Redevelopment
Due to the age of the building redevelopment has been proposed for many years with plans by Frank Gehry eventually being accepted, stirring up much controversy about how it would fit in with the rest of Hove along with concerns about whether the increase in sporting facilities proposed would be adequate for a city the size of Brighton and Hove. However these plans were shelved in 2008 due to the financial crisis meaning the required funds could not be borrowed and the housing market crash meant that the flats would not have produced the desired return. A partial refurbishment of the old, inadequate and worn out sporting facilities will be carried out in 2009, with new plans now sought for redevelopment of the site to provide the required pools and sporting facilities, perhaps with housing and entertainment facilities also.
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