An outdoor pool is coming to Brighton seafront
The proposed 25-metre pool – known as Sea Lanes – was given temporary permission for five years by Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee.
The decision sparked celebrations in the council chamber at Hove Town Hall after the team behind the project had been praised for responding positively after an earlier application was turned down.
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Hide AdThey hope to build the pool complex at the old Peter Pan amusement site between Madeira Drive and Volk’s Railway, just west of the Yellowave volleyball pitches.
The plans include one and two-storey moveable modular buildings with a first-floor deck. They are intended to provide a flexible events space and a mixture of shops, cafés, restaurants and offices.
Brighton and Hove Conservation Advisory Group opposed the scheme, saying that it would restrict the view from Madeira Terraces. It also criticised the proposed use of black rubber cladding.
Green councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty said that any steel used in the buildings should be marine grade steel to prevent it becoming a “rust fest”.
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