Plans could see a pound shop turned into a performance school

An empty Poundstretcher store in Brighton could be turned into a dance and performance training suite if planning permission is approved. The Institute for Contemporary Theatre is hoping the building will provide the space it needs to grow, and to run more courses in partnership with BIMM Institute and the Screen and Film School. The project is part of a bigger scheme, for which a property developer has applied separately for planning permission to knock down the back of the building and build six flats.