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Core Strategy
What stage is the Core Strategy at in Brighton & Hove?
On 5 February 2010, the city council published the Proposed Submission [PDF 1.09mb] version of its Core Strategy and a number of supporting documents, prepared as part of the Local Development Framework (LDF). This latest version of the document is published under Regulation 27 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendments) Regulations 2008.
Before the council can submit this document to the Secretary of State the council must publish and make available the documents it proposes to submit in order for representations to be made.
The documents are available below or can be viewed at the public deposit points and libraries listed in the Statement of Proposals Matters [PDF 82kb].
How to respond:
A response form with guidance notes [PDF 30kb] has been prepared to assist you in making your representations. Representations on the Proposed Submission document must be submitted in writing by Monday 22 March 2010.
We are advised by the Planning Inspectorate that any representations should be related to whether the Core Strategy complies with legal requirements and is ‘sound’ against the tests of soundness (these are detailed in the guidance notes). The representations received during the consultation period will be considered alongside the Core Strategy by an independent Planning Inspector who is due to undertake an Examination in Public on the Core Strategy in July 2010.
Document List:
- Core Strategy Proposed Submission version (Feb 2010) [PDF 1.09mb]
- Core Strategy Annexes (Feb 2010) [PDF 337kb]
- Proposals Map Booklet [PDF 6.06mb]
- Response Form & Guidance Notes [PDF 30kb]
- Appropriate Assessment [PDF 288kb]
- Schedule of Local Plan Policies [PDF 73kb]
- Sustainability Appraisal Reports [PDF, 1.41mb], Sustainability Appraisal Maps [PDF, 7.26mb] & Non-Technical Summary [PDF 1.9mb]
- Consultation Statement Main Report [PDF 1.2mb]
- Proposed Amendments Paper (June 2009) - Individual Representations Report and A-Z of Representations by respondent
- Revised Preferred Options (June 2008)- Individual Representations Report and A-Z of Representations by respondent
- Preferred Options (November 2006)- Individual Representations Report [PDF 4322kb]
- Statement of Proposals Matters [PDF 82kb]
- Supporting Evidence Document [PDF 910kb]
- Equalities and Health Impact Assessment [PDF 1.3mb]
- A number of background studies and technical background studies have been produced to inform/support the Core Strategy.
What is the Core Strategy?
The Core Strategy is the planning document that provides the overall strategic vision for the future of Brighton & Hove through to 2026. It will set out how the council will respond to local priorities, meet the challenges of the future and identify the broad locations, scale and types of development needed together with the supporting infrastructure.
It addresses important city-wide matters such as delivering more sustainable development and neighbourhoods and sets out the council’s strategic approach to housing, the economy, shopping and transport.
What previous Core Strategy documents have been published for consultation?
The city council has carried out extensive community and stakeholder involvement in order to reach this current stage in the development of the Core Strategy.
Proposed Amendments Paper - June 2009
The council published a Core Strategy Proposed Amendments Paper June 2009 [PDF 667kb] for consultation from 29 June 2009 to 10 August 2009.
This paper contained eight policies and the revised spatial strategy that had been amended significantly since the last Core Strategy consultation into the Revised Preferred Options in Summer 2008. To accompany the Core Strategy Proposed Amendments Paper, the council also produced:
- an updated Sustainability Appraisal report July 2009,
- an updated Supporting Evidence Document July 2009
Revised Preferred Options – June 2008
The city council produced a Core Strategy Revised Preferred Options Document (June 2008) [PDF 3.24mb]. (June 2008) which was published for six weeks of public consultation on June 27 2008.
Preferred Options October 2006
The council published a Preferred Options Document [PDF 2.94mb] for consultation in November 2006.
Issues & Options 2005
The first stage Issues and Options Document [PDF 431kb] was extensively consulted on in 2005. The range of methods used to engage people on the Issues and Options Document are detailed in a Statement of Consultation [PDF 185kb] and the main findings are set out in a Summary of Community Involvement [PDF 129kb].
Sustainability Appraisal
Each previous stage in Core Strategy production has been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal. All of these reports are available to be downloaded from this web site.