping of Greenhill Gardens as well as improvements to the toilet facilities.
The report also states that the existing two-tier reinforced structure for the chalet building has been condemned by structural engineers and the upper tier chalets have had to be closed due to deteriorated frames.
The current leases on the chalets, which were built in 1923, are due to expire at the end of March next year.
11:16am Thursday 22nd May 2008
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CommentPosted by: maximus, Weymouth on 11:32am Thu 22 May 08
[bold][quote]Those plans have now been thrown into doubt after the buildings were officially confirmed as Grade II listed buildings.[/quote][/bold] I would have expected council employees to know the listing status of buildings in their care, not be surprised to find this out after spending time and money on elaborate plans. Never mind, it's not their own money that has been spent and nobody will get the sack or be demoted, will they?. I hope that they checked at the Land Registry to confirm that the council DO own them. Talk about organising a drunken orgy in a brewery.
Those plans have now been thrown into doubt after the buildings were officially confirmed as Grade II listed buildings.
I would have expected council employees to know the listing status of buildings in their care, not be surprised to find this out after spending time and money on elaborate plans. Never mind, it's not their own money that has been spent and nobody will get the sack or be demoted, will they?. I hope that they checked at the Land Registry to confirm that the council DO own them. Talk about organising a drunken orgy in a brewery.
Posted by: graham, weymouth on 12:29pm Thu 22 May 08
These are the chalets that have provided rental income to the council for years.
These are the chalets the council has failed to maintain for years.
What did they do with that income?
These are the chalets that have provided rental income to the council for years.
These are the chalets the council has failed to maintain for years.
What did they do with that income?
Posted by: techie, Weymouth on 2:13pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote]What did they do with that income?[/quote]
It's all recorded in the accounts if you're actually interested in looking.
Maximus, the building has been newly classified as Grade 2. They couldn't know about it beforehand because it hadn't happened.
What did they do with that income?
It's all recorded in the accounts if you're actually interested in looking.
Maximus, the building has been newly classified as Grade 2. They couldn't know about it beforehand because it hadn't happened.
Posted by: rocket, weymouth on 2:15pm Thu 22 May 08
Yet again people know nothing about our town and our needs have decided that it would be better to have some old buildings standing structually unsound and empty than provide up to date needed facilities - unbelievable
Yet again people know nothing about our town and our needs have decided that it would be better to have some old buildings standing structually unsound and empty than provide up to date needed facilities - unbelievable
Posted by: Squib, weymouth on 3:33pm Thu 22 May 08
Never mind. The tenants wont be able to look out to sea now and view the grounded barge that was promised to be moved months ago. Hope it will go before the Olympics...
Never mind. The tenants wont be able to look out to sea now and view the grounded barge that was promised to be moved months ago. Hope it will go before the Olympics...
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 6:45pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]Squib[/bold] wrote:
Never mind. The tenants wont be able to look out to sea now and view the grounded barge that was promised to be moved months ago. Hope it will go before the Olympics... [/quote] And a couple of aircraft carriers queuing up, waiting for Portland Naval Base to open !!
Squib wrote:
Never mind. The tenants wont be able to look out to sea now and view the grounded barge that was promised to be moved months ago. Hope it will go before the Olympics...
And a couple of aircraft carriers queuing up, waiting for Portland Naval Base to open !!
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