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BBC News
26-04-2025
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Estate agents market Gorleston Ocean Room without a guide price
Estate agents have started to market a 1930s seaside music and dance venue for sale - but have not listed a guide price to potential Yarmouth Borough Council voted in March to sell the freehold of the Art Deco Ocean Room in Gorleston, after it closed in 2024.A non-invasive structural report identified defects that could cost £800,000 to remedy, but warned that the cost could double if a full invasive survey was carried Gowing, senior partner at Arnolds Keys, said: "The building does require refurbishment and investment, but its wonderful location and rich history make this a very attractive prospect for serious players in the leisure and tourism sector." Built in 1939 as the Floral Hall, the Ocean Room is a distinctive rotunda building, and for the past 50 years has operated as a night club and function has played host to acts including Rag'n'Bone Man, Blur and Mike Tyson, and featured in the Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle Beatles-inspired film, 15,000 sq ft seafront building includes a 10,000 sq ft circular main entertainment area as well as bars and kitchens, and a large south-facing terrace accessed from the promenade and beach. 'Unique opportunity' The venue is being marketed with potential in leisure, healthcare or nursery use, which are permitted under the existing planning as well as expressing financial offers, interested parties will have to demonstrate they have sufficient funding in place to meet the cost of extensive Gowing said he had already received expressions of interest from local and national leisure added: "This unique opportunity allows for the creation of a prominent bar, restaurant, or other leisure facility, enhancing Gorleston's appeal as a tourist destination."The property is being sold by Great Yarmouth Borough Council, who fully support its refurbishment and redevelopment."The landmark building offers the opportunity to create a 'key leisure venue which will add value to Gorleston's tourist offering' once it has been refurbished and redeveloped." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
26-02-2025
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Gorleston's Ocean Room to be put up for sale a year after closure
A historic dance venue on the Norfolk coast is due to be put up for sale because the costs of repairing or demolishing it are too Yarmouth Borough Council said surveys estimated about £800,000 would be needed to bring the Ocean Room in Gorleston-on-Sea back into commercial venue, whose recent shows included hip-hop blues musician Rag'n'Bone Man just before the Covid lockdown in 2020, closed in 2024 as the previous operator - who leased the building from the council - went into Plant, deputy leader at the Conservative-run council, said: ''There are significant financial risks for the council in it taking on work at the Ocean Room. But doing nothing is not an option and no-one wants to see the building deteriorate.'' The 1939 building has a history that includes Pink Floyd, Blur and "grab-a-granny" council said the building was returned in a poor state and a number of surveys had been carried out to work out the costs of bringing the building back into independent report looked at demolition and redevelopment for leisure, residential, hotel, senior living or care home and redevelopment by the council has been ruled out at this stage, and instead it is recommended the local authority marketed the freehold for three months, and reconsidered options if it failed to attract a council said it had received an offer to lease the Ocean Room but the costs involved meant that was not a viable solution. Mr Plant, who is also the council's portfolio holder for operational property and asset management, said: "The Ocean Room is a key venue in what is a hugely important area for local people and visitors to Gorleston."It is important for everyone that such a high-profile and well-loved venue in such a prominent position is brought back into use as soon as practically possible."But given the poor state of repair it is crucial we fully evaluated all the options available to us and that we provide the best value for money in whatever we do."Selling the venue would be the best thing we could do in the circumstances."The council's cabinet meets next Tuesday when it is recommended it formally approves putting the Ocean Room on the market. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
