Work to revamp a town’s seafront will start soon.

Improvements to Littlehampton seafront are expected to begin in September after design and budget considerations delayed the scheme.

Arun District Council said the summer holiday period will be free of construction work, although there will be some activity in late August to install temporary public toilets.

The council said there will be changes to the scheme, which will see the seafront between East Beach, South Terrace and Windmill Road improved through £7.2 million of levelling up funding, to keep in budget.

Plans previously published included a pop-up marketplace off Banjo Road with four fixed stalls, rearranged coach parking in Banjo Road to accommodate the market, a new activity hub, water play area and improved pedestrian access throughout.

An overview of the plansAn overview of the plans (Image: Arun District Council)

They also detailed the resurfacing of South Terrace car park and its reconfiguration to create 104 parking spaces, the refurbishment of the existing toilet blocks near the Harvester, the creation of a new concession building and foreshore building to act partly as storage for the RNLI, and a new activity hub to include a bouldering wall, beach volleyball, petanque and basketball courts.

A council spokesman said: “It has taken longer than hoped to finalise a cost for the scheme and some design changes have been necessary to ensure the work stays in budget.

“It has been important to make sure that visitor experience is impacted as little as possible so  most changes have involved choosing different materials or amending the design and layout of some features such as the climbing wall, water play, car park and marketplace.

“As part of the official process, a non-material amendment application will be submitted to planning to agree these changes.”

The council said the contractor is finalising phasing plans for the construction work and they will be made available on the council’s website when they are ready.

There will also be an opportunity for the public to find out more about the construction work at a meet the contractor drop-in session on August 14 at the Windmill Entertainment Centre between 4pm and 7pm.