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Work to restore dilapidated bandstand to start this year
4:20pm Saturday 21st June 2008
The restoration of a historic seafront bandstand has moved a step closer.
Planning permission for the restoration of the Grade II listed building has been granted by Brighton and Hove City Council.
The news has been welcomed by campaigners who have battled to save the dilapidated bandstand.
Brighton-based architects DRP have been appointed to lead the project on Brighton seafront.
The firm, based in Upper Lewes Road, will oversee the £850,000 scheme to return the crumbling landmark to its former glory.
The application includes change of use of the ground floor and basement from public conveniences and storage to a café.
The top part of the bandstand will be restored to stage concerts and other events and the adjoining area improved and enhanced.
Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, cabinet member for environment, said: "Restoration of the bandstand is a priority for this council so it's wonderful news the application has now been approved which will move the project onto the next stage."
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john, bangor says...
5:11pm Sat 21 Jun 08
still waiting, Brunswick Square says...
5:39pm Sat 21 Jun 08
The Tories will be in power for 4 years. They will have wasted the first two of them trying to deliver their election promise to restore the bandstand.
As the joke goes, how many hapless Tories does it take to restore a bandstand?
...Andswer none, as its not been restored.
James, Brighton says...
5:45pm Sat 21 Jun 08
I have always been in favour of the scheme but £850,000 is nonsense,we cant afford it.
Stuart, Kemptown says...
5:46pm Sat 21 Jun 08
Davey, brighton says...
6:11pm Sat 21 Jun 08
Its only a bandstand for chrissakes. If it takes this long for a poxy bandstand renovation, lets face it, the Brighton Centre etc will never get replaced.
Bob, Btn says...
6:13pm Sat 21 Jun 08
Davey wrote:Exactly, they ought to spend it on something useful rather than a cr*p bandstand!
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz Its only a bandstand for chrissakes. If it takes this long for a poxy bandstand renovation, lets face it, the Brighton Centre etc will never get replaced.
Sandra Clinton, Hove says...
6:20pm Sat 21 Jun 08
mark, hove says...
6:52pm Sat 21 Jun 08
Tony Davenport, Brighton says...
7:39pm Sat 21 Jun 08
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Flat Foot Soozie, Brusnwick Square says...
10:50pm Sat 21 Jun 08
Doesn't the Council have staff to carry out maintenance from year to year?
What exactly is so bad with the Bandstand that it costs so much to spruce it up?
So far the only performance has been Councillor Theobald blowing his own trumpet. A discordant noise.
graeme, brighton says...
12:10am Sun 22 Jun 08
Tom, says...
11:23am Sun 22 Jun 08
mark wrote:The council bid for £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with another £300,000 set aside from council coffers. But the application faced a series of setbacks and the council decided earlier this year to fund the project itself.
I think you will find the money is from private enterprise, hence the cafe. However agree that bureacracy and red tape is ridiculous and in the mean time we have had the worst road schemes imaginable imposed on us, such as grand avenue cycle lanes and brighton to newhaven bus corridor, they were started by the labour administration but the tories will take the rap for it, deservedly for not abandoning such waste and congestion causing schemes, whilst our beautiful buildings and new and exciting developments get left behind.
James, Brighton says...
4:41pm Sun 22 Jun 08
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