People living in Rottingdean could be going to the polls in the coming months to vote on a “neighbourhood plan” to shape the village between now and 2030.
Councillors are expected to give the go-ahead for the parish referendum at a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting on Thursday (14 December).
The plan includes measures to conserve and protect green spaces and wildlife corridors and requires a simple majority in favour.
The decision on whether to hold a referendum is likely to be a formality when the full council meets at Hove Town Hall.
Much of the work has been put in by Rottingdean Parish Council and its plan is intended to enhance and conserve the area, identifying two “local gaps” and nine “valued local green spaces”.
It has been signed off by the parish council and Brighton and Hove City Council’s Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Economic Development Committee.
Parish council chair Sue John said: “This plan has been driven by what our residents have told us is important to them about living here between the sea and the downs.
“I am grateful to all the colleagues who have given much time and thought to how we can maintain and enhance our lovely village.”
The parish council submitted the neighbourhood plan in January before a public consultation by the city council in February and March.
The plan has since completed an assessment with a “neighbourhood plan examiner” to ensure that it follows national and local planning policies.
His report was published in October, requiring a few amendments to maps and wording.
He concluded that the plan met the basic conditions for a referendum subject to the approval of the city council on Thursday.
No date has been set for the public vote but if more than half of those taking part back the plan, it should come into force, helping to govern the way that planning applications are decided.
It would also mean that 25 per cent of the money raised from community infrastructure levy (CIL) payments would be spent in the neighbourhood by the parish council.
Brighton and Hove City Council is due to meet at 4.30pm on Thursday 14 December. The meeting is scheduled to be webcast on the council’s website.
I wish Rottingdean my very best wishes. It is indeed a lovely village. I moved down to Brighton from London 40 years ago and it was a lovely town. It is now a mess and I think Rottingdean should not be subject to the approval of the incompetent people who are bumbling around with B&H.
Rottingdean has been part of the Brighton Council (and more recently the City) area since 1928 and have sent representatives to the council since then and so have been part of the “bumbling around” for almost a Century.
This plan – essentially written by the Parish Council – will ultimately be approved by the voters of a Rottingdean. But that can’t happen until B&H approves the plan and gives the go ahead for the vote.
I imagine that silly flowerbed in the middle of the road will be gone. Be great if they would get rid of the 4 in viaduct road, as well as all the random bins on double yellow lines…
I feel it will simply be a waste of time and money. The parish council didn’t want the housing development on St Albans field but they got it despite all the protests from the local community. In the end money talks and developers will get whatever they want. The council will come up with some nonsense justification just so they can get extra cash in the door. The exact same thing happend in Ovingdean. Even when perfectly healthy trees were destroyed to make way for development the council did nothing despite all the strong protests from the local community.
Don’t fall for this democracy nonsense money will trump your wishes every time. Rottingdean R.I.P
What a sad person you must be . Just walk around the new development and see what can be achieved when there is co-operation between local people via the Parish Council, and developers. The result/ much needed housing.
Much needed housing at £850,000 for a 3 bedroom semi…….I don’t think so.
A mile up the road in Ovingdean they’re on the market for closer to a million pound. What a bargain for working class families……..total joke
The UK wouldn’t need “much needed” housing if governments didn’t import so many people into the country (to stifle wage growth so big biz make more profits)