The admission fee will be critical in helping to meet the unique challenges and costs of preserving the pier’s structural integrity and fabric, as well as continuing to remain open all year-round, the Brighton Pier Group, which runs Brighton Palace Pier says.
It will be in place during peak trading periods in the summer, beginning on 25 May, and over the weekends during June, and then throughout July and August.
Ms Ackord said the pier had never received any form of financial grants.
“I’ve been associated with the pier for 20 years, and in that time, absolutely nothing,” told Radio Sussex.
She added: “The pier is a substantial structure and in recent years, the costs associated with maintaining and operating it to the same high levels of upkeep, strength and structural integrity, have increased significantly.
“We have, to date, been able to offset and absorb these costs, but we have now reached the point where, in our view, it is sensible to implement a small admission charge for visitors to the pier from outside the local area.”
The admission fee will not apply to Brighton residents who have a Brighton Palace Pier local residents card.
