Consultations

Welcome to Brighton & Hove City Council's consultation portal. This site will show all consultations that are run by the council. Consultations enable you to have your say about how we work and what we plan to do. Your views help us make our policies, strategies and services better for everyone.

Open Consultations

  • Children's play area consultation

    Our £3 million playgrounds revamp gets into full swing The play refurbishment programme is part of our plans to upgrade 45 play areas over the next three years, with 25 sites being finished by the end of the financial year March 2022. The play areas... More

    Closes 27 May 2022

  • Consultation on a proposal to expand Hill Park Special School by establishing a satellite site at the Cedar Centre

    Brighton and Hove City Council has a statutory obligation to provide enough school places for all young people in Brighton and Hove, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The Council has identified a gap for autistic children and young people who have... More

    Closes 29 May 2022

  • Proposed West Saltdean Neighbourhood Area and Forum

    The West Saltdean community have submitted an application to establish a neighbourhood area and neighbourhood forum for the West Saltdean Area. What's being proposed The West Saltdean community submitted two applications to the council that relate to the area shown on the accompanying... More

    Closes 21 June 2022

  • City Downland Estate Plan

    The draft City Downland Estate Plan (CDEP) is available and we invite everyone within Brighton & Hove to review the draft plan and provide feedback here. The CDEP sets out our proposed future vision, ambitions and plans for the downland estate owned by Brighton & Hove City... More

    Closes 8 July 2022

  • Air Quality Action Plan

    We are currently developing our updated Air Quality Action Plan and would like to hear your views on this draft document. The document is available on our webpages or attached as a PDF document at the bottom of this page. Please read and consider this document before... More

    Closes 10 July 2022

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Closed Consultations

  • Home to School Transport – Post 16 Policy Statement 2022-2023

    We are seeking your views on our updated Post 16 Transport Policy Statement. The Department for Education requires Local Authorities to consult each year, regardless of any changes, to ensure the policy provides a full picture of the available transport and support. Legislation on free... More

    Closed 8 May 2022

  • Home to School Transport – Sustainability Strategy 2021-2025

    The Government requires local authorities to make transport arrangements for eligible children including those with SEND ( Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ), and also to promote sustainable and environmentally-friendly travel and transport. We are therefore ... More

    Closed 8 May 2022

  • Hollingdean Initial Parking Consultation

    This questionnaire is designed to gauge the principle of introducing a residents parking scheme in your area. If replies to this initial consultation show support for a resident parking scheme we will carry out a further consultation with information on a detailed design. This will provide a... More

    Closed 6 May 2022

  • City Plan Part Two Main Modifications Consultation

    Role of the City Plan Part Two The role of the City Plan Part 2 is to support the implementation and delivery of City Plan Part 1 to: build on the strategic policy framework identify and allocate additional development sites set out a detailed policy framework to assist... More

    Closed 5 May 2022

  • Brunswick Town Conservation Area Character Statement

    The council has commissioned consultants the RSK Group to undertake a review of the Brunswick Town Conservation Area Character Statement. The aim of the Character Statement is to define the ‘special interest’ of the area, through a thorough assessment of its history and its character and... More

    Closed 4 May 2022

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We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

After residents presented a petition in 2019 to Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee, we agreed to write to residents in 2021.

The parking consultation let residents tell us if they feel there is desire for a parking scheme in this area.

You said

104 residents responded out of the 389 addresses we sent questionnaires to.

  • 80% of residents support a residents parking scheme
  • 80% or residents support a light touch parking scheme
  • 65% of residents would prefer restrictions Monday to Sunday 

Find more information in the March 2022 Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee report.

We did

Based on the consultation results and following Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee in March 2022, we agreed to write to residents with a detailed parking design drawing for this area.

We asked

After Zone W residents submitted a petition, we agreed to review this area in 2021.

The review let residents tell us if they think we need to make any changes to the parking scheme.

You said

414 residents responded out of the 1,557 addresses we sent questionnaires to.

  • 66% are satisfied with the current Zone W scheme
  • 71% are happy for the scheme to remain the same

Find more information in the March Environment, Transport and Sustainability  2022 Committee report.

We did

Based on the consultation results, we will not make any changes to Zone W.

We asked

After Zone L was put in place in 2018, we agreed to review this area in 2021.

The review let residents tell us if they think we need to make any changes to the parking scheme.

You said

443 residents responded out of the 2,833 addresses we sent questionnaires to.

  • 82% are satisfied with the current Zone L scheme
  • 88% are happy for the scheme to remain the same

Find more information in the March 2022 Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee report.

We did

Based on the consultation results, we will not make any changes to Zone L.