Wahid Samady, chairman of CNM Estates which owns Birnbeck Pier.
- Credit: Archant
Weston’s historic Birnbeck Pier has been purchased by CNM Estates under a new guise.
Pursuant to a High Court order, CNM purchased Birnbeck Island and pier on January 22 under a new entity, Birnbeck Holdings Limited.
North Somerset Council said the purchase does not impact the authority's compulsory purchase order (CPO) process which will continue as planned.
Its spokesman said: “Although there has been a notional transfer of ownership of Birnbeck Pier, the director is the same person who has owned the historic structure for over a decade, and we remain deeply concerned that the pier has been neglected to such an extent that Historic England has put Birnbeck at the top of the National Buildings at Risk Register.