Music pub ‘angry’ over approved office plans

A longstanding grassroots music pub fears it could close in the future after a planning appeal for a four-storey office block next door was approved.

The owners of the Prince Albert in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, say they are worried it will receive noise complaints if the office block is built, which could lead to it shutting permanently.

The site’s owner, Campings Luxury Coaches, appealed against Brighton & Hove City Council’s unanimous refusal of planning permission in November 2023 which the government planning inspectorate overturned last month.