aint ed . ▁The ▁board walk ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁pier ▁and ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁par ks ▁under w ent ▁large ▁scale ▁renov ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Br is b ane ▁City ▁Council ▁project ▁aim ed ▁at ▁attract ing ▁tour ists ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁rec laim ing ▁its ▁b ays ide ▁sub urb ▁character . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sand gate ▁Pier ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁for ▁a ▁UK ▁TV ▁commercial ▁for ▁Home base ▁DI Y . ▁The ▁Pier ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁temporary ▁make over ▁for ▁the ▁commercial . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁pier ▁was ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁poor ▁condition ▁caused ▁by ▁marine ▁bor ers . ▁An ▁engine ers ' ▁report ▁has ▁been ▁commission ed ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁the ▁pier ▁needs ▁to ▁come ▁down . ▁Br is b ane ▁City ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁Graham ▁Qu irk ▁has ▁stated ▁" we ▁would ▁certainly ▁be ▁wanting ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁pier ▁of ▁some ▁sort ". ▁ ▁Pier ▁renew al ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁pier ▁would ▁be ▁renew ed . ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁renew ed ▁pier ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁new ▁structure ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁length , ▁the ▁same ▁width ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁alignment ▁as ▁the ▁existing ▁pier . ▁The ▁renew ed ▁pier ▁design ▁includes ▁concrete ▁and ▁steel ▁sub structure ▁and ▁tim ber ▁jo ists , ▁deck ing