Following the decision at Full Council last October, local referendums on the Brighton Marina Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday, 13 February 2025.
The deadlines for registering to vote are 28 January for residents and 29 January for businesses.
As the Neighbourhood Area is designated as a Business Area, the amended plan will go to two local referendums, one for residents and one for businesses. Voters will be asked whether the plan, which covers the period to 2030, should be adopted by the council.
To vote in the residential referendum, you must be a resident of the Brighton Marina referendum area and aged 18 or over on polling day. You must also have registered to vote by midnight on Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
To vote in the business referendum, you or your business must be a non-domestic ratepayer for a property in the Brighton Marina referendum area and have registered a named voter on the business voting register by 5pm on Wednesday, 29 January.
Details of the referendum area, how to register to vote in either referendum and other eligibility criteria can be found on our website.
The polling station for both referendums will be the Estate Office Board Room, Brighton Marina, BN2 5UF.
You can also vote by post. Full details of how to do this and the deadlines that apply can be found on our website.
Neighbourhood plans sit alongside other local planning policies, such as the City Plan, to guide development and to help decide the outcome of planning applications in the area.
There are currently two areas in the city with ‘Made’ Neighbourhood Plans that have been examined, gone through a referendum and been adopted by the council – these are the Hove Station Area and Rottingdean Parish.
If the plan is supported by more than 50% of those voting in both referendums, the council will formally adopt the plan. Following the count, the result of each referendum will be published on the council website.
The plan has undergone extensive public consultation, which has included the appointment of an independent examiner to assess whether it met legal requirements relating to national and local planning policies, and whether it would contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.
Paper copies of the documents relating to the Brighton Marina Neighbourhood Plan are also available to view at Bartholomew House Customer Service Centre, as well as Whitehawk and Jubilee libraries.