City Plan Part 2041 formal notice of consultation
Brighton & Hove City Council wishes to hear from local communities, individuals, commercial businesses and anyone with an interest in the area, as we're preparing a review of the City Plan, to be known as City Plan 2041.
Notification under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
Scope of the City Plan 2041
The City Plan 2041 will:
- set out policies to guide future development in the city over the period to 2041
- identify how much new housing and commercial space will be needed to help meet the needs of our residents and businesses
- support the creation and maintenance of thriving sustainable communities by encouraging high-quality and well-designed places
- conserve and enhance the environment, biodiversity and our important heritage assets
- ensure new development is supported by necessary infrastructure
- conform with the National Planning Policy Framework
- cover the administrative area of the city council that is not within the South Downs National Park
The focus of the review will be on the strategic policies in the adopted City Plan Part One (adopted 2016). City Plan Part Two (adopted 2022) is up-to-date and we do not intend to significantly revise it.
We'll combine some policies in Part One and Part Two that cover the same issue and, exceptionally, changes to national policy or local priorities may mean there is a need for a Part Two policy to be revised.
When complete, the updated City Plan will be a single, consolidated document.
The Policies Map (2022) will also be updated to include site allocations and new and/ or updated policy designations related to the City Plan 2041.
City Plan 2041 Key Issues Consultation
This consultation is the first stage in producing the new City Plan 2041. At this stage, we are not including new policies or proposing any sites for development.
We have set out what we think are the key issues for the City Plan 2041, and how we might address these issues. We want your views on these and whether there are other issues that we have not identified.
The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is also published for consultation and sets out the proposed assessment framework that will be used to consider all the likely significant effects that the City Plan 2041 may have on various environmental, economic and social factors.
We're also undertaking a Call for Sites to enable potential development sites to be submitted to us for consideration whether for housing, employment, retail or any other uses.
How the City Plan 2041 will be prepared and the timetable
The table below sets out the main stages of preparation for the City Plan 2041.
| City Plan 2041 stage of plan preparation | Date |
|---|---|
| Key Issues Scoping Document and SA Scoping Report (Regulation 18) | November 2024 to January 2025 |
| Draft Plan and SA (Regulation 18) | Winter 2025/26 |
| Publication stage (Regulation 19) | Spring/summer 2026 |
| Submission stage (Regulation 22) | Winter 2026 |
| Examination in Public (Regulation 24) | Spring/summer 2027 |
| Adoption of City Plan 2041 | Autumn 2027 |
How to view the consultation documents
More details and the consultation documents are available on the council’s online consultation portal.
Consultation documents can also be viewed at:
- the Customer Services Centres at Bartholomew House, Brighton and Hove Town Hall, Hove
- all city libraries during normal opening hours
The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is only available to view at the council’s Customer Service Centres (Hove and Brighton) and Jubilee Library.
How to make comments
There are questions throughout the consultation to help you tell us what you think. You do not have to answer every question. We want to hear your views on those issues that most interest you.
We recommend you make your comments using the council’s online engagement platform Your Voice. This will help us handle your comments quickly and efficiently.
You can also submit comments by:
- sending an email to planningpolicy@brighton-hove.gov.uk
- writing to: Planning Policy, Projects & Heritage Team, Brighton & Hove City Council, 1st Floor Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ
If responding by email or post, please address the consultation questions set out in the document to help us file your responses under the correct topic.
Consultation runs from Monday 4 November 2024 to 11:59pm on Monday 20 January 2025.
If you would like to receive further information about the City Plan 2041, you can also have your details added to our City Plan consultation database. Use the contact details above to contact us and request this.
We look forward to hearing from you.