The programme is well underway and work is progressing well. We have designed the programme in phases outlined below.
As the first areas near completion, there was a residents meeting on Tuesday 23 July to update residents on progress at the park. See Engagement and consultation for Hove Beach Park for more information.
The Outdoor Sports Hub
The hub will give us new toilets and changing facilities. These will replace the Western esplanade toilets, which many people have asked for.
There will also be a new café and a new location for the Bowls Club.
Work on the new ground level public toilets, showers and changing facilities will be complete in early 2025, and the café will open in spring.
You can see our latest drone videos of how the work is progressing at the bottom of the page.
A new electrical substation has been provided, located to the east of Rockwater. The existing wall and planting will help mask its location over time.
Wheeled sports area & westerly gardens
Works at the former pitch and put area started in mid-October 2023.
The area in the west saw the opening of our wheeled sports area in September 2024. This includes a skatepark, 150-metre long pump track and 600m square roller area. We've designed all the facilities to be family-friendly and to encourage people of all ages and abilities.
The previous skatepark at Hove Lagoon was then closed and the amusements area moved to that site. This freed up space and created a wider green area for families visiting Hove Lagoon.
We are also developing the section to the east into a new garden area. This will include ramps and pathways to make it more accessible. This garden has been planted but will remain closed until spring 2025 to allow the planting to establish.
Tennis and padel tennis area
6 traditional tennis courts and 4 padel courts have been created. The padel courts opened in December 2024, and the tennis courts in March 2025. Game4Padel will operate both the tennis and padel facilities.
Hove Lagoon
This phase started in January 2024 and was completed in August 2024.
This project had a goal to improve accessibility for all. A new path was built from Kingsway to the paddling pool area providing a gentler gradient and handrail. This gives easy access to the pool and the newly refurbished, accessible toilets.
Easterly gardens
The gardens have been planted but will remain closed until spring 2025 to allow the planting to establish.
Sand sports area
Yellowave, which launched Britain's first beach sports centre on Madeira Drive, has been awarded the lease for a second sand sports centre in the city, at Hove Beach Park. A planning application has been submitted by Yellowave for the fitout of the sand sports area, which can be viewed and commented on using council’s planning register website by searching for reference BH2024/03067.
Latest progress
Lighting
Following successful testing in December 2024, park lighting is now operational. The steps and cross-routes will stay lit all night and the wheeled sports lights will turn off at 10pm. All other park areas will be lit until 10.15pm every day.
The lights have a warm white glow and special covers to reduce light spill for nearby residents
Latest drone footage
View the latest drone video footage of how work has progressed.