Plans for a modern "urban village" at the derelict Preston Barracks site in Brighton have been approved.
City councillors last night gave the green light to a scheme that could create more than 1,000 jobs.
A detailed development plan will be produced by Brighton and Hove City Council, regional development agency Seeda and the regeneration partnership.
The master plan for the site envisages 1,100 jobs and 260 new homes, of which 110 would be "affordable."
There will also be a doctors' surgery, health and fitness centre, a creche, a shop, two cafe bars and a community centre.
There will be a square, landscaping, a children's play area and improvements to Lewes Road.
Firms will be invited to bid for the site and one will be chosen to produce a planning application.
The brief for the site says the scheme "should be the gateway to Brighton and Hove with striking contemporary architecture and high-quality public spaces setting the stage for a vibrant development."
Parking will be limited on the site but there are many buses along Lewes Road and there will be a link to Moulsecoomb station.
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