School Streets is the council’s programme which aims to address issues that many schools experience including double parking, congestion, road safety and air quality issues immediately outside their school.
The restrictions implemented through School Streets are designed to reduce traffic at drop off and pick up times, making it easier and safer to walk, cycle and scoot for all or part of the school journey.
We would like to hear your views on the proposals...More
School Streets is the council’s programme which aims to address issues that many schools experience including double parking, congestion, road safety and air quality issues immediately outside their school.
The restrictions implemented through School Streets are designed to reduce traffic at drop off and pick up times, making it easier and safer to walk, cycle and scoot for all or part of the school journey.
We would like to hear your views on the proposals...More
School Streets is the council’s programme which aims to address issues that many schools experience including double parking, congestion, road safety and air quality issues immediately outside their school.
The restrictions implemented through School Streets are designed to reduce traffic at drop off and pick up times, making it easier and safer to walk, cycle and scoot for all or part of the school journey.
We would like to hear your views on the proposals...More
School Streets is the council’s programme which aims to address issues that many schools experience including double parking, congestion, road safety and air quality issues immediately outside their school.
The restrictions implemented through School Streets are designed to reduce traffic at drop off and pick up times, making it easier and safer to walk, cycle and scoot for all or part of the school journey.
We would like to hear your views on the proposals...More
School Streets is the council’s programme which aims to address issues that many schools experience including double parking, congestion, road safety and air quality issues immediately outside their school.
The restrictions implemented through School Streets are designed to reduce traffic at drop off and pick up times, making it easier and safer to walk, cycle and scoot for all or part of the school journey.
We would like to hear your views on the proposals...More
School Streets is the council’s programme which aims to address issues that many schools experience including double parking, congestion, road safety and air quality issues immediately outside their school.
The restrictions implemented through School Streets are designed to reduce traffic at drop off and pick up times, making it easier and safer to walk, cycle and scoot for all or part of the school journey.
We would like to hear your views on the proposals...More
We want better health and care for all across Sussex, now and in the future.
We want everyone to live longer, healthier, and fulfilling lives and have access to the best services and support when they need them. To do this we need both short- and long-term changes.
Right now, health and care services are under significant pressure, which we know will increase over the winter months, due to the impact of cold weather on people's health, as well as the impact that the cost...More
This is your opportunity to have your say and let us know if you feel any changes are required to improve how the parking controls operate.
If support is shown for potential changes to the residents parking scheme in your area, we will carry out a further consultation with details of proposed changes for your consideration. This will give you an opportunity to tell us whether you support any proposals before they are taken further forward.
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The Council is seeking to re-locate the primary aged provision of the Pupil Referral Unit to the Connaught Road site with effect from Easter 2023. In Brighton & Hove, the Pupil Referral Unit is called the Central Hub and the primary aged provision is currently located at Lynchet Close.
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Brighton & Hove City Council was recently awarded up to £1 million to develop a network of ‘Family Hubs’ across the city to better integrate services for children of all ages and their families, building on our current Children’s Centre and Early Help offer.
We were one of only seven local authorities in the country to be awarded this Government funding. To ensure the Family Hubs provide the support you need, we have developed this consultation to get your views...More
In June 2020, following a deputation presented by Hanover Action (Group), our Environment, Transport and Sustainability (ETS) committee agreed to trial a Liveable Neighbourhood project (sometimes known as a Low Traffic Neighbourhood project) in the Hanover and Tarner area.
Following engagement with residents in October 2021 and March/April 2022, we have used your feedback to develop a preferred design.
We would like to hear your views on the design.
You can view the design on...More
We’re seeking your views on two new initiatives we’re looking to launch within the council’s Home to School Transport Service (HTST). They are Independent Travel Training and Personal Travel Budgets. Both initiatives support travel arrangements to school which promote independence and flexibility.
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Brighton & Hove Health and Wellbeing Board has produced the first draft of its 2022 Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
The Health and Wellbeing Board have a statutory responsibility to publish and keep the PNA up to date. The purpose of the PNA is to assess and set out how the provision of pharmaceutical services can meet the current and future health needs of the population of Brighton & Hove for a period of up to three years. The document is then used by NHS England as the basis...More
Brighton & Hove council tenant and leaseholder engagement is about residents working with the council to influence decisions about their homes and estates. It plays a vital role in ensuring the council understands the experience of residents living on estates and in council housing and helps improve and develop the quality of services, the local environment, and the standard of homes.
The council is currently reviewing how we speak to, listen, and involve tenants and leaseholders...More
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 map.
One seeks to designate the area as a Neighbourhood Area and the other seeks to designate a Neighbourhood Forum.
If they're approved, the Neighbourhood Forum will be able to draw up a...More
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 school transport only applies to children until the end of Year 11. Any arrangements for travel support for 16-18 are at the discretion of each Local Authority. Some local authorities make a parental...More
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 seeking your views on our Sustainability Strategy 2021-2025 (link) to ensure we’re meeting these requirements.
The strategy outlines how the Home to School Transport service endorses...More
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 appearance.
The appraisal process should lead to a better understanding of the areas historic development, what makes it the special place it is today and its potential for its future...More
Supplementary planning documents (SPD) are formal documents used by the council to provide guidance and information to planning applicants about how to deliver local planning policy as part of their development proposals.
The council is currently updating its Nature Conservation and Development SPD (SPD11, 2010). The new Biodiversity and Nature Conservation SPD will help ensure that development meets updated national and local planning policy requirements for nature conservation...More
The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and local organisations think about the proposals. A 10-week consultation on the proposals will run until 11 April 2022.
The commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It is reviewing Brighton & Hove to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively.
The commission has published proposals for changes...More
In April 2021 the Government amended the General Permitted Development Order, removing the need for planning permission for changes of use from E class “business, commercial and service use” to residential (use class C3), and replacing it with a system of prior approval. Class E uses include shops, restaurants, medical uses, indoor sports facilities, offices and workshops.
In order to retain the ability to require planning permission in some areas...More
Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking your views/experiences of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Brighton & Hove.
Thank you for your interest in sharing your views with Brighton & Hove City Council on the important issue that is VAWG.
Please do not include anything that might identify yourself or anyone else.
The term VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) is an umbrella term for a range of crime types that...More
The use of single-use, disposable barbecues and the release of lanterns and balloons outdoors has caused an impact on the environment and increased clear up and costs for Brighton & Hove City Council.
Following complaints and feedback we would like to hear your views on our plan to solve this problem.
More information on the use of single-use, disposable barbecues
litter bins have been set alight in Brighton & Hove - this may have been due to the incorrect disposal of...More
Brighton & Hove City Council is consulting on future admission arrangements for the city’s community schools, Moulsecoomb Primary School and City Academy, Whitehawk. These arrangements will take effect from September 2023.
The consultation runs from 15 November 2021 to 2 January 2022.
The following groups are invited to give their views on the proposals put forward in this document:
parents of children between the ages of two and 18;
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The artistic tradition of Brighton & Hove is an important part of its identity. The provision of public art can create and enhance local distinctiveness in the public realm and help develop a desirable sense of place as well as improving legibility . Working with artists offers an opportunity to design schemes which go beyond the purely functional and create places that reflect the life, identity and aspirations of a particular place or community.
The Council is seeking to...More
We want to know what you think of the draft domestic abuse accommodation and support strategy for Sussex. Have we got the priorities right? Is there anything we have missed?
How to take part
You can complete the online survey or send us your feedback via email. The consultation closes on 19 December 2021.
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West Hove Infant school operates on two different sites and the council is looking to move the school from one of these sites.
The proposal is to move West Hove Infant school (Connaught Road site) to Holland Road so that the school can co-locate on Holland Road with Hove Junior School.
The council would like to understand the view of residents about this proposed move.
Public meetings
You can attend a public meeting to discuss this proposal on the...More