property WNC unveils £24m redevelopment plans PETE HAyMAn


West Nottinghamshire College (WNC) has announced “once- in-a-generation” plans for a £24m overhaul of its Derby Road campus in Mansfield. A sports hall with badmin-


Mumbles Pier is set to undergo restoration work


Mumbles Pier restoration plans approved


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Plans for the restoration of Mumbles Pier, together with the construction of an RNLI lifeboat station, have been given the green light by Swansea Council. Te scheme is linked to another applica-


tion for a leisure-led redevelopment of the headland and foreshore and will see the cur- rent pier deck and railings refurbished. It is hoped that work will start in spring


2012 and will take around 20 months to complete, with the pier works to be carried out between April and September 2013.


Design competition for Aberdeen garden project


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A new two-stage design competition has started for the City Garden Project in Aberdeen, which aims to transform an area of the city centre into a new open space. Malcolm Reading Consulting is manag-


ing the contest for Aberdeen City Gardens Trust Enterprises, with the first stage invit- ing design teams to submit proposals. It is hoped that a shortlist of up to seven


proposals for the £140m scheme will be unveiled in July, with a winning entry to be announced in mid-December.


Society criticises Hanover Square courtyard scheme


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Plans to demolish part of a Grade II*-listed building to make way for a new public courtyard in Hanover Square, London, have been criticised by the Victorian Society. Great Portland Estates is behind the pro-


posals as part of the Crossrail Masterplan, which is to see a new railway station built on the site of 18 and 19 Hanover Square. Te scheme will see 20 Hanover Square


become a restaurant, although a 1910 auc- tion room to the rear is to be demolished and replaced with the courtyard.


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ton and basketball courts; a sports science lab; and chang- ing facilities form part of the extensive proposals. Te Taylor Young-designed


project will also include a two/three-storey building to house 4,000sq m (43,056sq ſt) of additional teaching space, plus a health spa and a train- ing hair and beauty salon. Improvements to an existing three-storey


A new sports hall with badminton and basketball courts is earmarked WNC confirmed that it is looking to submit


block will enable the college’s visual arts to move from the Chesterfield Road site, while an enclosed courtyard is also proposed.


a planning application in June ahead of further consultation, with work scheduled to start on the sports hall in September.


£45m development for Edinburgh PETE HAyMAn


Construction work is to begin on a major £45m hotel-led development in Edinburgh’s Old Town, which is to be led by property developer Chris Stewart Group (CSG). Located on the edge of


the Royal Mile, the mixed- use scheme will comprise a 140,000sq ſt (13,006sq m) site acquired by the Edinburgh- based company. CSG has agreed terms with


Germany-based hotel opera- tor Motel One, which is to launch a £25m property as the cornerstone of the development – its first UK hotel. Te plans also include two restau- rants; 30,000sq ſt (2,787sq m) of residential space; and six office premises – each offering 10,000sq ſt (929sq m) of floorspace. CSG chief executive officer Chris Stewart said: “Bringing Motel One in to anchor the


Motel One will open its first UK property as part of the £45m proposals


whole development kick starts the regenera- tion of a key part of the Old Town. “Motel One were introduced to me by


Scottish Development International at the annual International Investment Hotel Forum in Berlin and it was clear that they were actively looking at the UK.”


London’s Leamouth Peninsula development backed PETE HAyMAn


Ballymore’s plans for the redevelopment of the 10-acre (4-hectare) Leamouth Peninsula site in London’s Docklands have been approved. Te group has secured consent from the London Thames Gateway Development


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


Corporation for the scheme, which will include leisure facilities and a public park. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill has drawn up


the project’s masterplan, with architects such as Glenn Howells Architects, John Pardey Architects and Jestico+Whiles also involved.


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