The development site antecedently occupied by the Hotel Seaforth in Arbroath, Scotland, is to be sold by McManus Property Ltd.
The site extends to 1.5 acres and is ready for sale or lease. The present owner Steven Smith of Seaforth Properties Ltd gets the hotel from Bill Rennie and his wife Sandra, early in 2006.

The property perished in a fire in August 2006, after many failed efforts to gain planning permission to turn the sea-facing site into a hotel and flats. It was torn down weeks afterwards following the fire.

Speaking to the Arbroath Herald, agent Jonathan McManus of McManus Property Consultants said: “In relation to the site, my client, Seaforth Investments, and our team have been working on several strategies in the expect of attracting interest from hoteliers, restaurateurs and other leisure users, as per the planning guidance antecedently received from the local planning authority.”

Thoughts on future use of the land are divided. Some say an hotelier with hope to build should buy it, while others believe that for the right price Angus Council might buy it and integrate the site into its surrounds on the seafront.

The sale is welcome news to local councilor Alex King who said, “Arbroath urgently needs more high quality tourist accommodation.”