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Plans submitted for giant observation wheel on The Hoe

Plans have been put forward to Plymouth Council for a 36-metre observation wheel on The Hoe.

It follows an "invitation to tender" published by the council last Autumn.

Back in August the council said it was prepared to offer a 4-year licence to a wheel operator and invited applicants who were prepared to pay a minimum £36,000 per year.

Now a formal application is up for consideration from JCB Events Ltd, which wants to put the wheel alongside the Naval memorial.

It is proposed that the Lunapark Observation Wheel is permitted on the proposed site between 1st March and 30th September, running no later than 9pm each day.

Beagle readers will recall an observation wheel has been successfully placed in the same location in the past

Comments on the application should be submitted to Plymouth Council by June 17. Reference: 25/00220/FUL

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