A new scheme to revive Brighton's West Pier, the only Grade I listed pier in the UK, will be unveiled later this month.

Plans for two large new pavilions on either side of the shore end of the West Pier in Brighton have been proposed to help make the regeneration project viable.

Their design will be unveiled at a launch in the Hilton Brighton Metropole on February 27.

Plans to restore the historic pier to its original splendour - but jacking it up a few feet to allow for higher tides - have already been approved by Brighton and Hove City Council.

However, the scheme for big new buildings on the lower promenade, with sections above the level of King's Road, are likely to prove more contentious.

Dr Geoff Lockwood, chief executive of the Brighton West Pier Trust, said the proposals had been developed jointly with private sector partners St Modwen.

He said: "They have the support of the council, English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund."

"They will mean the West Pier is fully and authentically refurbished to its Twenties splendour after a quarter of a century of neglect and decline.

"The restoration work and its long-term maintenance will be partly-financed by the development of two modern pavilions on the esplanade."

An application for planning permission will be made at the same time. So far, all St Modwen has done is produce drawings and impressions of the scheme, which have been altered after consultation.

Trust general manager Rachel Clark said a letter would go out to local people after the launch detailing what was proposed.

There were also plans to stage an exhibition on the pier itself.

The trust was hopeful the Heritage Lottery Fund would soon agree to release up to £14 million previously earmarked for the restoration.

The fund is considering a challenge issued by the Noble Organisation, owners of the Palace Pier, on the grounds of unfair competition.