Plans are in progress to transform the historic Melville building in Plymouth’s Royal William Yard into a destination boutique hotel, aimed at both leisure and business travellers. This will be the second site for hoteliers, the Ashworth family, who own the Watergate Bay Hotel in north Cornwall, which aims to offer a ski resort by the sea feel, with its own beach, ‘active relaxation’ spa and varied food offering, including

Plymouth Argyle Football Club's (PAFC) chair James Brent has said the club will finally be able to shed its 'Cinderella status', following the approval of plans for a £50m regeneration of its Higher Home Park stadium. Plymouth City Council's planning committee gave its consent to the plans, which will see the aged venue turned into a regional hub for sport and leisure in South West of England. Brent hopes the

BAM Construction has secured a £5.3m contract as part of a £7m project to redevelop Plymouth's landmark Theatre Royal. The Devon-based contractor will re-clad the building's curtain walling and refurbish the front-of-house area including the box office and restaurant. New catering facilities will be introduced and the capacity of the restaurant increased. The project will also involve work on the backstage and basement areas, as well as new mechanical and

Image: Plans include a community space in the basement Detailed plans drawn up by London-based Andrzej Blonski Architects for the £7m redevelopment of the Theatre Royal in Plymouth have been revealed. The redevelopment will see the re-cladding of the building which will improve energy efficiency by up to 40 per cent; an extension to the front of the building allowing level access; and a new box office, shop and café

Plymouth's Theatre Royal is to benefit from an extensive programme of work to modernise and upgrade facilities after a planning application was submitted to the local authority. London-based Andrzej Blonski Architects are behind the proposals, which include five main elements and include the creation of a new learning space in the existing basement. The replacement of aluminium cladding; an extension to the main entrance area; an overhaul of the interior

Plymouth City Council (PCC) and operator Everyone Active have announced that plans are being put in place to open the new £46.5m Life Centre to the public on 23-25 March 2012. It follows the confirmation from contractor Balfour Beatty that the Archial-designed facility is now scheduled to be officially handed over to Everyone Active on 27 February. Balfour Beatty told PCC earlier this month that a "number of factors" had

The opening of Plymouth's new £46.5m Life Centre leisure complex has been pushed back to February 2012, after the project incurred delays due to inclement weather in late 2010. A spokesperson for Plymouth City Council confirmed that main building works on the new Archial-designed facility remain on track to be completed in November. The construction process was extended by five weeks earlier this year due to issues caused by the

A topping out ceremony has been held to mark the latest milestone in the construction of the new £46.5m Life Centre leisure complex in Plymouth, Devon. Representatives from the local authority joined Balfour Beatty's senior project manager Jim McGee to fix the final sheet of the 9,100sq m (97,952sq ft) roof into place at the building. Designed by Archial, the 18,161sq m (195,483sq ft) Life Centre is to be operated

Designs for the new climbing walls and aerial assault course that will comprise part of Plymouth's £46.5m Life Centre have been revealed. The major new leisure development will feature five areas - three climbing walls, a bouldering area and an aerial assault course - to provide facilities for beginners and elite climbers. Under the plans, there will be a total of 870sq m (9,365sq ft) of climbing area at the

British Museum officials are to submit revised plans to Camden Council for a £135m extension that was initially turned down by the council in June. The rejigged plans, drawn up by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, include sinking part of the extension below ground in an attempt to solve criticism that the extension will block views of the Grade I-listed Reading Room. The new plans will go on public