Gove refuses planning for Brighton tower blocks

By Joey Gardiner2021-11-15T06:00:00

Squire & Partners-designed scheme thrown out after deciding designs not good enough

Michael Gove has turned down plans for a 1,000-home redevelopment of Brighton Marina after concluding its “homogenous” design was not good enough for such a landmark site.

The housing secretary agreed with the planning inspector that the Outer Harbour scheme, designed by Squire & Partners for the Brighton Marina Company, should be turned down, arguing it “lacks the exuberance and ambition that the best of Brighton’s seaside buildings exhibit”.

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