ROCK superstar David Gilmour has demolished a historic bath house on Hove seafront... much to the delight of nearby residents.

The Pink Floyd singer and guitarist, 72, bought the building in 2015 with plans to further develop it but surveyors discovered the late 19th century building was beyond repair.

Brighton and Hove City Council considered and recommended the planning application to demolish the existing building and erect a single home on the site of Medina House on March 8 last year, and it was approved three months later.

Permission was granted with the condition that developers would “rebuild it in a manner which more than echoes the original building”.

Ron Cimes, 78, a resident of

Titian Road, Hove, said: “I have been walking along the seafront in Hove since 1995 and the original building was always a wonderful curiosity.

“But it became an eyesore with lots of rubbish piled up outside and squatters inside.

“I think the plans are absolutely fantastic.

“It will be really nice to have something back in that space that looks good and is in keeping with the original design.

“The bath house was a historic monument as far as Hove goes.”

Labour MP for Hove and Portslade Peter Kyle also supported the proposal, saying he was delighted that someone was willing renovate and develop the site.

Mr Gilmour, a key member of the band when they recorded their albums Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, bought the locally listed building from developer Sirus Taghan, which had planned to knock it down and build a block of flats in its place.

It was locally listed, which means the council considered it a heritage asset of special interest.

The flats proposal was turned down by the council on several occasions.

There were initial concerns from some neighbours that the new building would cause their properties to suffer a loss of sunlight, but an assessment found that only a small percentage of habitable windows would be affected.

Sally Bidwell, who lives in neighbouring Sussex Road, said: “I think most of the residents are quite pleased about it.

“We are happy that it is not going to be a multi-storey block of flats like other developments in the area.

“It’s not much higher than the original structure, so I don’t have a problem with it.”

Demolition is now complete but it is not clear if building has started yet. The new home will include five bedrooms, three with en-suites.

The property will also contain a ground floor mezzanine with a void over an open plan living area, kitchen and dining room, as well as a library, study, gym and courtyard garden with a 2.2 metre high glass canopy around its perimeter.