So says English Heritage in an article in today's Guardian (20/12/03)
English Heritage convened a committee of engineers and architects to consider the fate of the pier which has been closed for nearly 30 years.
EH found that there was enough documentation to complete an architecturally accurate reconstruction of the Grade 1 listed pier.
There's still local opposition and a public enquiry to come but Rachel Clark (administrator for the trust) reckons if all goes to plan the West Pier could be open again in 2006...