▁to ▁create ▁a ▁large ▁pan or ama ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁se as cape . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Urban ▁S pl ash ▁placed ▁the ▁pier ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁down fall ▁in ▁business ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁as ▁their ▁reason . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁W ah id ▁Sam ady ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ross ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁bought ▁Bir n beck ▁Pier ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁sum ; ▁Sam ady ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁awarded ▁planning ▁permission ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁development ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Royal ▁Pier ▁Hotel ▁site , ▁just ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁pier . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁further ▁reports ▁suggests ▁the ▁sale ▁had ▁not ▁proceeded ▁and ▁that ▁Urban ▁S pl ash ▁were ▁still ▁the ▁own ers . ▁It ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁C N M ▁Est ates ▁of ▁which ▁W ah id ▁Sam ady ▁is ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ross ▁a ▁Director ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Society ▁included ▁the ▁pier ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁most ▁end anger ed ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁pier ▁col lapsed ▁during ▁storm s ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Neil ▁and ▁Ryan ▁Andrew s ▁were ▁each ▁sent enced ▁at ▁Br istol ▁Crown ▁Court ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁the ▁attempted ▁the ft ▁of ▁the ▁clock ▁face ▁from ▁the