An ageing multistorey car park is set to be knocked down – and probably rebuilt.
Brighton and Hove City Council says the Norton Road car park opposite Hove Town Hall is coming to the end of its life, and officers are recommending it closes before the end of next year, with demolition to follow. It says it remains safe to use.
A detailed assessment of options for the site is now underway, with recommendations due to be put before the council’s cabinet before the end of the year.
One option is a new, modern car park built on the site. Another is housing – although the council says initial assessments show this would not provide the best long-term value for the city because of limitations on what could realistically be delivered on the site.
It says a new, modern car parking facility would retain parking capacity in this part of the city where space for off street parking is already limited.
Cabinet member for transport Trevor Muten said: “Norton Road Car Park has been an important part of Hove for generations. Thousands of people use it every week, whether they’re visiting local shops, supporting businesses, spending time with family and friends, or accessing services in Hove.
“As the current structure reaches the end of its operational life, we have a responsibility to plan ahead. We’re looking carefully at a range of options for the site to consider how it can best meet the needs of the city in the future.”
“At this stage, replacing the existing facility with a modern car park appears to be the strongest option. Retaining parking provision in this location would continue to support local businesses and the wider economy, while giving us the opportunity to provide a safer, more efficient and more sustainable facility for future generations.”
“However, all options remain on the table, and we’ll consider them all before any final decision is made.”
After your “upgrades” to this car park in summer 2025? Plus where is the money coming from Councillor Muten?
Don’t you start with a FULL structural survey before making multi million £ spending decisions?
Go to a meeting and ask him.
They should do something with it, the last couple of times I have used the car park, there has been drug dealing and taking, and it seemed to be used as a toilet…….
Isn’t it amazing how many buildings such as this and the bunch of tower blocks built by the council ‘have to be demolished’? Did someone aporove defective designs? Name and shame them. Other buildings last 100 years plus. Or is it councillors / civil servants looking to build new vanity projects to pin their name on?
Britain’s post-war construction boom created an enormous generation of buildings that are now ageing at roughly the same time. As a result, Brighton is experiencing a predictable wave of infrastructure renewal. 50 to 60 years is a perfectly reasonable service life for a multistorey car park, particularly one constructed in the 1960s or 1970s. In fact, many reinforced concrete structures of that era were designed around an indicative 50-year design life.
I doubt very much another car park will take its place,but if its council owned who knows what will take its place ,they are an enigma, by there own admission we the public will get to know nothing,but that shadows them as they know nothing it goes hand in hand,with this chaotic disruptive,incompetent ,lot the best thing for them is to take a jolly with burhnam ,,find there utopia and stay there.
Keep car parking on this site. It’s vital and reasonably priced. Leave well alone.
Given its similar age, does it mean that absolute carbuncle of an eye sore, Hove Town Hall, can also be pulled down? Maybe be a two for one deal is in the offering?
Thought mr hoogstraton owned that?
The council knocked down elegant terraced houses to build the car park after the original town hall burnt down.
It will be rebuilt as a car park as the councillors and staff need it for parking. Which is also why its cheaper parking there.