The 3-storey Corbyn Head will be demolished to make way for a controversial six-storey replacement.
An Exeter based company will pull down the existing hotel over the winter.
Torbay Council approved plans for a new 152-bed hotel but those against the proposals claimed it would set a precedent for high-rise development leading to Torquay ending up like Benidorm.
“Disappointment” over North Devon funding settlement
There could be up to a five per cent drop in core spending power
Controversial Exeter road consultation to begin in the New Year
Drivers ‘rat-run’ through hospital to dodge Exeter road closure
Exeter care agency rated 'inadequate' and in special measures
Bosses at Horizon Care insist change
Raw sewage spews into Plymouth suburb estate and woods
Concerns raised for public health and wildlife in Woolwell
Councillor stands under trees to stop chainsaw massacre
Emergency preservation order now in place
Three years jail for charity box thief
And he can't eat in McDonald's for eight years
