RHP’s
plans for the redevelopment of the former Buxton’s site on Ditchling Road received
approval from Brighton and Hove City Council last night.
The
motion was carried by 10 votes to 2 and will give the site (which has been
derelict for over 8 years) a dramatic new facelift with a new four storey building
for Kings Colleges, a language college offering GCSE, A Level and
pre-university preparation to foreign students. The plans allow for a mixed use
scheme accommodating a new combined college facility and student halls of
residence and help to further animate the street scene along Ditchling Road.
RHP’s designs have
taken care to preserve and conserve the prevailing characteristics of the local
area, adding a further boost to the regeneration of the London Road and Lewes
Road corridors, whilst creating an exciting new site for Kings Colleges’ newest
UK outpost.
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