Regency Society

360 plan revived

New Plans for the i360 observation tower at the foot of the West Pier have been revived with a £3 million grant from the Coast to Capital local enterprise partnership and Brighton & Hove City Council's decision to loan a further £14 million to kick-start the project. Read more...

New study on future of King Alfred

New A study into the future of the King Alfred leisure centre is being commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council as part of a wider look into sports facilities in the city. Read more...

Vote on shortlisted ideas for green space

New Five proposals for making the area around Ann Street and Providence Place Gardens – the small park opposite St Bartholomew’s Church – into a lively, safe and successful public space have been shortlisted and are now on show for public comment and a vote. Read more...

Our Brighton Festival debut

Sold out Does our obession with the past and period architecture obscure our view of the future? Join the debate in our Brighton Festival debut, The cult of the ruin, a panel discussion chaired by David Dimbleby. Read more...

Tickets for the REGENCY SOCIETY WEEKEND now on sale

New See the full programme, find out about the speakers and tour leaders and book your tickets – at reduced rates until July. Food and fashion, cultural life and life downstairs, interiors and townscape – we’re running a whole weekend about society during the Regency period, especially as it affected Brighton. It takes place from 12-14 October and includes a musical evening at the Royal Pavilion, star speakers, including Dan Cruickshank, Steven Parissien, Ivan Day and Lucy Adlington; and walks and talks by local experts such as Dr Sue Berry, David Beevors and Geoffrey Mead. Read more...

Objection to boutique hotel plan for Queen Square

The Regency Society has objected to amended plans for a six-storey boutique hotel on the site of the disused Queen Square ice rink because of its height and intrusiveness to Wykeham Terrace and St Nicholas churchyard. Read more...

Buildings at risk 2011

There are 15 listed buildings on Brighton & Hove Council’s newly released at risk register for 2011 and manay more that are vulnerable. Read more... You can also find out how the owners of the Brighton Ballrooms – originally the Sassoon Mausoleum – are working to make an iconic building pay its way in the 21st century. Read more...

Controversial green development turned down

Its carbon neutral aspirations and green credentials were widely praised but the proposed PortZED development at the Aldrington Basin end of Shoreham Harbour has been unanimously rejected by Brighton& Hove City Council's planning committee. Read more...

Royal Sussex County Hospital redevelopment

The £420 million Royal Sussex County Hospital redevelopment has been unanimously approved by Brighton & Hove City Council's planning committee. We welcomed the medical benefits that it will bring but criticised the scale, form and mass of the proposed buildings. Find links to a recording of the committee meeting, a proposed schedule and contact details for the project. Read more...