Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival have announced the first phase plan to revitalise the Royal Pavilion Estate has been awarded £3m from the Coast to Capital Local Growth fund.  

The grant award will go towards a major refurbishment of the Grade 1 listed Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Grade 2 listed Studio Theatre as the first phase of an ambitious heritage project at the city’s Royal Pavilion Estate. The improvement works, which will restore long-lost heritage features as well as provide new, state-of the art facilities, began on-site earlier this month.

Due for completion in late 2018, the transformation of the Corn Exchange (formerly the Prince Regent’s Riding house) will restore previously hidden heritage features as well as provide increased capacity seating and an impressive new viewing gallery.

Major improvements to the Studio Theatre (once a stables and supper room) will include balcony seating, new bar facilities a new artists’ creation space and a café opening out onto a plaza at street level.