Eyesore set to be redeveloped into homes.
A multi-storey car park earmarked for development for more than decade is set to be demolished.
The Teville Gate multi-storey car park and the surrounding area in Worthing town centre has been identified as a prime plot for new homes and commercial space.
Demand for parking on the site has been decreasing while running and maintenance costs have risen.
The 114 spaces still available are rarely filled.
Worthing Borough Council says it would cost £2 million over the next four years to keep the car park open.
The council has now agreed to release the funds needed to kickstart plans to demolish the 1960s building. The £1.6 million demolition cost will be funded from the local growth fund provided by the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership.
Officials said the move had the added incentive of encouraging the freeholder Mosaic to consider demolishing the other buildings on the site.
Mosaic could then submit more formal redevelopment plans to help create a new gateway to the town.
The site acts as a link between Worthing’s main train station and the town centre.
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