Plans to bring ‘light and life’ to gloomy underpass near Brighton station

The gloomy underpass daubed with graffiti and strewn with old posters and stickers is one of the first things visitors to the city see.

Now the Brighton Toy and Model Museum, which is based in the road, has submitted a planning application to regenerate the area.

The proposal involves replacing the modern brickwork which fills the Victorian arches with glazing, bringing ‘light and life’ to the underpass.

The museum has worked with Benedict O’Looney Architects and the Railway Heritage Trust on the plans.

The Railway Heritage Trust has pledged 40 per cent of the structural costs and the museum is set to add 10 per cent – which means the half-way mark has already been reached.

Additional partners are now being sought to help with match-funding.