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Development plans
Read the various planning documents that make up the Brighton & Hove Development Plan and view the policies map.
Emerging development plans
City Plan 2041
We're starting to prepare a new City Plan which will set out a framework of planning policies to guide future development in the city up to 2041.
This will be called City Plan 2041 and will be prepared under the new plan-making system. City Plan 2041 will replace both City Plan Part 1 and City Plan Part 2.
Evidence studies
Read the Strategic Housing Market Assessment - August 2023.
Read the Green Infrastructure Study - March 2024.
Read the Employment Land Study - April 2024.
Read the Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Needs Assessment - December 2024.
Read the Affordable Housing Viability Study - January 2025.
Adopted development plans
City Plan Part 1
City Plan Part 1 was adopted on 24 March 2016.
The Plan provides the overall strategic and spatial vision for the future of Brighton & Hove through to 2030. It sets out how we will respond to local priorities and how it will:
- meet the social, economic and environmental challenges that face the city
- work with partners to reduce inequalities
View City Plan Part 1 (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
City Plan Part 2
The City Plan Part Two was adopted on 20 October 2022.
The role of the Plan is to support the implementation of City Plan Part 1 by:
- building on the strategic policy framework set out in City Plan Part One
- allocating additional development sites
- setting out a detailed policy framework to assist in the determination of planning applications
View City Plan Part 2 (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Hove Station Neighbourhood Plan
The Hove Station Neighbourhood Plan was formally made at a full council meeting on 28 March 2024.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan was held on 9 February 2024. 93% of eligible local voters voted yes.
The neighbourhood plan forms part of the city’s planning policies, alongside the City Plan.
Find out more and download the Hove Station Neighbourhood Plan.
Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood Plan
The Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood Plan was formally made at a full council meeting on 28 March 2024.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan was held on 9 February 2024. 89% of eligible local voters voted yes.
The neighbourhood plan forms part of the city’s planning policies, alongside the City Plan.
Find out more and download the Rottingdean Neighbourhood Plan.
Brighton Marina Neighbourhood Plan
The Brighton Marina Neighbourhood Plan was formally ‘made’ following two local referendums on 13th February 2025.
Two referendums were supported by 91.5% of the votes cast by residents and 88.9% of the votes cast by businesses.
The neighbourhood plan forms part of the city’s planning policies, alongside the City Plan.
Find out more and download the Brighton Marina Neighbourhood Plan.
West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan
The West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan was formally ‘made’ on 5 December 2025.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan was held on 4 December 2025. 92% of the valid votes cast by residents voted ‘yes’.
The neighbourhood plan forms part of the city’s planning policies alongside the City Plan.
Find out more and download the West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan.
Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan
The Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) was formally adopted by Brighton & Hove City Council on 24 October 2019.
Further information about JAAP, including the inspector's report, previous consultations and other supporting evidence, is available on Adur & Worthing Council's website.
Find out more about the Shoreham Harbour Regeneration.
East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Local Plan
Waste and Minerals Local Plan
The Waste and Minerals Local Plan (WMLP) is the set of planning documents that together form the statutory plan for waste and minerals in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex.
We've recently updated policies in the Waste and Minerals Local Plan.
Adopted policies from the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Local Plan are shown on this map.
South Downs Local Plan
The South Downs National Park Authority adopted the South Downs Local Plan on 2 July 2019.
View the South Downs Local Plan Policies Map.
The South Downs Local Plan policies cover the administrative area of Brighton & Hove that falls within the National Park.
The South Downs Local Plan is currently being reviewed. Find more information on the South Downs Local Plan Review.
Policies map
The policies map shows where all policies in adopted development plans apply.
View the policies map of the east, west and central areas.
You can also view a 1:5,000 scale map of the Brighton central area.
We have also produced an Adopted City Plan Interactive Map. You can zoom in and around a city map to see where adopted plan policies apply.
Adopted Neighbourhood Plan designations can be viewed separately.
Updates to the Policies map
We've recently made the following factual updates to the Policies map to show:
- updated flood risk information with data supplied by the Environment Agency
- amendments to the boundaries of 6 Local Wildlife Sites (LWS)
- de-designation of the Brighton Greenway LWS
The Sussex Local Wildlife Initiative Technical Panel met in April 2024 and recommended the de-designation of the Brighton Greenway LWS, due to the site no longer meeting the criteria for a LWS. A survey of the site was carried out during the 2023 survey programme by the Sussex Local Wildlife Site Initiative. It should be noted that the Brighton Greenway area still has protection through its designation as open space and also as part of the Nature Improvement Area.
The amendments to the other 6 LWS have been made mainly to improve the digital accuracy of site boundaries following the 2023 survey programme, except Benfield Valley LWS, which now also includes an additional belt of woodland to the south-east.
Using the Policies map
On the map viewer:
- use the plus and minus buttons on the left-hand side to zoom in and out
- use the mouse to move around the map
- use the search bar on the left-hand side to search for your address or local area
- if you click an area, a pop-up box will bring up the policies at that site, where there are multiple policies, use the arrow button in the pop-up box to scroll through the policies
- under the search bar on the left-hand side, the second button brings up the map key, and the first button allows you to turn map layers on and off