THREE major development projects that will bring £674 million of investment, 3,550 jobs and 588 homes are expected to get fresh impetus from council chiefs today.

Councillors on Brighton and Hove’s policy and resources committee will discuss the renovation of the city’s seafront, college and developments at the football stadium site.

On the agenda will be the long-mooted £540 million extension of Churchill Square to the seafront and construction of a 10,000-seater entertainment arena at Black Rock.

The project is predicted to generate more than 3,000 jobs, including 1,200 construction jobs, create additional spending of £150 million and bring in £4.6 million annually to the city council in business rates and council tax.

It has been estimated that the new arena will attract 560,000 visitors a year, twice the numbers visiting the Brighton Centre, which would make way for the shopping centre extension.

The council hopes a planning application for the redevelopment of Churchill Square could be submitted in a year, with work beginning in 2017.

Also up for discussion is a lease agreement to allow the owners of the American Express Community Stadium to develop land next to the ground for a four-star, 150-bedroom hotel.

As well as a new ticket and box office, The Community Stadium Limited is in talks with the University of Brighton about a joint sports research facility on the site and have received serious expressions of interest to extend the existing medical centre.

College site Councillors will also discuss proposals for a lease agreement over the City College site in Pelham Street.

Under the agreement, the council would take a 99-year peppercorn lease out on the site for planning purposes for a scheme that is predicted to bring in £79 million of inward investment, 141 construction jobs and up to £1 million additional annual local spending.

The college said its Pelham Street campus is “no longer fit for purpose” and needs to be developed to accommodate the expected 18% increase in students to more than 12,000 by 2023.

The council’s executive director, Geoff Raw, said the seafront regeneration project was a “once in a generation opportunity to deliver a range of benefits for the city in partnership with the private sector”.

He said: “We have worked hard with Standard Life Investments and Venue Ventures to ensure the project is deliverable before seeking approval to take it to the next stage from the policy and resources committee.”

Albion executive director Martin Perry said it was unlikely any work would start on the hotel until after the Rugby World Cup in September next year. He said: “It is early days but this is good news for the club.

“The council have agreed a deal for the lease of the land needed for the hotel and, if the members approve the deal today, the club will be in a position to enter into legal agreements with the hotel operator and to prepare a planning application for the hotel to be submitted in 2015.”