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Read the various planning documents that make up the Brighton & Hove Development Plan and view the policies map.
A review of the City Plan focussing on the strategic policies in City Plan Part 1 has commenced. The first stage of public consultation on issues and options is expected in the summer of 2024.
Read the Strategic Housing Market Assessment - August 2023.
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:
View City Plan Part 1 (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
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:
View City Plan Part 2 (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 policies map shows where all policies in adopted development plans apply.
View 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 interactive Adopted Policies Map. You can zoom in and around a city map to see where adopted plan policies apply.
On the map viewer: