The consortium behind a proposed £80m revamp of the seafront at Bognor Regis, called the Sir Richard Hotham Project and included proposals for nearly 200 flats, two hotels, a 1,100-seater theatre, etc. have said they will submit a revised application designed to meet the objections to the scheme, which include design and viability.
Officers had recommended refusal of the proposal, rejected unanimously by members of the Arun District Council development control committee.
Arun District Council writes:
‘Members of the Council’s Development Control Committee have unanimously voted to refuse the application for four reasons. These reasons principally include failure to provide sufficient levels and an appropriate mix of affordable housing, traffic and concerns over lack of parking, and a number of other concerns including accessibility, and design.
Another key concern throughout the debate was the matter of viability and that the applicants had not satisfactorily demonstrated to the Council that the scheme was viable and that all elements were deliverable and sustainable.
The applicant can now choose to appeal the refusal or prepare a resubmission and, in doing so, seek to address concerns set out within the refusal reasons’.
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