Plans for a new hotel are part of a proposed £32million redevelopment scheme of Torquay Pavilion in Devon.

The scheme, which overlooks Torquay’s waterfront, would include a four-to-five storey hotel with 60 bedrooms plus a restaurant, bar, meeting facilities and a spa.

It would also include a block of 43 residential apartments and retail outlets adjacent to the harbour.

The scheme is recommended for approval when it goes before councillors on 27 February 2017.


Novotel London Canary Wharf is a new 39-storey hotel which has recently opened a short walk from Canary Wharf tube station in London.

Novotel London Canary Wharf has 313 contemporary bedrooms including 26 suites.

Food and drink outlets include Canary Coffee at street level with terrace seating. ‘Bokan 37’ is the hotel’s international restaurant with ‘Bokan 38’ the bar and ‘Bokan 39’ the roof top terrace – all three with magnificent views across the London skyline.

Leisure facilities include a fitness suite and an indoor swimming pool.

Novotel London Canary Wharf has nine modern, flexible meeting rooms seating between six and 32 delegates - all with natural daylight and equipped with the latest technology.

Novotel London Canary Wharf is a seven minute walk from Canary Wharf tube station (Jubilee Line) and the same distance from Herons Quay on the DLR. It has good access to London City Airport, ExCel convention and exhibition centre and the O2 Arena.

Details: http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-9057-novotel-london-canary-wharf-now-open/index.shtml


Birmingham's Millennium Point is planning to create new events space.

Known as CONNECT, the space will be located on Level 2 of Millennium Point.

CONNECT will consist of three meeting rooms and a seminar space which can either be booked individually or as an entire events suite.

When opened up to create one large boardroom space – the CONNECT seminar room – it will accommodate up to 100 delegates theatre style, 40 cabaret and 56 banqueting style.

Millennium Point’s existing multi-purpose events space, the Platform, will be upgraded to enhance its current offering, which includes a built-in bar counter, lounge area and digital signage.

The CONNECT project is scheduled for completion in June 2017.

Millennium Point is home to Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, faculties of Birmingham City University and Birmingham Metropolitan College. It is located in the Eastside district of Birmingham's City Centre at the heart of the city’s Knowledge Quarter.

Details: https://www.millenniumpoint.org.uk


Two new hotels have appeared on the distant horizon following planning approval – in London and in Sheffield.

In London, planners at Kensington and Chelsea Council have given the thumbs up to the 139,000 sq-ft Exhibition Square (pictured) - the redevelopment of the former Earls Court exhibition complex in west London.

Two gateway buildings have been approved for the project - the first of four new urban villages at Earls Court.

The development will include a new hotel as well as residential units plus a new entrance to Earl’s Court tube station.

Details: http://www.myearlscourt.com/

Meanwhile, in Sheffield outline planning consent has been granted for the £175million West Bar Square development in the heart of Sheffield city centre’s Riverside Business District.

West Bar Square will feature a four-star hotel as well as a mix of offices, residential buildings, restaurants and shops.

Details: http://www.westbarsquare.com/index.php


The Eden Project has been granted planning permission to build a new £8.5million, 109-bedroom hotel on its site in Cornwall.

The Eden Project hotel will include events and conference facilities.

The hotel will also have classrooms to support Eden’s educational programmes, including its apprenticeship scheme and degree-level courses.

The timber-clad hotel will be split into two blocks. It will be designed to blend into the countryside and have high standards of accessibility, energy efficiency and sustainability.

Existing local features including old trees and stone walls, will be incorporated into the design of the grounds. A meadow and orchard will be planted around the hotel.

The Eden Project hotel is expected to open in April 2018.

Details: http://www.edenproject.com/