Blueprint for future of Brighton and Hove submitted to government for approval

A blueprint for the future of Brighton and Hove is being submitted to the government for approval today (Friday 28 June).

The City Plan sets out a framework to plan for homes and jobs in the area until 2030.

If it is approved after being examined in public by a planning inspector, it will give a clear indication about where homes, shops and offices can be built.

The plan was approved by Brighton and Hove City Council at a meeting of the full council on Thursday 31 January.

It supports a strategy of trying to encourage growth in the local economy and reinforce Brighton and Hove’s role as a sub-regional growth centre for jobs and services for the surrounding area.

The council said that its approach was to ensure the right balance of jobs and homes along with the infrastructure needed for a growing population.

It added that since 2010 the search for extra housing sites had been extended.

The council said that officials had looked at greenfield land and employment sites as potential sources of housing.

One of those greenfield sites – Toads Hole Valley – is expected to contribute 700 homes towards the council’s target of 11,300 new homes for Brighton and Hove.

The site – 47 acres of privately owned greenfield land by the A27 Brighton Bypass – is also intended to include a secondary school and good-quality office space.