Beachcroft owners get the go-ahead for £2m Felpham build

The application (FP/268/17/PL) by the owners of The Beachcroft, was submitted back in November – attracting 44 support letters and 21 objection letters – and the decision was delayed for a month having originally been listed for mid-January.

In a statement, issued on behalf of The Beachcroft Hotel, it said the applicant was ‘pleased’ the ‘exciting new development’ had been granted permission and that it is ‘planned to be completed by early spring 2019’.

It added: “The new accommodation will open up new possibilities for the area, supporting local businesses and providing an exciting modern focal point on the Felpham promenade.”

Thanks was also given, Peter and Lana De Savary owners of The Beachcroft Hotel, to ‘all those who have supported the application, including Felpham Parish Council, Arun District Council and local residents’.

A consultation with local residents is hoped will start mid 2018, it added.

The approval features nine conditions, and three informative notes, which includes that the glazing on the west elevation must be obscured glass and fixed.

Building the development must also begin within three years and, when complete, it states ‘the use hereby permitted shall be restricted to C1 (Hotel)’.

Flood risk mitigation measures, the phasing of car park construction and landscaping is also detailed in the officers report.

The plans for Gull Point Suites on the Beach, nine new suites built opposite The Beachcroft, have been described as an ‘icon statement’ and forming part of Bognor’s future regeneration by designers Ivon Blumer Architects Ltd.

However objections were raised due to the fact it is not inkeeping with the character of the surrounding Victorian and Edwardian buildings.

More about the plans can be found HERE