CABE has given the green light for the King Alfred development and said that it would be ‘a really striking landmark for Brighton & Hove’, also acknowledging the significant revisions made to the scheme which has ‘made the overall development more coherent’.and the way that the perimeter blocks in particular better relate to the Kingsway and ‘offer improvements to the quality of life of residents’.

CABE is satisfied that the revised scheme has largely addressed its earlier concerns in terms of scale and massing and, specifically, it has ‘no reservations about the height and design of the towers’ and fully supports their distinctive design. CABE also welcomes the city’s leadership on renewable energy which the scheme has embraced and were very positive with the consistency in quality between the affordable and market housing units.

CABE has continued to raise specific design issues but was confident these could be resolved and has concluded that it was satisfied that it did not need to review the project further.

Commenting on the report Karis Managing Director, Josh Arghiros, said :“This is a fantastic endorsement of the work that has been put in to enhance the scheme by Frank Gehry and all the design team as well as the Council itself and we are really pleased with CABE’s overall support. We agree wholeheartedly that this will be a landmark project for Brighton & Hove and would like to thank all the consultation groups and individuals that have provided such valuable feedback to help us achieve this. We are looking forward to working with all parties further to reach a successful planning consent.”