1000 seats will be made up of corporate seats hence why staff offices removed. Some staff already relocated to be moved back when further dev is completed down the line.
If my kid was at Brighton Uni and one field (that was largely unused) were to be sold but .......the Uni still had:
1 field
a 3G pitch to the rear
use of 2 fields at BACA
plus another 3G pitch at BACA
use of the 2 fields at Sussex Uni
plus 3 3G pitches at Sussex
and the possibility of using...
They're not giving anything up. They would be selling for a good amount of money that they could re-invest themselves. Who is to say that the Uni won't benefit in some way from use of the facilities that would be built on the site?
the club are still expecting to get their hands on Bennets field with plans for a hotel and club offices. The Rugby pitch is still site no 1 for the ladies stadium.