Over 450 people visited
a public exhibition this weekend showing proposals for regenerating the Circus
Street Market into a new area of Brighton with homes, offices for creative digital
businesses, student accommodation, a new arts, library and teaching building for the University of Brighton
and a new home for South East Dance.
The exhibition, held in a
temporary space created inside the derelict fruit and vegetable market
warehouse, included performances from local dance troupes by South East Dance,
including Ceyda Tanc and bGroup, a display of local historical photographs and
a plant give-away, symbolising the scheme’s committment to the future 'greening' of the space and its goal to
achieve One Planet Living environmental values.
“We are delighted with
the turn out and the most common comment from people who came in was that it
was about time that this derelict market area was improved,” said Rob Sloper, Project
Director of Cathedral Group, developers behind the scheme who are working in
partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council, the University of Brighton
and South East Dance.
“We will be holding
further meetings and events over the coming weeks, particularly providing
neighbours of the site an opportunity to input on important aspects of the
scheme, including the public spaces in and around the site, what local use can
be made of community dance space and what kinds of local business and retail
would be welcome in the area.”
This sustainable, green
development will create over 600 new jobs and contribute £200m to the city’s
economy over the next 10 years, aiming to transform the area, bringing it back
to life, contributing significantly to the growth of Brighton & Hove’s
economy and creating a beautiful new place to live and work.
A website including the
full public exhibition is live at www.circusstreetmarket.com
including a simple online questionnaire for people to fill in and share their
views on the scheme by Sunday May 12 for this pre-planning application stage of
the project. A planning application is expected to be submitted later in the
summer.
