Council chiefs behind a multi-million pound overhaul of a park have admitted it is impossible to please everyone.

Brighton and Hove City Council has approved the £2.8 million plans to redevelop and relocate the skate park at The Level in Brighton.

The local authority will now finalise its blueprint and must wait six months to hear from the Heritage Lottery Fund to see whether it has been awarded the funding.

But, despite an unprecedented consultation of thousands of households who live within 15 minutes of the green space, some remain unhappy at the decision.

Environment cabinet member Pete West said: “Of course it’s impossible to please everyone but we have listened to the majority of residents who showed clear support for one of the options.

“I truly hope that despite individual reservations and preferences, that all members of public, community groups and civic associations will now join together in showing support for this bid, so that we might succeed in finally delivering a so long awaited and much needed bright new future for The Level.”

Redevelopment plans include new toilets, a café with indoor seating, a water fountain and the restoration of Rose Walk.

It also includes moving the current skate park to the north into a currently undeveloped area divided into a quadrant by paths.

This was opposed bitterly by a number of residents living in the immediate vicinity.

Friends of The Level committee member Julia Davis, of Park Crescent, Brighton, said about 3,000 people had signed a petition to “Keep The Level Green”.

She said: “We are up in arms that our views have been systematically drowned out and ignored in favour of the views of households living as far away as Seven Dials, Kemp Town and even on the other side of Brighton and Preston Park stations.

“In our democratic society, surely our new Green council cannot ignore the views of some 3,000 signatories who wish to maintain one of the few remaining ‘green’ areas in our city?”

The decision was taken by Coun West after questionnaires were completed by 3,300 residents.

Many others attended some of the 75 meetings held to discuss the two options: the first to keep the skate park in its current place, the second to relocate it.

The majority (55%) of those who responded favoured the latter, 33% supported the first and 12% had no opinion.

A decision on the £2.1 million Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund application is expected in January.