NEW plans for a £200 million power station at Shoreham Harbour, set to create 450 jobs, have been unveiled.

The new-look proposals for the landmark site were prepared after designers were forced to go back to the drawing board with their original scheme. Furious councillors slammed the first design in December last year, and demanded: "Give us something we can be proud of." The new 500 megawatt South Coast Power station is planned for the former Brighton B' site. South Coast Power employed new architects to come up with the fresh design after the original plans were described as an eyesore. The company claims the station, which will provide power for 500,000 people, will be one of the most efficient and environmentally-friendly in the country. And an Adur Council spokesman said the new station would be "as important a landmark in the town as was the old Brighton B' Station." The new layout now includes a 400 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine system with a new free standing chimney to replace the existing stack. The main structures will be clad in brick panels with contrasting plinth and detailed brickwork. Bricks will be chosen to resemble those used on the original power station. Projecting bays will be built from translucent panels that will be lit up at night. Permission for a power station on the site was originally granted in 1992, but the new plans will have to be approved by the Government. The Adur spokesman said: "This has taken the originally approved 1992 scheme as its base." Planners will consider the revised design on May 11.

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