\n Development would come in two stages, initially focusing on short-term use such as creating pop-up venues, outdoor spaces and community events.\n<\/p>\n
\n The second stage will deliver longer-term transformation, with the potential for a landmark destination.\n<\/p>\n
\n Brighton and Hove City Council seafront prospectus (Image: Brighton and Hove City Council)\n<\/p>\n
\n The council said this could include a major cultural or commercial building, such as an art gallery – with the council in talks with a major international modern art gallery in London.\n<\/p>\n
\n Among contenders is Tate Modern, which has the Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, plus Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives in Cornwall.\n<\/p>\n
\n The work will be funded separately on a standalone basis, through government funding, philanthropy and an operator for the Black Rock gallery should it be built.\n<\/p>\n
\n The city council, including council leaders Jacob Taylor and Bella Sankey, and Lord Bassam, head of the development board, have been in discussions with a government minister and it is understood the government is positive about the project.\n<\/p>\n
\n The council noted how ongoing work on the eastern seafront has helped to create a more attractive destination.\n<\/p>\n
\n It said: \u201cBlack Rock presents a distinctive opportunity for investors to deliver real place-making on Brighton\u2019s eastern seafront. Extensive enabling work by the council, including moving the sea wall to expand the site and improving access to Brighton Marina, has helped de-risk the site and unlock its potential.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe refurbishment of the historic Temple and Reading Room, and the new seafront boardwalk are creating a more active, attractive destination. Their connection to the restoration of Madeira Terrace only strengthens the case for further cultural, commercial and leisure investment.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The plans were revealed in the council\u2019s prospectus which was released today, June 5.\n<\/p>\n
\n Other key destinations included in the plans are Brighton Marina, Pool Valley, King Alfred Leisure Centre and Madeira Terrace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Black Rock is among locations identified in Brighton and Hove City Council\u2019s blueprint for the seafront’s future development.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-623901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}