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Great Yarmouth Borough Council spends £250,000 on urgent repairs for the 17th-century Star Hotel
Overview
Great Yarmouth Borough Council has reluctantly agreed to fund £250,000 in emergency repairs to prevent the roof of the 17th-century Star Hotel from collapsing. The building's registered owner, a Maltese-registered company called 36644 Ltd, could not be contacted. The council is also pursuing a compulsory purchase order to force a sale of the property.
Key points
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council agreed to spend £250,000 on urgent roof repairs for the Star Hotel.
- The 17th-century listed building is owned by a Maltese-registered company, 36644 Ltd, which the council has been unable to contact.
- Council officers are progressing efforts to force the sale of the hotel through a compulsory purchase order.
- The hotel was shut down in 2020 and later sold to the current owners in 2021, following failed plans to renovate using lease proceeds from individual rooms.
- The council has already spent £42,000 on the derelict property.