amr annual monitoring report

2009-2010

city planning Executive Summary

This Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) provides an update on development activity in the City. The AMR also provides information on the supply of land and measures performance against national and council policies during the monitoring year 2009/10.

The population of & continues to rise within the compact City. The City has a high proportion of young working adults and has managed, so far, to weather the worst effects of the economic conditions affecting the country. House prices recovered in the monitoring year after falling in 2008/09 in response to the downturn of the national housing market.

Despite the current economic conditions the City managed to deliver 380 additional dwellings in the reporting year which is 48 units more than estimated in the housing trajectory in the 2008/09 AMR. It includes the completion of 144 units at the Ocean Hotel Development in , 48 units at the Ebenezer Chapel site on Richmond Parade and 38 at 50-52 New Church Road. Although the completion figure is lower than achieved in previous years the average of 601 completions a year over the last five years is still a healthy completion rate which had continued to exceed the South East Plan housing target of 570 units per annum. All of the new residential units were completed on previously developed land.

One hundred affordable units were delivered through the completion of developments of 10 units or over which represents, via such developments, an average provision of affordable housing in excess of the 40% target contained in council policy.

The number of residential units given planning permission was similar to the previous monitoring year. In 2009/10 147 residential planning applications were approved, which could potentially provide 424 residential units to the City. 97% of all residential planning applications approved in 2009/10 were designed to lifetime homes standard or lifetime homes standard was a condition of approval. All new commitments for 10 or more dwellings included a proportion of dwellings designed to the 'wheelchair accessible standard'.

The provision of business floorspace was also encouraging. There was a net increase of 1,115m² business floorspace in the monitoring year. This figure comprises a net gain in B1a office use (1,248m²) and mixed business use (1,020m²). There was also a net increase of 3,934m² floorspace of town centre uses across the Local Authority area. Employment land available in the City rose to 44.90ha, including 2.26ha of floorspace on unallocated sites through planning permissions. 34,750m² office floorspace on land adjacent to was both approved and commenced in the monitoring year.

During 2009/10 there was a net gain of 1,225m² retail floorspace and 1,588m² of restaurant floorspace and the 11,498m² of potential retail floorspace given planning permission in 2009/10 suggests a healthy outlook for new retail developments in the City. Shop vacancy rates increased in both the shopping centres over the monitoring year although the overall rate for the whole City was 8.8% at the end of 2009/10 which is well below the national average.

There were 109,195 tonnes of municipal waste disposed of in 2009/10 with a reduction of almost 5,000 tonnes of waste going to landfill over the previous year. INDEX

1. Introduction 1

2. Data Collection 2

3. Local Development Scheme Implementation 3

4. Implementing the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) 7

5. Monitoring Indicators 8

5.1 Contextual Indicators 9

5.2 Core Output Indicators 37

5.3 Local Output Indicators 47

5.4 Significant Effects Indicators 53

5.5 Development Control Performance 63

6. Summary of Policy Performance 64

7. Saving Policies 70

Appendices 71 Index of Charts and Tables

Chart Title Page No.

Chart 1 Mortality Ratio 1999-2008 13

Chart 2 Brighton & Hove PCT Waiting List Numbers 2003-2009 16 Average House Price of Properties in Brighton & Hove and the South East, Chart 3 25 April 2009- March 2010 Chart 4 Number of Brighton & Hove Buses Passenger Journeys per Year 36

Table Title Page No

Table 1 Resident Population mid Year Estimates: All Persons 9 Brighton & Hove Population Density in Comparison with Selected Unitary Table 2 10 Authorities and Local Districts Resident Population mid Year Estimate 2008 Percentage by Broad Age 11 Table 3 Band Table 4 Civil Partnership Numbers between 2006 and 2009 11

Table 5 Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages), June 2007 12

Table 6 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex, in Years; 2006-2008 12

Table 7 Birth Rate: Live births by Area of Usual Residence of Mother, 2008 13 Underweight, Healthy Weight, Overweight and Obese Children, 2008- Table 8 14 2009 Table 9 Smoking and Health 2008/09 15

Table 10 Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions 2008/09 15 Adult Substance Abuse Deaths 2009 by South East Strategic Health Table 11 16 Authority and Primary Care Trusts Table 12 Indices of Deprivation 2007: Brighton & Hove Local Authority Summary 18 Levels of Employment and Unemployment; Brighton & Hove, South East Table 13 19 and Great Britain (2009/10) Table 14 Average Full Time Earnings per Residence 2009 20

Table 15 Average Full Time Earnings per Workplace 2009 20

Active Enterprises, Births, Deaths of Businesses in Brighton & Hove 2004- Table 16 20 2008 Employee Jobs by Industry in Brighton & Hove Compared to the Table 17 21 Proportion of each in South East and Great Britain 2008 Table 18 Student Population for Academic Year 2008/09 22

Table 19 Number of Teachers and Pupil: Teacher Ratio 2007-2009 22 Index of Charts and Tables cont/d.

Table Title Page No. Percentage of Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 Achieving 5 or more Table 20 22 GCSEs A*-C Grades (or equivalent) Percentage of Housing Occupancy Types in Brighton & Hove Compared Table 21 23 to Regional and National Figures 2006/07 Household Price by Type - Brighton and Hove Council (April 2009 - March Table 22 24 2010) Recorded crime in Brighton & Hove for Seven Key Offences and BCS Table 23 26 Comparator Between 2008/09 and 2009/10 Police Officer and Community Support Officer Strength in Brighton & Table 24 27 Hove and Sussex, March 2010 Table 25 Trip Expenditure by Sector in Brighton & Hove (£’s millions) 27

Table 26 Number of Staying Trips by Accommodation 2009 28 Selected Sustainable Consumption and Waste Reduction Performance Table 27 29 Indicators for Brighton and Hove Table 28 SSSI Condition; Condition of Brighton & Hove SSSI Units 30 Nature Reserve Condition; Condition of Local Nature Reserves in Brighton Table 29 30 and Hove when Last Assessed Results of Brighton & Hove Automatic Monitoring for Nitrogen Dioxide Table 30 31 Comparison with Annual Mean Objective Table 31 Road Transport Energy Consumption; Proportion of Overall Fuel Use 2008 31

Table 32 Average Electricity Consumption per Consumer in 2008 (kWh) 32

Table 33 Average Gas Consumption per Consumer in 2008 (kWh) 32

Table 34 Bathing Water Quality 32

Table 35 The Sustainable Cities Index 2010: Brighton & Hove 33 Estimated Traffic Volume for All Motor Vehicles 2006 - 2009 in Vehicle Table 36 34 Miles Table 37 Average Accessibility to Services in Brighton & Hove 35 Table 38 Reported Killed or Seriously Injured Casualties by Road User Type 35 The Amount of Shop Front Applications Submitted in 2009/10 by Type Table 39 54 and Decision How Comprehensive a Site Waste Management Plan Will Be Produced Table 40 54 and Implemented by the Developer? Table 41 Trees and Development Sites SPD Monitoring Indicators 2005/06-2009/10 56 Index of Charts and Tables cont/d.

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Table 42 Advertisements SPD Monitoring Indicators 2006/07- 2009/10 57 Baseline Data for Quantums of Development in Road Masterplan Table 43 58 Area Table 44 NO2 Concentrations in London Road Masterplan Area 2007-2009 59

Table 45 Monthly Traffic Flow in London Masterplan Area 2009/10 59

Table 46 Monthly Cycle Flow in London Road Masterplan Area 2009/10 59 Open Space Provision in 2006 as Published in Open Space Sports and Table 47 60 Recreation Study 2009 Table 48 Number and Area of Designated Sites in Brighton & Hove 61

Table 49 Development Control Performance against BVPI Targets 63

Table 50 Residential Completions by Type of Development 2009/10 65

Table 51 Residential Completions by Windfall or Allocated Sites 2005/06-2009/10 66

Table 52 Residential Developments, Over 10 Units, Completed in 2009/10 66 Residential Completions, Containing and Element of Affordable Housing Table 53 66 2009/10 Table 54 Change in Floorspace of ‘A’ Use Classes 2009/10 67

Table 55 Potential Floorspace from 2009/10 Retail Permissions 68

Tables in Appendix

Table Title Page No. Indicators BD1: Total additional employment floorspace – by type, BD2: Table 1 Total employment floorspace on previously developed land – by type, 71 BD3: Employment land available – by type Indicator B4: Total floorspace for ‘town centre uses’ in Town centre areas Table 2 71 and the Local authority area. Table 3 Indicator H1: Plan period and housing targets 72 Indicator H3: New and converted dwellings - on previously developed Table 4 72 land Table 5 Indicator H4 Net Additional pitches (Gypsy and Travellers) 72

Table 6 Indicator H5: Gross affordable housing completions 72

Table 7 Indicator H2: Net Additional Dwellings 73 Tables in Appendix cont/d.

Table Title Page No. Indicator E1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Table 8 75 Environment Agency advice

Table 9 Indicator E2: Change in areas of biodiversity importance 75 Indicator E3: The number of applications, approved in 2009/10, providing ? 3 units, indicating, via the sustainability checklist whether or not CO2 emissions will be saved via on-site low and zero carbon (LZC) energy 76 Table 10 generating technologies, by how much and the number of these applications providing an estimate for the installed capacity of the technologies in the development. Indicator E3: From the two applications, approved in 2009/10, disclosing installed capacity in the Sustainability Checklist; the installed capacity the Table 11 76 low and zero carbon technologies are estimated to provide, by technology. Indicator W1: Planning Permissions Granted for Waste Management in Table 12 77 the Monitoring Year (2009/10) Indicator W2: Amount of municipal waste arising, and managed by Table 13 78 management type by waste planning authority Indicator M2: Production of secondary and recycled aggregates by Table 14 mineral planning authority - Secondary & Recycled Aggregates Facilities 79 in and Brighton & Hove up to 31 March 2010 1. Introduction

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 replaced the existing legislation and introduced the Local Development Framework (LDF).

It is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 to publish an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR), by the end of each calendar year, to report on the previous financial year. The report is intended to measure the degree to which local authorities have successfully applied the policies set out in their development plans and measure the progress towards the LDF.

The Brighton & Hove City Council Annual Monitoring Report 2009/10 will measure the performance against policies in the Local Plan, adopted 21st July 2005. Measurement against the council's policies will help to judge whether current policies are useful, need revision or comprehensive review and inform the council's work as the new government revises the planning system. The report will also assess progress in the preparation of the Brighton & Hove City Council LDF. The AMR includes a range of local and Core Output indicators in order to achieve this.

The planning system is currently under review by the new coalition government which has had an effect on some of the indicators published this year and will have a further effect in future years as the reforms continue.

This AMR has been prepared in line with the following guidance by the Department for Communities and Local Governernment:

Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide, 2004.

Regional Spatial Strategy and Local Development Framework: Core Output Indicators - Update 2/2008

The council welcomes comments on the information set out in this report and how it is presented.

1 2. Data Collection

The data for this AMR has primarily been compiled from the annual monitoring undertaken by the Strategic Planning & Monitoring Team within the Planning Strategy and Projects Group. The data collected has been used to respond to the Core Output Indicators.

The Strategic Planning & Monitoring Team monitors all residential and commercial/industrial permissions for each financial year. The information is collated from planning applications registered with the planning authority which is taken from the information entered into the MVM planning database and directly from planning applications and related documents. All new permissions are mapped using the ArcView GIS package. Site visits are carried out on an annual basis to assess the progress of development on each site with planning approval. Other issues monitored by the team include appeals, retail centre and industrial site 'health checks', and a broad range of sustainability issues. Data is also gathered from the online sustainability checklist, and more information is expected to be collected from this source once the current review of the checklist, prompted by the planned abolition of regional indicators, has concluded and a revised checklist has gone live in April 2011. The monitoring for each of these areas is constantly evolving and improved upon during each monitoring year to better meet the needs of each indicator and to develop as new indicators evolve.

The Local Output indicators relate to policies in the Local Plan and were derived from the council's Sustainability Strategy (2002) which set out the council's commitment to sustainable development. The original Sustainability Strategy helped form the basis of the more detailed city-wide Sustainable Community Strategy and many of its aims have subsequently been transferred to this.

Information for the Contextual Indicators have been sourced from a variety of places. Much of this data, including data from the Census 2001 and subsequent updates, is available electronically via the Brighton & Hove Local Intelligence Service website; www.bhlis.org

Brighton & Hove City Council undertakes Waste and Minerals Planning in cooperation with East Sussex County Council (ESCC). Further data regarding waste and minerals can be found in the ESCC AMR 09/10, which is located on the following page of the East Sussex County Council website; www.eastsussex.gov.uk/environment/planning/development/mineralsandwaste/amr1

2 3. Local Development Scheme Implementation

This section of the Annual Monitoring Report provides a progress report against the timetable and milestones for the preparation of documents set out in the agreed Brighton & Hove Local Development Scheme. The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is the three-year work programme to prepare the local development documents that will make up the Local Development Framework (LDF).

The LDS identifies the main Local Development Documents to be prepared over a three year period including their coverage and status. It also explains the status of policies and plans in the transitional period from local plan to local development documents and the status of supplementary planning guidance notes.

The most recently approved version of the Brighton & Hove LDS is December 2008. For the purpose of this AMR, this is the version that must be used in order to monitor progress for the financial year 2009-10. The LDS will be reviewed following the publication of the Government's new planning bill, expected in late 2010.

Updating the programme

The following documents were completed during 2009-2010

G Annual Monitoring Report submitted in December 2009

G Core Strategy Proposed Submission Version DPD, submitted April 2010

G Nature Conservation SPD, adopted March 2010

G Architectural Features SPD, adopted December 2009

G London Road Masterplan SPD, adopted December 2009

Changes to the Timetable

The Core Strategy was submitted to the Secretary Of State in April 2010. However, following the general election in May 2010, major changes to the planning system were announced by the new Coalition Government, including the abolition of Regional Strategies and their associated housing targets. More detail on the changes are expected in a new Localism Bill due to be published in December 2010. At present, the city council is continuing to undertake background research on housing and open space to inform the way forward with the Core Strategy.

The Waste and Minerals Core Strategy timetable is also under review for the same reason and work on technical background information is ongoing. A revised Minerals and Waste Development Scheme will be published in 2011 with the city council's partner; East Sussex County Council.

The timetable for the Shoreham Joint Area Action Plan DPD is also under review by the city council, Adur District and West Sussex County Councils, however key background studies on flood risk, transport and capacity are ongoing and are due to report in by the end of 2010. Three Best Value Performance Indicators relate to the LDF. These BVPIs and the progress achieved against these indicators for 1 January - 1 December 2009 are set out below:

3 BVPI Status BV200a - did the local planning authority The first LDS was submitted on 4 January submit the LDS by 28 March 2005 and 2005 and revised on June 2006, April 2007 thereafter maintain a three year rolling and December 2008 programme?

BV200b - has the local planning authority Ongoing - see following table for details of met the milestones, which the current LDS milestones for 2010 sets out?

BV200c - did the local planning authority Yes submitted Dec 2009 publish an annual monitoring report by December of last year?

LDS Targets (from Document and Preparation Stage Progress Update 2009 version) CORE STRATEGY Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and October - March 2005 Achieved - commenced on 26 Community Involvement: Issues and October 2005 Options Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and October - November Achieved - commenced on 12 Community Involvement: Scoping 2005 October 2005 Report Reg 25: Preferred Options Public November - December Achieved - this consultation Consultation 2006 ran from 9 November to 21 December 2006 Reg 25: Revised Preferred Options May - June 2008 Achieved - consultation ran consultation from 28 June to 8 August 2008 Reg 25: Proposed Amendment Paper Not applicable - new Achieved - consultation ran consultation milestone from 29 June to 10 August 2009 Reg 27: Publication of the document October- November The document was published and pre-submission consultation 2009 on 2 February to 22 March period 2010 Reg 30: Date for submission to February 2010 The document was submitted Secretary of State to the Secretary of State on 8 April 2010. Pre-examination meeting with April 2010 The Pre-Examination meeting Inspector with the Inspector was held on 20 May 2010 Examination in Public (estimated) June 2010 The date for the Examination is under review due to changes in the planning system Estimated date for adoption by the January 2011 The date for adoption is under council review due to changes in the planning system

4 LDS Targets (from Document and Preparation Stage Progress Update 2009 version) SHOREHAM HARBOUR JOINT AREA ACTION PLAN Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and June 2009 All milestones for the Area Community Involvement: Scoping Action Plan are under review Report due to expected changes in the planning system Reg 27: Publication of the document June 2010 See above and pre-submission consultation period Reg 30: Date for submission to September 2010 See above Secretary of State Estimated date for adoption by the See above council WASTE & MINERALS CORE STRATEGY Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and March - April 2007 Achieved - this consultation Community Involvement: Scoping ran from 19 March to 23 Report April 2007 Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and May - September 2007 Achieved but delayed due to Community Involvement: Issues and the need for additional Options technical research - this consultation ran from 29 February to 24 April 2008 Reg 25: Preferred Strategy Public October 2009 Achieved - this consultation Consultation ran from 21 October to 25 January 2010 Reg 27: Publication of the document February - March 2010 All milestones are under and pre-submission consultation review due to changes in the period planning system Reg 30: Date for submission to June 2010 See above Secretary of State Pre-examination meeting with July 2010 See above Inspector Examination in Public (estimated) September 2010 See above Estimated date for adoption by the January 2011 See above council

5 LDS Targets (from Document and Preparation Stage Progress Update 2009 version) MINERALS SITES Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and March - April 2007 All milestones for this DPD are Community Involvement: Scoping under review due to changes Report in the planning system Reg 25: Early Stakeholder and May - September 2007 See above Community Involvement: Issues and Options Reg 25: Preferred Strategy Public October 2009 See above Consultation Reg 27: Publication of the document February - March 2011 See above and pre-submission consultation period Reg 30: Date for submission to July 2011 See above Secretary of State Pre-examination meeting with November 2011 See above Inspector Examination in Public (estimated) September 2012 See above

Estimated date for adoption by the April 2012 See above council

Supplementary Planning Documents are not subject to performance indicators. However the following table offers a brief summary of the progress of each SPD listed in the 2008 LDS for adoption between 1st January 2009 - March 2010.

LDS Target Date for SPD Adoption (2009 Progress Update version) Nature Conservation May 2009 Adopted in March 2010 Parking Standards and Accessibility March 2010 Adoption rescheduled to 2011

Architectural Features (previously June 2009 Adopted in December 2009 known as Conservation Features) London Road July 2009 Adopted in December 2009 Infrastructure Delivery (previously March 2010 Adoption rescheduled to 2011 known as Developer Contributions) Householder Extensions March 2010 Adoption rescheduled to 2011

6 4. Implementing the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

The council has had an adopted SCI in place since September 2005. This SCI will need to be reviewed in light of the 'Town and Country Planning (Local Development) () (Amendment) Regulations 2008' which amended the statutory consultation stages within the production of Development Plan Documents and also following the 'Decentralisation and Localism Bill' expected towards the end of 2010. The review of the SCI will commence in 2011.

During the financial year 2009/10, the Core Strategy Proposed Submission Document was published on 5 February 2010 under Regulation 27 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended). There then followed a six week period where stakeholders and members of the public could make comment in the document's 'soundness.'

The SCI along with the East Sussex County Council SCI was also used to inform the approach to the Waste and Minerals Core Strategy Preferred Strategy consultation that was held from 21 October 2009 to 25 January 2010. This paper was widely promoted via the press, the web and via direct email and mail shot. Four public workshops were also held in November 2009 with invitees from waste and minerals industry, district and parish councils as well as community groups and statutory bodies.

7 5. Monitoring Indicators

The structure of this section of the AMR is centred on several different types of indicators.

Contextual Indicators present information on all of the key changes taking place in Brighton & Hove, which are unlikely to have been caused by the implementation of the Local Plan policies.

Core Output Indicators are a set of common requirements for local authorities to monitor the LDF and Local Plan policies.

Local Output Indicators address the outputs of policies not covered by core output indicators. They were mostly drawn from within the Land Use Section of the Brighton & Hove Sustainability Strategy. These indicators link to the policies used in the Brighton & Hove Local Plan and are a useful way of monitoring the effectiveness of the document in achieving more sustainable patterns of land use and more integrated development.

Significant Effects Indicators are a product of the sustainability appraisal process. They enable a comparison to be made between the predicted effects of the policies on society, the environment and the economy and the actual effects measured during implementation of the policies.

8 5.1 Contextual Indicators

Demography of Brighton & Hove

The City of Brighton & Hove is nestled between the and the sea extending from the English Channel and stretching over the rolling hills and into the dry valleys on the lee of the South Downs. This constraining location has resulted in a compact city whose administrative area covers 8,265 hectares.

According to 2010 Office of National Statistics (ONS) mid-year estimates; the population of the city was 256,300 in June 2009 (Table 1). The population estimates (ONS) suggest that despite a dip in population numbers at the beginning of the decade the population is estimated to have rapidly increased since 2004 with an increase of 10,700 people between 2004 and 2009, an increase of over 4%; higher than that of regional and national increases. The population is expected to continue to rise as life expectancy rises (Table 6), birth rates increase (Table 7), death rates decrease and the city continues to be a net importer of people. Between 2008 and 2009 it is estimated that the population rose by 2.5%, 1% of which came through natural change with the remainder though migration and other changes (ONS 2010). and , the largest ward in the city, also continues to be the most populated with an estimated 16,829 residents. The least populated is now Wish with 8,626 (ONS 2009) residents after Central Hove's population surpassed it, despite both wards seeing an increase in population.

Table1: Resident Population Mid Year Estimates: All Persons

All Ages Brighton and Hove South East England 2009 256,300 8,435,700 51,80,9700 2008 253,800 8,368,500 51,464,600 2007 250,200 8,295,500 51,106,200 2006 248,000 8,224,300 50,763,900 2005 247,100 8,172,900 50,466,200 2004 245,600 8,114,600 50,109,700 2003 247,000 8,079,900 49,863,300 2002 248,400 8,043,000 49,649,100 2001 249,900 8,023,400 49,449,700 Source: Office for National Statistics 2010

9 The population density of Brighton & Hove is 31 residents per hectare. When compared to Unitary authorities of a similar population size it is similar to Derby and Plymouth but lower than Portsmouth and Southampton. When compared to local Districts it is similar to Worthing, Lewes and Hastings (Table 2). The majority of the population live within the built up area which comprises approximately half of the extent of the city. This is reflected by the population densities of the different Wards in the city. The most densely populated Wards have over 100 residents per hectare all of which are located in the centre of Brighton & Hove, of these Brunswick and Adelaide is the most densely populated with 171 residents per hectare. The most sparsely populated Wards are and Coastal which have 11 and 10 residents per hectare respectively and both are on the fringes of the city and contain comparatively large areas of countryside.

Table 2: Brighton & Hove Population Density in Comparison with Selected Unitary Authorities and Local Districts Density (Residents Population (2009) Area (ha) per ha) Brighton and Hove 256,300 8,265 31 Selected Unitary Authorities Reading 151,800 4,000 38 Bournemouth 164,900 4,600 36 Portsmouth 203,500 4,000 51 Southampton 236,700 5,000 47 Stoke-on-Trent 238,900 9,300 26 Derby UA 244,100 7,800 31 Plymouth UA 256,700 8,000 32 Nottingham UA 300,800 7,500 40 UA 304,700 7,300 42 Local Districts Hastings 86,900 3,000 29 Eastbourne 96,400 4,400 22 Lewes 96,400 3,000 32 Worthing 102,400 3,200 32 Crawley 105,300 4,500 23

Source: Office for National Statistics 2010

10 The city contains a high proportion of young working adults and those of working age that live in the city account for 67.4% of the population (Table 3). This is higher than the proportion found in the South East (61.1%) and England (62.1%). This potential labour pool offers great opportunities for the city although a lack of sufficient suitable local job opportunities and the lack of local people with the skills required for jobs within the city can lead to relatively high unemployment levels within this group with many needing to commute from the city. The proportion of working age people has been growing significantly over the last decade due to an in-migration of younger adults. This includes a higher than average proportion in the 16 to 24 year old age group due to the student population in the city. Consequently this has resulted in a reduction of the ratio of older people and children. The population in the central wards contains the highest proportions of young adults, with Brunswick and Adelaide, Regency and St. Peters and containing the most 20-34 year olds. Woodingdean and Rottingdean have the highest proportion of their population at retirement age. The city has a mobile population in terms of housing and employment which is most evident in the centre of the city.

Table 3: Resident Population Mid Year Estimate 2008 Percentage by Broad Age Band

Brighton & Hove South East England Aged 0-15 % 16 19 18.8 Aged 16-24 % 15.8 11.4 12.1 Aged 25-49 % 39.3 34.4 35.1 Aged 50-64 (Males), 50-59 % 12.3 15.3 14.9 (Females) Aged 65 and Over (Males), % 16.6 19.9 19.1 60 and Over (Females) Source: Office for National Statistics 2010

Brighton & Hove has a much higher proportion of single adults than both the regional and national figures it also includes a higher proportion of the population living in same sex couples; reflecting the city's thriving gay community. The city has been the most popular place in the country for civil partnerships since they were launched in December 2005; the city has hosted almost a quarter of all ceremonies in the South East in that time (Table 4).

Table 4: Civil Partnership Numbers between 2006 and 2009 Brighton & Hove South East England 2006 636 2,708 14,383 2007 321 1,419 7,635 2008 274 1,147 6,276 2009 232 2,004 5,443

Source: Office for National Statistics 2010

11 There has been a steady rise in the proportion of Black, Minority and Ethnic groups in the city, reflecting the change in the percentage of ethnic groups within the South East (Table 5).

Table 5: Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages), June 2007 Brighton & Hove South East England White 90.8 92 88.2 Mixed 2.3 1.5 1.7 Asian or Asian British 3.2 3.5 5.7 Black or Black British 1.7 1.6 2.8 Chinese 1 0.7 0.8 Other Ethnic Group 0.9 0.7 0.7 Source: Office for National Statistics 2009

There are implications for a range of issues as the demographic profile of the city changes. Issues that may arise from changes in the demography of the city include; a sense of local community, the potential for crime and disorder and the need to provide more, and a greater mix of, housing units.

Health Characteristics

Brighton & Hove is part of the World Health Organisation's Healthy City programme which is concerned with everything that can affect health including health care, social care, employment, housing, transport, crime, leisure, education and poverty. As a member of the Healthy Urban Planning Sub Network the City of Brighton & Hove has been taking forward Healthy Urban Planning Objectives. Healthy City principles are being built into the Local Development Framework to ensure health is a key consideration in planning.

Table 6: Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex, in Years; 2006-2008 Brighton & Hove South East England Males 76.61 79.19 77.93 Females 82.47 82.95 82.02 Source: Office for National Statistics 2009

Life expectancy for males in the city has continued to increase although it still lags behind both regional and national life expectancy (Table 6). Female life expectancy has also increased since the previous year (2005-2007) and has surpassed the national average, although life expectancy among females in the South East remains higher. On a Ward level has the highest life expectancy of 83.4 years with Brunswick and Adelaide the next highest at 82.5 years, other Wards with higher life expectancies tend to be those on the outskirts of the city such as , Woodingdean and Rottingdean. Wards with lower life expectancies tend to either be towards the centre of the city or are those with higher deprivation; the lowest life expectancy is 75.4 years; in Queens Park, which contains a number of deprived areas.

12 Table 7: Birth Rate: Live births by Area of Usual Residence of Mother, 2008 Brighton and Hove South East England 2008 3,303 104,024 672,809 2007 3,209 101,238 655,357 2006 3,100 98,566 635,748 2005 3,045 93,919 613,028 2004 2,901 93,635 607,185 Source: Office for National Statistics 2009 Birth rates in the city have been steadily rising, at the same rate as births in the South East and England (Table 7). Between 2006 and 2008 the highest number of births were in the Goldsmid, South and Preston Park Wards with the lowest in Rottingdean Coastal, Regency and Woodingdean, this is likely to reflect the different demography's of the areas of the City.

The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) allows for the differing age structure of the population in different areas of the country. If SMR rates are above 100 they are high in comparison to the national rate and the numbers of deaths observed are higher than that of the national rate. The SMR for the city has been below the national average for most of the last decade (Chart 1), but higher than the South East SMR, although it tends to follow a similar trend. The most recent figures suggest a drop in SMR compared to the national mortality rate. Over the last ten years early death rates from all causes, and from heart disease and stroke, have decreased. The early death rate from cancer is not declining and is above the England average (APHO and Department of Health 2009)1 .

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Chart 1: ONS and Department of Health 2008

1Brighton and Hove Health Profile 2009: APHO and Department of Health. © Crown Copyright 2009

13 The link between obesity and increased risk of many serious diseases and mortality is well documented. In Brighton & Hove adult obesity is lower than the England average, although there are still 1 in 5 adults estimated to be obese (APHO and Department of Health 2009). The proportion of people living in Brighton & Hove diagnosed with diabetes, a disease linked with obesity, is lower than the England average (APHO and Department of Health 2009). Childhood obesity in Brighton & Hove is also lower than the England average, although it is slightly higher than in the South East region (Table 8).

Table 8: Underweight, Healthy Weight, Overweight and Obese Children, 2008-2009 Brighton & Hove South East England School Year Reception Year 6 Reception Year 6 Reception Year 6 Prevalence of 8.9 16.4 8.7 16 9.6 18.3 Obese Children % Prevalence of Overweight 13.7 15.2 13 14.1 13.2 14.3 Children % Prevalence of Healthy Weight 76.8 67 77.3 68.7 76.2 66.1 Children % Prevalence of Underweight 0.6 1.5 1 1.2 1 1.3 Children % Source: The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care 2010 Smoking is the most important cause of preventable ill health and premature death in the UK. It is linked to respiratory illness, cancer and coronary heart disease and smoking in pregnancy has well known detrimental effects for the growth and development of the unborn baby. The prevalence of smoking in the Brighton & Hove between 2006 and 2008 was at almost 30% much higher than regional and national averages (Table 9). As a consequence deaths from causes, wholly or partially, attributed to smoking in the City between 2006 and 2008 were also higher than both the regional and national averages. In 2008/09, however, hospital admissions, attributable to smoking, were lower than the national average, although higher than the South East which is also reflected by the cost of these admissions. In contrast, the prevalence of smoking in pregnancy is lower in the City than both regional and national averages. The City Council's Health and Safety and Licensing Team are responsible for enforcing smoke free legislation.

14 Table 9: Smoking and Health 2008/09 South East Brighton & Hove England Average Average Smoking attributable deaths 214.4 174.9 206.8 2006-08* Smoking attributable hospital 1,123.6 1,015.40 1,265.9 admissions 2008/09* Cost of smoking attributable 31.2 29.6 33.4 hospital admissions 2008/09 Estimated adult smoking 29.7 19.8 22.2 prevalence 2006-08 Smoking in pregnancy 8.1 12.8 14.6 2008/09*** *Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population aged 35 years and over **per capita aged 35 years and over ***Percentage of women giving birth who were current smokers at the time of delivery Source: Local Tobacco Control Profiles. Produced by the Association of Public Health Observatories 2009 Brighton & Hove had a high rate of alcohol related hospital admissions in 2008/09 compared to the South East and England (Table 10) and experience a 9% increase from the previous year; greater than on a regional and national level.

Table 10: Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions 2008/09 Brighton & Hove South East England Rate of alcohol-related admissions per 100,000 1,870 1,237 1,583 population Percentage change in rate of alcohol-related admissions per 8 7 7 100,000 population from previous year Source: North West Public Health Observatory Local Alcohol Profiles for England 2010

Brighton & Hove has a relatively high drug-using population and had the highest rate of substance abuse deaths in Britain in 2008 and 2009. Over a third of substance abuse related deaths in the South East Strategic Health Authority occurred in the Brighton & Hove City Primary Care Trust. The Brighton & Hove drug and alcohol action team brings together experts from the council, Sussex Police, the local NHS and probation service and voluntary sector organisations such as the Crime Reduction Initiative. They are working hard to get drug users into treatment, get dealers off the streets, cut drug-related crime and help rough sleepers with drug problems. The Brighton & Hove Local Area Agreement has prioritised tackling alcohol- related harm, increasing the number of drug users in effective treatment and reducing smoking rates over the next three years. Brighton & Hove is the first place in the country to provide drug and alcohol consultations to all young drinkers who attend A&E. The council's substance misuse services assess patients and offer support to them and their families. During a six month trial, 85 young people were identified as vulnerable. More than half received advice and support. 15 Table 11: Adult Substance Abuse Deaths 2009 by South East Strategic Health Authority and Primary Care Trusts Number and annual death rate per 100,000 population - usual area of residence No. Rate Brighton & Hove City 48 22.56 East Sussex Downs and Weald 14 5.15 Eastern and Coastal 38 6.46 Hastings and Rother 8 5.52 Medway 2 1 Surrey 23 2.62 West Kent 7 1.31 West Sussex 5 0.79 South East Coast SHA 145 4.19 Source: National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, International Centre for Drug Policy Annual Report 2010 The expansion of the Sussex County Hospital in recent years has created a centralisation of health services on the site and the closure of smaller hospital sites elsewhere in the city. The figures for waiting lists within the Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT) show consistently falling waiting list numbers between 2003 and 2008; in which waiting numbers halved, although there was a small rise in the first half of 2008/09.

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16 The first took place in April 2010 which took runners on the 26.2 mile course from Preston Park to Madeira Drive. The Community stadium at is due to be completed in May 2011. The stadium will be the home for the city's league football club; Brighton & Hove Albion and will primarily host football matches. In addition the stadium is designed for other sports such as rugby and hockey. It will also include an area for educational use which is expected to be used by City College for further and higher education courses which will include courses on sport and health. The Yellowave Beach Sports centre has become increasingly popular; offering a number of sand based sporting activities and will be used as an official beach volleyball pre-training camp for the 2012 Olympic Games. Healthy activities continue to be encouraged in the city; the Active for life directory features sport and recreational activities available within the city, Healthwalks offer a number of regular walks across the city, 'Bikeability' training gives children the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on the roads and Aqua Festival 2010 and TAKE PART 2010 have encouraged residents to participate in sporting activities.

Social Characteristics

The English Indices of Deprivation 2007 Report (Communities and Local Government 2008) aims to capture the way in which a local authority may experience multiple deprivation (Table 12). The 354 Local Authorities are ranked in level of deprivation experienced; where 1 describes the most deprived, calculated from the average rank of Super Output Area (SOA) scores. Within the South East there are 95 of the 10% most deprived Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in England. The majority of the LSOAs are concentrated in coastal resorts such as Hastings, Thanet and Brighton & Hove. Brighton & Hove is the third most deprived local authority in the South East and the most deprived Unitary Authority. Fifteen of the 10% most deprived LSOAs in England are within Brighton & Hove and cover 9.1% of the city. Deprivation is generally distributed in pockets throughout the City with the majority in the east of the city within the East Brighton, & , Moulsecoomb & Bevendean and Queens Park wards.

17 The five most deprived LSOAs in Brighton & Hove are in the East Brighton and Queens Park wards which are also among the twenty most deprived LSOAs in the South East. The most deprived LSOA in the city, within the Queens Park ward, is the sixth most deprived of the 5,319 LSOAs in the South East and 499th most deprived of the 32,482 LSOAs in the country. The remaining most deprived LSOAs are located in the St Peters and North Laine ward in the centre of the City and & Knoll in the west. When the averages of the LSOA ranks in each ward are calculated it describes further deprivation in the Central Hove and Regency wards in the centre of the city and the least deprivation in the Withdean, Stanford and Rottingdean Coastal Wards.

Table 12: Indices of Deprivation 2007: Brighton & Hove Local Authority Summary Rank of Average Score 79 Rank of Extent 95 Rank of Local Concentration 70 Rank of Income Scale 51 Rank of Employment Scale 46 Source: Communities and Local Government (CLG), Local Economic Development and Renewal (LDR) 2007

Brighton and Hove was ranked 69 of the 354 local authorities in the 2007 Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI), which shows the percentage of children who are income deprived, and ranked 79 in the overall Child Wellbeing Index (CWI) and 113 in the Health and Disability domain of the CWI (where 1 is the most deprived). The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) is defined as the percentage of adults aged 60 years or over living in pension credit (guarantee) households. In Brighton and Hove 22% of SOAs are in the most deprived quintile in England.

Work is well under way to transform primary school into a 'community hub' to provide health, education and social care with health and welfare specialists all on one site, the first in the country to do so. This is to allow local people access to health, adult education, cultural and social care services in a 'one-stop shop' setting.

Between 2004 and 2009 the number of homeless applications reduced from around 3,000 to 1,000 a year after the housing options team launched a 'prevention' strategy. The team work with voluntary organisations, health, probation, social services and other housing advice centres to help people avoid losing their homes before they become homeless. Between 2005 and 2010 the number of homeless teenagers has fallen by 80%, work has been undertaken to help prevent family breakdown, provide supported housing for teen mothers and tackle the underlying causes of youth homelessness such as mental illness, drugs or alcohol dependency.

18 Economy

Brighton & Hove experienced significant falls in unemployment and a rise in average earnings over the past decade in which employment has increased by 22% or around 21,300 jobs (Local Futures Group Place Profile 2010). Between 1996 and 2004 the economy grew by £600 million. Britain entered recession in January 2009 and this has impacted on the economic growth of Brighton & Hove, although the City has managed, so far, to weather the worst effects of the recession. The number of people in employment fell by 2.1% between 2008/09 and 2009/10 and the number of unemployed rose by 1,400 to 8.2% of the economically active population; higher than both the regional and national averages (Table 12). The number of self employed in the city dropped in 2008/09 but in 2009/10 the numbers recovered to a level similar to 2007/08 and is significantly higher than in the South East and Great Britain. Females appear to have been effected more than males in the monitoring year as female unemployment rose by 3.6% while male unemployment decreased 1.3% since 2008/09; this may be because a lower proportion of females have entered self-employment.

Table 13: Levels of Employment and Unemployment; Brighton & Hove, South East and Great Britain (2009/10) Numbers are for those aged 16 and over Brighton Brighton Great South % Employment is for those of working age & Hove & Hove Britain East (%) % Unemployment is a proportion of (No's) (%) (%) economically active Economically active 145,100 78.3 79.6 76.5 In employment 133,200 71.6 74.5 70.3 All people Employees 108,400 58.5 63.6 60.9 Self employed 23,500 12.4 86.1 9 Unemployed 11,900 8.2 79.9 7.9 Economically active 76,200 82.8 86.1 82.7 In employment 70,600 76.5 79.9 75.2 Males Employees 53,700 58.3 65.3 62 Self employed 16,400 17.7 14.2 12.8 Unemployed 5,700 7.4 7.1 8.9 Economically active 68,900 73.8 73.2 70.3 In employment 62,600 66.8 69.2 65.5 Females Employees 54,700 58.7 62 59.8 Self employed 7,000 7.1 6.8 5.2 Unemployed 6,300 9.2 5.3 6.7 Source: ONS Annual Population Survey 2009/10

19 Salaries being earned in the city in 2009, both by those working and those living in the city have fallen since 2008. The average gross weekly full time pay for those working in the city fell by over £20 a week. This is in contrast to the South East Region which continued to see a rise in average earnings (Tables 14 and 15). The city has developed a dual economy with, on one hand; a large number of highly skilled jobs in knowledge based occupations, and on the other; a growing number of lower paid and lower skilled frontline support services workers in areas such as care work, hospitality and retail. This is illustrated by the 2007 CACI Wealth of the Nation report which demonstrated that although the average household income in Brighton & Hove was £35,123, 61% of households earned below that average due to the number of high earners in the city. Table 14: Average Full Time Earnings Per Table 15: Average Full Time Earnings Per Residence 2009 Workplace 2009 Brighton & Brighton & South East South East Hove Hove Weekly Pay £499.9 £536.6 Weekly Pay £459.8 £513.6 Hourly Pay £13.17 £13.73 Hourly Pay £12.17 £13.09 Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings 2009 Levels of business activity reflect the strength of the City economy as they create jobs, wealth and new enterprises take advantage of new opportunities. Birth and death rates of businesses and the number of active enterprises in the City gives a good indication as to the health of the economy. The number of active enterprises in the City rose steadily between 2004 and 2008 (Table 15); however, the number of business births has fallen, although the number of business deaths has also fallen over the same time period. Brighton featured in the top ten of business births, nationally in 2008 and also performed strongly in other economic indicators such as high skills and knowledge intensive industries. Table 16: Active Enterprises, Births, Deaths of Businesses in Brighton & Hove 2004- 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Active Enterprises 11,615 11,620 11,725 12,095 12,230 Births 1,785 1,530 1,460 1,485 1,365 Deaths 1,485 1,350 1,105 1,205 1,160 Source: ONS Business Demographics 2009 The city's economy is dominated by a strong services sector which also provides the most employment in the city. Widespread employment is also provided by public services, education and health, financial and business services. In addition the growing media and creative sectors have assisted in strengthening the city's economy. Between 2007 and 2008 the number of jobs in the majority of industries fell or stayed the same with the exception of Tourism, Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants, in which employee jobs increased (Table 17).

20 Table 17: Employee Jobs by Industry in Brighton & Hove Compared to the Proportion of each in South East and Great Britain 2008 Brighton & Hove Brighton & South East Great Britain (employee Hove (%) (%) (%) jobs) Manufacturing 3,400 2.9 8.1 10.2 Construction 3,200 2.7 4.5 4.8 Services 111,000 93.1 85.7 83.5 Distribution, hotels & restaurants 28,600 24 24.6 23.4 Transport & communications 5,600 4.7 5.9 5.8 Finance, IT, other business activities 31,900 26.8 24 22 Public admin, education & health 36,100 30.3 25.6 27 Other services 8,700 7.3 5.6 5.3 Tourism-related* 14,200 11.9 8.2 8.2 *Tourism consists of industries that are also part of the services industry Source: ONS Annual Business Inquiry Employee Analysis 2009

Brighton & Hove is a regional centre, for shopping and employment in the South East. Two town centres; Hove and London Road, and four district centres also serve the city. The city has a significantly greater number of shops than other cities of a similar size and has a reputation for specialist and independent traders, many of whom are located in the North Laine area of the city. The independent sector has generally coped well with the recession although there has been a rise in vacancy rates in both Brighton and Hove shopping centres. Vacancy in the North Laine rose from 5% in October 2009 to 8.2% in March 2010, particularly in areas on the fringe of the North Laine. The rate in fell from 5% to 2.2% over the same period, however. Hove's vacancy rate is healthy although it rose from 4.8% to 6.2% between January and April 2010. A rise in vacancy rates occurred in the majority of Hove retail streets including Western Road (4%), Portland Road (2%), Station Road/Boundary Road (1.5%) and Church Road (1.1%), George Street was the only street in which the vacancy rate fell; by 1.2% to 4.7%. The overall vacancy rate for the City at the end of the monitoring year was 8.8%, well below the national average (Brighton & Hove Business Forum 2010).

Brighton & Hove City Council have brought in a number of schemes and campaigns aimed at easing the strain of retailers and businesses throughout the financial downturn including a 'Recession Relief' package and a campaign for residents to 'Buy Local'. The Council agreed the Business and Inward Investment Strategy in 2009 which aims to identify the key strengths of the economy and sets out plans to attract new investment into Brighton & Hove and safeguard existing businesses and employment. The economy has been given a boost in the last year as the biggest private sector employer in the city, American Express, started to develop new modern office accommodation on land adjacent to the existing Amex House building on Edward Street to secure the Company's long term strategic future within Brighton.

21 Education

The City of Brighton & Hove accommodates over 33,000 students through its two universities and five colleges of further education. A large number of these students stay in the city all year round and many stay after their studies are over. The has been placed 8th in the UK, as part of the Times Higher Education magazine's 2010-2011 World University Rankings. The Brighton and Sussex Medical School, run as a partnership between the two universities and the NHS, was opened in 2003 and produced its first graduates in 2008.

Table 18: Student Population for Academic Year 2008/09 Sussex University Brighton University Undergraduate 8,153 16,849 Postgraduate 3,325 4,125 Total 11,478 20,974 Source: Sussex University, Brighton University 2010 There are 45 primary and infant, 10 junior and 9 secondary state schools in Brighton & Hove there are also 6 operational specialist schools in the city. The pupil to teacher ratio is higher in the City than the regional and national average although teacher numbers have remained steady while they have reduced, nationally (Table 19).

Table 19: Number of Teachers and Pupil:Teacher Ratio 2007-2009 Brighton & Hove South East England Number Ratio Number Ratio Number Ratio 2007 1,830 17.3 67,600 17.0 435,200 17.1 2008 1,780 17.3 67,600 16.8 434,900 16.9 2009 1,830 17.2 67,400 16.9 432,800 16.8 Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families 2009 GCSE results in Brighton and Hove have consistently improved in the last five years; this is in line with improvements in attainment at regional and national level although the City continues to lag behind the average attainment levels both regionally and nationally. Results for reading, writing, maths and science are also lower than regional levels for Key Stage 1 pupils and the number of pupils achieving the expected level in these areas dropped between 2009 and 2010.

Table 20: Percentage of Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 Achieving 5 or more GCSEs A*-C Grades (or equivalent) Brighton & Hove South East England 2005/06 55.2 59.8 59.0 2006/07 57.4 62.0 61.4 2007/08 59.7 66.0 65.3 2008/09 61.8 70.1 70.0 2009/10 68.0 75.1 74.8 Source: Department for Education 2010

22 Brighton & Hove City Council's efforts to improve GCSE results in the city were rewarded by a grant from the government under the National Challenge Scheme for Falmer High, Patcham High and Portslade Community College to receive extra support in the aim to get 30% of pupils at these schools passing five GCSEs at A*-C grades including English and Maths. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) opened in September 2010 in the existing Falmer High School building. In 2011, students will be able to move into the new Academy building with its modern sports, entrepreneurship and IT facilities. The academy is an all- inclusive school, accepting students from all backgrounds offering 900 secondary places and 250 sixth-form places. The academy will specialise in entrepreneurship and sport and will work in partnership with other educational, sports, business and community organisations. A new primary school will open in 2011 on the site of the Connaught Centre in Connaught Road for 90 reception places and will be managed by an existing Primary School in the City.

Housing

The quarter of a million Brighton & Hove residents live in approximately 123,500 homes. There are a higher proportion of residents living in purpose built flats, converted houses or shared houses with less living in detached or semi detached houses than both regionally or nationally. The City has been one of the largest providers of housing in the region over the last few years. Housing development has slowed in the City over the past year and if this trend continues it may result in a short term shortage of new homes and new affordable housing since Brighton already has the highest level of overcrowding outside London with over 12% of the city's households living in overcrowded conditions (Table 21).

Table 21: Percentage of Housing Occupancy Types in Brighton & Hove Compared to Regional and National Figures 2006/07 Households Brighton & Hove South East England Owner Occupied 61.65 73.96 68.72 Private Rented 23.68 12.08 12.01 Social Rented 14.67 13.96 19.27 Overcrowded 12.68 5.94 7.13 Source: Census Housing 2006/07 The cost of housing in the City is high. Prices have tripled since 1998; the greatest increases being seen in smaller properties that would traditionally attract first time buyers. Housing ownership has become unviable for many households as the house price to income ratio has steadily increased; as a consequence there is distinctly less owner occupation of properties in Brighton & Hove than both regional and national levels (Table 21). A fifth of households rent from a private landlord; more than double regional and national averages and the highest outside London. Private rents are high, however, which makes it harder for residents to save the deposits needed for a mortgage, particularly with the current state of the mortgage market. These problems are exacerbated by the relatively small size of the social housing sector.

23 Table 22: Household Price by Type - Brighton and Hove Council (April 2009 - March 2010) Detached Semi-Detached Terraced Maisonette/Flat Month (£) (£) (£) (£) Apr-09 368,506 249,929 242,866 148,680 May-09 367,413 249,187 242,146 148,239 Jun-09 367,015 248,918 241,884 148,078 Jul-09 374,792 254,192 247,009 151,216 Aug-09 379,860 257,629 250,349 153,261 Sep-09 385,388 261,378 253,992 155,491 Oct-09 397,533 269,616 261,997 160,391 Nov-09 406,627 275,783 267,990 164,060 Dec-09 415,093 281,525 273,570 167,476 Jan-10 422,354 286,449 278,355 170,406 Feb-10 425,320 288,462 280,310 171,603 Mar-10 423,267 287,069 278,957 170,774 Source Land Registry 2010

House Prices recovered over the monitoring year having fallen over the previous year (Table 22), in response to the downturn of the national housing market. House prices have risen to a level similar to the autumn of 2008, when prices were in decline, and the spring of 2007 when house prices were rising. At their lowest point, in June 2009, house prices remained high and out of the reach of many residents, particularly taking into account the difficulty in first-time buyers obtaining a mortgage. The Land Registry's House Price Index (HPI) provides monthly data on property prices and show that the average house price in the City fell to a low of £187,667 in June 2009, but has since risen back to a high of £217,480 in February 2010, a return to the level prices had fallen to in September 2008 from a high of £235,844 in March 2008. Average prices in the city fell below the South East average at the beginning of 2009/10 before recovering sufficiently to rise above the regional average and at the end of the monitoring year (Chart 3) Brighton & Hove's average house price was over £8,000 higher than the South East average and remains almost 25% higher than the national average.

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High property prices and low average income have resulted in Brighton & Hove being characterised by high levels of homelessness. The council's Homelessness Strategy has sought to redress this balance by changing the way in which homelessness is dealt with by moving from crisis intervention to a homelessness prevention service; this new approach has led to a sustained reduction in homelessness by achieving a 78.7% decrease in homelessness applications, a 56.7% decrease in homelessness acceptances and 82% reduction in rough sleeping between 2000/01 and 2006/07. The council has reduced the number of households to whom it has to accept a full homelessness duty from 925 in 2003/4 to 368 in 2009/10. Between December 2004 and March 2010 homeless people living in temporary accommodation has halved from 666 to 317 and the numbers of statutory homeless households living in Bed and Breakfast-type accommodation has reduced by 70% from 163 households to 42. Further strategies have been created to further tackle homelessness and housing need in the City. The Youth Homelessness Strategy has led to a 79% drop in homeless teenagers as the number of homeless people aged 16 and 17 fell from 78 in 2005/06 to 16 in 2009/10 and the Single Homeless Strategy 2009-2014 was launched in November 2009

The high housing prices and homelessness have had knock on effects on other sectors throughout the city. Recruitment and retention of staff can be difficult, particularly in the public sector and an increase in the number of 'concealed households' where people live within another household because they can't afford to be in the housing market. Greater pressures are being placed on many public services, most notably in the community care and health economies.

25 Crime

Nationally, there has been an eight percent decrease in recorded crime between 2008/09 and 2009/10. In Brighton & Hove there was a fall in recorded crime in three of the seven key offences between 2009/10. The highest drop was in the number of robberies, which returned to a level similar as in 2007/08. Violence against the person continued to fall by seven percent in addition to the 20% drop achieved in 2008/09 although sexual offences continued to rise. Vehicle theft and interfering with a motor vehicle increased by the greatest proportion in 2009/10; by 26% and 21% respectively, although thefts from vehicles was reduced by 10%. There was also a rise in the number of burglaries (Table 23).

Table 23: Recorded crime in Brighton & Hove for Seven Key Offences and BCS Comparator Between 2008/09 and 2009/10 Per 1000 Number of Offences Change (%) population 2008/09- 2008/09 2009/10 2009/10 2009/10 Burglary 1,172 1,228 5 5 Thefts from vehicles 1,664 1,495 -10 6 Theft of vehicles 603 762 26 3 Robberies 434 353 -19 1 Violence Against the 5,213 4,837 -7 19 Person Sexual Offences 328 333 2 1 Interfering with a 235 285 21 1 motor vehicle Recorded crime BCS 14,245 13,783 -3 54 comparator Source: Home Office Research Development Statistics 2010 Crime in the majority of wards in Brighton & Hove was considered to be at an average level with the rest of Sussex and England and Wales in 2010, although crime levels are above average in East Brighton and Queens Park, and high compared to the Sussex average in Regency and St Peter's and North Laine. The level of crime in Regency ward increased by 14.7% between 2009 and 2010. Crime in Central Hove is above the England and Wales average, although crime has reduced by 15.8% from 2009 to 2010 (Sussex Police Crime Mapper 2010).

The British Crime Survey (BCS) measures perception of crime. The 2009/10 BCS reported that the perception of anti-social behaviour had increased in the Sussex Police force area in 2009/10, counter to the national trend, around half of those interviewed feel police and local councils in Sussex are dealing with local concerns and issues.

There has been an increase in Police Officer numbers in Sussex in 2009/10 with 484 assigned to Brighton & Hove, equivalent to 190 officers per 100,000 population. There are also 377 Community Support Officers in the Sussex police force, 70 in Brighton & Hove, equivalent to 27 PCSO's per 100,000 population (Table 24).

26 Table 24: Police Officer and Community Support Officer Strength in Brighton & Hove and Sussex, March 2010 Basic Control Unit Officers Per 100,000 Population and Force Brighton & Hove 484 190 Police Officers Sussex 3213 207 Brighton & Hove 70 27 PCSO's Sussex 377 24

Source: Home Office research development statistics 2010 Tourism

Brighton & Hove is blessed with numerous attractions to entice visitors to the city including its seafront, its easy access to the South Downs, open spaces and history. The City now attracts eight million visitors a year who bring around £700 million into the city's economy each year. In 2009 tourism was worth around £988.8 million. There are approximately 14,200 jobs in tourism related sectors, around 12% of employee jobs in the City.

The majority of visitors to the City arrive on day trips. Day visitors accounted for 60% of tourists surveyed in 2009 (Brighton & Hove Visitor Survey 2009). The majority of surveyed visitors came from the South East (31%) and London (20%) with 17% travelling from overseas. Over half of the 40% of staying visitors stayed in Hotels and B&B Guest Houses with 35% staying with friends or relatives (Table 26).

The City is known internationally for its extensive Regency and Victorian architecture, most notably the . There is 11 km of seafront entertainment and leisure activities, much of which has been transformed over the last decade using both public and private investment. Two recent examples of this include the re-opening of two historic seafront landmarks after restoration in the summer of 2009; the Victorian lift on Marine Parade and the grade II listed Victorian bandstand. The bandstand’s restoration has gained awards in 2010 including second prize in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors awards for the South East and the Special Projects award at the Lighting Design Awards. Brighton beach retained its blue flag status in 2010 while Hove regained the blue flag status it had lost the previous year. Table 25: Trip Expenditure by Sector in Brighton & Hove (£’s millions) 2009 Percentage Accommodation 158 22% Shopping 183 25% Food and Drink 203 28% Attraction/entertainment 85 12% Travel 103 14% Total 2009 732 100% Total 2008 640 % change 2008-2009 14.5% Source: Tourism South East; The Economic Impact of Tourism in Brighton & Hove 2009

27 Table 26: Number of Staying Trips by Accommodation 2009

Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove UK% Total % Serviced 812,000 56% 59% Self catering 16,000 1% 1% Caravan/tent 14,000 1% 1% Group/ campus 30,000 2% 1% Second homes 4,000 0% 0% Boat moorings 7,000 0% 1% Other 23,000 2% 2% Paying guests 42,000 3% 0% Stay with Friends/Relatives 499,000 35% 35%

Source: Tourism South East; The Economic Impact of Tourism in Brighton & Hove 2009 'All-terrain' wheelchairs are now available on Brighton seafront to enable people with disabilities to enjoy the beach. A strong conference and hospitality sector has grown up in recent years and this sector was boosted by the arrival of both the Labour government for their conference in 2009 and the Conservative party for their spring conference in 2010. The city has a cultural draw which has been enhanced by the recent restoration and modernisation of buildings such as the Dome Theatre and Brighton Museum. The Jubilee Library and square continue to draw people to the cultural centre of the city which has also been enhanced by improvements to New Road, nearby. Every May the City hosts the largest annual arts festival in England and numerous other festivals take place throughout the year including the annual 'Pride' celebrations in August.

28 Waste

Brighton & Hove and East Sussex are improving facilities to manage waste more effectively. This includes the building of a new Waste Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility at the Depot in Brighton. The new state of the art facility, opened in August 2008, was a runner up in the Innovation in Design of a Waste Management Facility category of the 2010 Lets Recycle awards for excellence in recycling and waste management. Brighton & Hove compares favourably with other Unitary Authorities in the amount of household waste produced per household and the percentage of all municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste which is landfilled (Table 27). 70.2% of the Brighton & Hove population surveyed were very or fairly satisfied with City's refuse collection and 67.8% were very or fairly satisfied with doorstep recycling, which are both below the average satisfaction rates for all Unitary Authorities in England.

Table 27: Selected Sustainable Consumption and Waste Reduction Performance Indicators for Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Average 2008/09 Residual household waste per 669 651 635 611 692.76Kg household for Brighton and Hove Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting 24.51% 27.27% 28.75% 29.48% 32.58% for Brighton & Hove Percentage of municipal waste land 73.23% 68.42% 59.12% 48.61% 51.44% filled for Brighton & Hove

Biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) landfilled as a percentage of 82% 72% 74.02% BMW allocation for Brighton & Hove

Source: Brighton & Hove Comprehensive Area Assessment 2009/10 Biodiversity and Nature Conservation

The city council owns approximately 14,000 acres (6,000 hectares) of countryside around the City. This includes most of the land from Saltdean to Ditching Beacon and stretches to Mill Hill in Shoreham which is outside the administrative boundary. The city council currently manages around 1,100 hectares of parks and gardens through local recreation grounds down to small open spaces and woodland. Since 1998 Brighton & Hove has been successful in achieving Green Flag Awards for a number of its parks and open spaces. Five Green Flags were awarded to individual parks for 2010-11, these were; Easthill Park, Preston Park, , Kipling Gardens and Stoneham Park.

29 Table 28: SSSI Condition; Condition of Brighton & Hove SSSI Units 2008 2009 Condition % of Units % of Units Favourable 40 100 Unfavourable recovering 60 0 Unfavourable No Change 0 0 Unfavourable Declining 0 0 Destroyed/Part Destroyed 0 0 Not Assessed 0 0 Source: English Nature 2010 There are 355 sites of Natural and Semi Natural Green Space identified in the Open Space Sport and recreation Study, published in October 2008, covering 709 hectares. Natural and Semi Natural Green Space plays a key role in wildlife conservation and biodiversity in the City, the city centre is much more deprived of Natural and Semi Natural Green Space than on the outskirts of the city where the majority of these areas are. Two SSSIs fall within the city boundary, covering 188.37 hectares; Brighton-Newhaven Cliffs SSSI and Castle Hill SSSI. The eight Local Nature Reserves (LNR) in the City cover 628.5 hectares which equates to one hectare of LNR per 394 people in the City; this compares favourably with English Nature's recommendation that urban areas should have a minimum of one hectare of LNR per 1,000 people.

Table 29: Nature Reserve Condition; Condition of Local Nature Reserves in Brighton and Hove when Last Assessed Local Nature Reserve Area (Ha) Compartment Condition Unfavourable Recovering Beacon Hill 18.5 All 2005 Unfavourable Benfield Hill 11.9 All No Change 2005 1 Unfavourable 2005

Bevendean Down 64.6 2 Favourable Recovered 2006 Unfavourable Recovering 2 2006 Ladies Mile 13.6 All No Assessment 1 Unfavourable Declining 2005 Unfavourable No Change 2 2005 212 3 Favourable Maintained 2005 4 Partially Destroyed 2006 5 Unfavourable Declining 2006 Whitehawk Hill 59.1 All No Assessment 238 All No Assessment Withdean Woods 10.3 All No Assessment Source: City Wildlife 2010

30 Environment

Air Quality Objectives (AQO), as published in The Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2007), reflect pollutant concentrations over a given time period which are considered acceptable in terms of the effects on health and on the environment and can be used as a bench mark on measuring improving or deteriorating air pollution. In 2008 an expanded Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) was declared in the city for Nitrogen Dioxide which covers the centre of the City from Portslade to . During 2008 and 2009 Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations were recorded at lower levels than at any time since records began (Table 30). There is evidence to suggest that many roadside areas within the City, including substantial parts of the AQMA comply with the AQO's, although Nitrogen Dioxide continues to exceed the Annual Mean Objective at a number of locations within the AQMA. Lower ozone concentrations than in previous years were also recorded in 2009.

Table 30: Results of Brighton & Hove Automatic Monitoring for Nitrogen Dioxide Comparison with Annual Mean Objective Data capture Annual mean concentrations Within for full Site ID Location (ug/m3) AQMA? calendar year 2009 % 2007 2008 2009 Set back from BH1 Yes 98 40.6 38.2 36.7 Pavilion Parade BH2 Yes 80 32.8 30.8 30.7 PP Preston Park No 98 21.8 19.7 19.0 Source: 2010 Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment The major source of pollution in the City is from road traffic, the City has very few combustion plants or heavy manufacturing industries compared to other conurbations in the UK, similar in size to Brighton & Hove. Fuel use in Brighton & Hove in 2008 stood at 92.3 thousand tonnes, a reduction on usage in 2007. Petrol cars contributed to over half of the fuel use in the City. Total fuel use in Brighton & Hove in 2008 contributed to 1.6% of the overall fuel use in the South East (Table 31).

Table 31: Road Transport Energy Consumption; Proportion of Overall Fuel Use 2008 Diesel Petrol Motor- Diesel Petrol Buses HGV Cars Cars cycles LGV LGV Brighton & Hove 4.88 18.94 51.17 0.70 8.71 14.60 1.00 South East 3.02 21.28 42.37 0.54 18.54 13.39 0.86 United Kingdom 4.18 19.16 41.24 0.51 21.46 12.61 0.84 Source: 2010 Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment

Department of Energy and Climate Change statistics describe an increase in the amount of electricity and gas consumed in the City in 2008 (Tables 32 and 33). The increase was at a greater rate than regional and national levels, although average consumption by consumer, both commercially and domestically, is below that of both the South East and Great Britain.

31 Table 32: Average Electricity Consumption per Consumer in 2008 (kWh) Commercial Increase from Domestic Total and Industrial 2007 Brighton & Hove 3,899 41,795 45,694 0.68% South East 4,543 71,984 76,528 0.38% Great Britain 4,198 79,809 84,007 0.64% Source: DECC Energy Consumption Statistics

Table 33: Average Gas Consumption per Consumer in 2008 (kWh) Commercial Increase from Domestic Total and Industrial 2007 Brighton & Hove 14,567 349,670 364,237 8.5% South East 17,022 459,966 476,989 3.4% Great Britain 16,906 644,556 661,463 1.6% Source: DECC Energy Consumption Statistics Brighton & Hove relies on groundwater from the local chalk aquifer for its water supply. There have been no hosepipe bans in the City since December 2006. Average water use in Brighton and Hove was 169 litres per capita in 2007; greater than in the Southern Water area (145 litres per capita). Sea water quality has dropped to good quality from excellent on three of four beaches monitored in Brighton & Hove in 2010; set against the EC Bathing Water Directive. Saltdean is the only beach which remains of an excellent quality (Table 34). Excellent means the bathing water met the strict guideline standards whereas good means the bathing water meets the mandatory standards. Two of the cities beaches were awarded a blue flag in 2010, as Hove Lawns regained its designation (Table 34).

Table 34: Bathing Water Quality Brighton Central Good Brighton Good Saltdean Excellent Hove Good West Street Blue Flag Beaches 2010 Hove Lawns Source: Environment Agency and Blue Flag 2010

The Sustainable Cities Index tracks progress on sustainability in Britain's 20 largest cities and ranks them across three broad areas: environmental performance; quality of life; and future- proofing. The index addresses issues such as climate change, recycling and biodiversity and provides a snapshot of sustainability in each city.

32 Table 35: The Sustainable Cities Index 2010 : Brighton & Hove Overall Rank 3rd Air Quality 5th Biodiversity 15th Environmental Performance 14th Household Waste 7th Ecological Footprint 20th Employment 4th Transport 12th Quality of Life 2nd Education 1st Health 3rd Green Space 11th Climate Change 4th Local Food 3rd Future Proofing 4th Economy 2nd Recycling 12th Forum for the Future; Sustainable Cities Index 2010 Brighton & Hove's overall rank places it third which continues a trend of finishing in the top three for every year since 2007, the only city to have done so, although it finished top and second in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The City scores well for quality of life and future proofing due to the vibrant economy and good health, low unemployment and well above average education levels. Environmental performance performed less well, however and despite improvements in air quality and energy efficiency, improvements in biodiversity and waste are lagging behind the other 19 cities (Table 35). Most notable, however, is the high ecological footprint of the city which is well above the UK average as residents spend more on food and drink, including restaurants and takeaways, and take more flights and international holidays than the other cities.

Brighton & Hove City Council has signed up to the national 10:10 Campaign, one of the first to do so, and is asking residents and businesses to do the same. Signing up means the council will work to cut its carbon emissions by 10% in 2010/11. A number of energy efficiency grants are available from the Council to improve energy efficiency in the home. Each autumn residents open their houses to the public for the Eco Open Houses event to showcase environmental improvements with the aim of educating, empowering and inspiring members of the public to make environmental changes to their own homes after seeing what practical steps other people have taken in theirs.

The City Council has started installing ten electric vehicle charging points throughout the City, the first project of this scale in the UK outside of London. E.ON Climate and Renewables are preparing plans for an offshore wind farm, off the coast, near Brighton & Hove in an area believed capable of supporting a wind farm with a capacity of around 650MW.

33 Transport

Brighton & Hove is a regional transport hub. The A23, via the M23, links the City to London and the M25 and the A27 provide transport links to the east and west. Eight stations serve the rail network within the city boundaries. Brighton is the fifth busiest station on the Southern network with a daily footfall of 17,753. There are regular train services between London and Brighton, with journey times now under an hour, and important lines run east to Kent and west to Hampshire and beyond. The city is served well by air links with two airports; Shoreham and Gatwick, within easy reach. Ferry services operate to Dieppe from nearby Newhaven. Table 36: Estimated Traffic Volume for All Motor Vehicles 2006 - 2009 in Vehicle Miles Brighton & South East England Hove Million vehicle miles 900 54,258 270,705 2006 Miles per person 3,628 6,597 5,333 Million vehicle miles 905 54,783 273,500 2007 Miles per person 3,618 6,604 5,352 Million vehicle miles 889 54,115 271,120 2008 Miles per person 3,501 6,466 5,268 Million vehicle miles 876 53,546 268,521 2009 Miles per person 3,417 6,348 5,183 Source: Department for Transport 2010 At the time of the 2001 Census car ownership in the City was the lowest in the South East and one of the lowest nationally. Over a third of households in the City did not own a car. Since then car ownership has risen steadily and this, combined with two thirds of all car trips in Brighton & Hove being contained within the city; around 45% of city workers who use a car to get to work drive less than three miles which accounts for over 27,000 cars per day. This has resulted in an increased volume of traffic which has reduced air quality in various areas in the City. The rise in traffic volume has been curtailed in the last two years and traffic volume is lower than in the South East and England (Table 36), although there are traffic 'hot spots' throughout the City. Accessibility to services in Brighton & Hove is better than for the average of all Local Authorities in England, this is due to the proximity of the population to services within the City. There is very little difference in the time it takes to reach the majority of services in the City whichever form of transport is taken and cycling only takes, on average, two minutes more than the car (Table 37).

34 Table 37: Average Accessibility to Services in Brighton & Hove Method of travel Average travel time, in By Public minutes, to nearest…. Cycle Car Transport/Walk Employment Centre 7 5 5 Primary School 7 5 5 Secondary School 14 7 5 Further Education 12 7 5 GP 6 5 5 Hospital 16 10 5 Food Store 6 5 5 Town Centre 15 9 5 Average 10 7 5 Source: Department for Transport: Core Accessibility Indicators 2010 There are 14 Controlled Parking Zones throughout the city designed to keep traffic moving safely and provide access for residents and visitors as demand for parking space in the City continues to increase. Membership for each of the three different car clubs which operate within the city increased by up to 70% in 2008/09, the car clubs allow a pool car to be used on a pay-as-you- go basis. Designated spaces for car club cars have been provided by the council and a number of new developments offer a car club service as part of a planning agreement. In addition; on-street parking spaces have been introduced for the charging of electric vehicles. The number of deaths and seriously injured casualties on the road, recorded in the city, has stayed relatively constant over the last five years despite efforts to achieve a 40% reduction by 2010 (to 93 casualties per year) and the rate of casualties is higher than at regional and national levels (Table 38). Road safety engineering, safer routes to school schemes and road safety education, training and publicity campaigns have been undertaken since 2000 and a more targeted approach to treat the highest risk casualty sites was implemented in 2006.

Table 38: Reported Killed or Seriously Injured Casualties by Road User Type Number of casualties Rate per million population Mode of Transport Brighton Brighton East Sussex England East Sussex England & Hove & Hove Pedestrian 58 122 5,236 792 565 455 Pedal Cycle 32 59 2,470 640 370 306 Motor Cycle 32 136 5,211 445 467 367 Car 19 174 9,249 1,806 2,309 2,431 Bus 9 11 325 581 285 108 Light Goods 0 9 343 43 83 82 HGV 0 1 161 0 14 25 Other 0 11 211 4 25 24 All 150 523 23,206 4,311 4,117 3,798 Source: Department for Transport 2010

35 There was a 27% increase in cycling trips recorded between 2006 and 2008 as cycling becomes an ever-more popular form of transport in Brighton & Hove. The city has been selected as a national exemplar Cycling Town from 2009 to 2011. Cycle lanes are provided throughout the City, including; along Grand Avenue and The Drive, the seafront and Lewes Road and, most recently, a north-south cycle freeway from Hove to Hangleton. National cycle network routes 2 and 20 run through the city and the number of cycle parking facilities are continually being increased and improved throughout the City. Pedestrian movements in and out of the city centre have also increased in recent years. The New Road 'shared space' scheme has transformed the road in the centre of the cultural quarter into one of the most popular pedestrian areas in the City.

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Chart 4: Brighton & Hove Bus Company 2009 Bus use conitinues to increase in Brighton & Hove (Chart 4) continuing a trend in which Brighton & Hove bus service have increased by almost 15 million since 2000. The service also has the highest passenger satisfaction (92%) in England. Recent improvements have made buses more accessible including; talking bus stops, travel buddies for passengers with learning difficulties and raised kerb bus stops to allow easier boarding. A new bus service called the 'Big Lemon' was launched in 2007 in addition to the services run by Brighton & Hove buses, demonstrating the demand for bus travel in the city.

Brighton & Hove City Council won the Transport Authority of the Year award at the National Transport Awards 2010 for demonstrating excellence, innovation and progress by actively promoting bus use combined with innovation in promoting travel choice. It was also 'highly commended' for cycling improvements in the city.

36 5.2 Core Output Indicators

Introduction

Core Output indicators are an integral part of the monitoring framework and are used to achieve consistent data collection and presentation across different local authorities and at a local and regional level. The indicators cover a number of national planning policy and sustainable development objectives appropriate to local and regional policy. The Core Output indicators within the AMR allow planning bodies to monitor their own progress and review their own spatial strategies using consistent and comparable definitions. Core Output indicators were revised in 2007/08 to bring regional and local core output indicators into one shared set. Monitoring processes for some of those revisions are still developing to produce the most accurate results.

In light of the government's stated intention to revoke Regional Strategies, it is understood that regional indicators will no longer apply. The indicators have not been changed for this year's AMR as the information is still important and valid locally and to create consistency with AMRs produced in previous years.

There are four categories in which the indicators are split:

Business Development and Town Centres (BD): Provides figures for employment land completed and employment land available in the city at the end of the 2009/10 monitoring year.

Housing (H): Provides figures for the delivery of housing in the past, the current year and the future; set against housing targets. It also records housing quality and numbers of new gypsy and traveller pitches. The figure for net additional homes is also reported in National Indicator 154.

Environmental Quality (E): Provides figures for flooding risk, water quality, biodiversity and energy generation.

Minerals (M): Provides figures for the amount of aggregate being produced.

Waste (W): Provides figures for the capacity of waste sites and the amount of municipal waste arising. The data tables relating to these indicators are contained in the Appendices. The following section provides a summary of the figures reported for each indicator.

37 Business Development and Town Centres

Indicators

The full results for these indicators are set out in the Appendix 1A.

BD1: Total amount of additional floorspace- by type

The purpose of the indicator is to demonstrate the amount, and type of completed employment floorspace between April 2009 and March 2010. Employment floorspace includes the use class orders B1a, B1b, B1c, B2 and B82. The gross figure describes all new floorspace gains and the net figure removes the losses.

Summary of Findings There was a net increase of 1,115 m² in employment floorspace in 2009/10 which adds to the gains achieved in 2008/09, however, the gains achieved in 2009/10 are much smaller. The net gain in floorspace was due to a net increase of 1,248m² of B1a use and 1,020 m² of mixed B1/B2/B8 use, the remaining employment use classes did not have such a positive contribution; with no other employment use classes achieving a net gain in floorspace including B1c and B8 which suffered net losses, as they had done in 2008/09. The increase in B1a is largely attributable to the completion of a number of developments in which B1a use substituted a range of other use classes. The gain from mixed B1/B2/B8 is from one development for two new business units.

BD2: Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land

The purpose of the indicator is to demonstrate the amount and type of completed employment floorspace coming forward on previously developed land (PDL). The definition of previously developed land for the monitoring year is defined in Annex B of PPS3 (November 2006) as 'that which is or was occupied by a permanent structure, including the curtilage of the developed land and associated fixed service infrastructure'. PPS3 has since been reissued to exclude private residential gardens from the definition of PDL (the section reporting on Core Output Indicator H3 below provides further details on the new definition).

Summary of Findings All new employment floorspace between April 2009 and March 2010 was developed on PDL.

BD3: Employment land available-by type

The purpose of the indicator is to demonstrate the amount of employment land available, which includes sites allocated for employment uses in the Adopted Local Plan (2005) and sites which are not included in the Local Plan but have planning permission for employment uses. The figure includes both completed and commenced developments. Allocated site figures indicate the site area; those with planning permission indicate the floorspace available.

2Use Classes Order (1987): B1 Business including B1a Offices, B1b Research and Development, B1c Light Industry, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage or Distribution 38 Summary of Findings The total employment land available in 2009/10 was 44.90ha. This includes 2.26ha of floorspace on unallocated sites through planning permissions. There has been a rise in available floorspace since 2008/09 which had 42.82ha available in both allocated and unallocated floorspace. This increase is due to a number of B1 applications from both allocated and unallocated sites given approval in the monitoring year including two allocated sites which offer more floorspace than the site area published in the Local Plan. The increase in B1 floorspace available was tempered by small decreases in the quantity of B2 and B8 floorspace available.

BD4: Total amount of floorspace for 'town centres'

The purpose of the indicator is to demonstrate the amount of completed floorspace for town centre uses within both town centre areas and the local authority area. Town centre uses are defined as A1, A2, B1a and D23. In the absence of a town centre area defined by an Adopted Development Plan Document (DPD) town centre areas are considered to include the Regional, Town and District centres within the city as defined by the Adopted Local Plan.

Summary of Findings There was a net increase of 3,934m² floorspace of town centre use across the Local Authority area which comprised of gains in A1, B1a and D2 floorspace. Of particular note is the gain in A1 use class; which had seen losses over the previous two monitoring years. There was a net loss of floorspace within the town centre, primarily due to a loss of B1a which came through two applications for the change of use to non town centre uses. There were no net gains in any town centre uses in town centre areas.

Action(s)

Continue to safeguard employment floorspace that is not genuinely redundant through the application of planning policies in Chapter 5 (Employment) of the Adopted Local Plan and through the emerging Core Strategy.

3 Use Classes Order (1987): A1 Retail Sale of Goods to the public, A2 Financial and Professional Services, B1a Offices, D2 Assembly and leisure

39 Housing

Indicators

The full results for these indicators are set out in Appendix 1B.

H1: Plan period and housing targets

The purpose of the indicator is to identify the total amount of housing planned to be delivered over the housing target period, from each housing target source.

Summary of Findings The previous Government published the final South East Plan in May 2009 which identified a housing target of 11,400 for Brighton & Hove. In July 2010 the new Government announced its intention to revoke Regional Strategies which included the revocation of the Regional housing targets. Although a subsequent judicial review has established Regional Strategies are still extant, the Coalition Government has re-iterated its intention to abolish regional plans. It is therefore understood that local planning authorities are to be responsible for establishing the right level of local housing provision in their area. Brighton & Hove City Council is currently considering its options for a revised housing target for the City.

H2: Net additional dwellings a) In previous years b) For the reporting year c) In future years d) Managed delivery target

The purpose of the indicator is a) to describe recent levels of housing delivery from the previous five year period, b) to describe housing delivery for the reporting year, c) to describe the likely future levels of housing delivery to the end of the plan period, and d) to describe how the likely levels of future housing are expected to come forward taking into account the previous years performance

Summary of Findings The AMR Housing Trajectory is based on the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The SHLAA is currently being reviewed and a revised trajectory will be available January 2011. In the absence of an updated trajectory the trajectory in this year's AMR is based on the trajectory published in the 2008/09 AMR and has been updated to take into account the completions from the reporting year.

Despite the current economic conditions the City managed to deliver 380 additional dwellings in the reporting year, which is 48 units more than estimated in the housing trajectory in the 2008/09 AMR. Although it is a lower completion figure than achieved in previous years the average of 601 completions a year over the last five years is still a healthy completion rate which had continued to exceed the South East Plan housing target of 570 units per annum. Given the intended revocation of regional housing targets, Brighton & Hove City Council will need to arrive at a revised housing target in order for a managed delivery target to be assessed once revocation of the regional targets takes effect.

40 H3: New and converted dwellings- on previously developed land

The purpose of the indicator is to describe the gross number and percentage of new dwellings built on previously developed land (PDL). The definition of previously developed land was redefined (June 2010) in Planning Policy Statement 3 to exclude private residential gardens. These changes do not affect those applications completed in the monitoring year and will only apply to those applications approved after the revised PPS3 was published on 9th June 2010. Definition of Previously-developed land (often referred to as brownfield land) after PPS3 (June 2010)

'Previously-developed land is that which is or was occupied by a permanent structure, including the curtilage of the developed land and any associated fixed surface infrastructure.'

The definition includes defence buildings, but excludes:

G Land that is or has been occupied by agricultural or forestry buildings.

G Land that has been developed for minerals extraction or waste disposal by landfill purposes where provision for restoration has been made through development control procedures

G Land in built-up areas such as private residential gardens, parks, recreation grounds and allotments, which, although it may feature paths, pavilions and other buildings, has not been previously developed.

G Land that was previously-developed but where the remains of the permanent structure or fixed surface structure have blended into the landscape in the process of time (to the extent that it can reasonably be considered as part of the natural surroundings).

There is no presumption that land that is previously-developed is necessarily suitable for housing development nor that the whole of the curtilage should be developed.

Summary of Findings 100% of all dwellings built in Brighton & Hove in the 2009/10 monitoring year were built on previously developed land4 . A gross figure of 427 dwellings were built; a lower figure than gross completions on PDL in Brighton & Hove in previous monitoring years.

H4: Net Additional pitches (Gypsy and Travellers)

The purpose of this new indicator is to describe the number of Gypsy and Traveller pitches delivered; where a pitch is the area of land demarked for the use as accommodation by a single Gypsy and Traveller household.

Summary of Findings In 2009/10 there were no net additional Gypsy and Traveller pitches provided in Brighton & Hove. A preferred site for the provision of up to 14 permanent gypsy and travellers pitches at Wilson Avenue, East Brighton, was approved by the council's cabinet in July 2008 and a transit site of 23 pitches at Braypool Lane, Horsdean, opened in 1999, continues to provide for Gypsies and Travellers passing through the area.

4 Pre the changes to the definition of PDL land in PPS3 published June 2010

41 H5: Gross affordable housing completions

The purpose of the indicator is to describe the affordable housing delivery. The final number is composed of social rented and intermediate housing and is displayed as a gross figure which does not take into account any losses.

Summary of Findings One hundred affordable homes were provided in the City of Brighton & Hove in 2009/10. Eighteen of these were social rented homes which include housing at prices substantially lower than the prevailing market prices or rents through a registered social landlord. Eighty two were intermediate homes which include housing at prices and rents above those of social rent, but below market price or rents. They include new build Homebuy and shared ownership, First Time Buyers Initiative, intermediate market rent, equity share and key worker provision dwellings. The predominance of intermediate affordable dwelling completions in the monitoring year is primarily due to the staged completion of the Ocean Hotel development on Longhill Road, Saltdean in which the building containing the 48 social rent homes had already been completed in 2008/09.

H6: Housing Quality- Building for Life Assessments

The purpose of this indicator is to describe the level of quality in new housing development on housing sites of at least 10 new dwellings. Building for Life assessment scores the design quality of planned or completed housing developments against twenty Building for Life criteria with; very good, good, average and poor ratings. Informal assessments can be done by anyone, but formal assessments can only be carried out by an accredited Building for Life assessor. A formal Building for Life assessment is not currently required by the city council so any assessments submitted are done so voluntarily.

Summary of Findings Of the three developments of at least 10 new dwellings completed in 2009/10 none have undertaken Building for Life Assessments. One development, a 2008/09 completion, was awarded Gold Building for Life Standard in 2010. This was the 'OneBrighton' development in the . Until the submission of Building for Life Assessments becomes compulsory it is unlikely that many will be submitted, particularly while the local authority does not have anyone trained as a Building for Life Assessor. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is the body that curates Building for Life, and undertakes the training of Building for Life assessors. In the Government's spending review of October 2010 funding was withdrawn from CABE which may affect the future of Building for Life and the training of assessors.

Actions

The city council will

G Consider options for the revision of the city's housing target.;

G Continue to implement policies to secure further housing growth on suitable sites;

G Negotiate 40% affordable housing on sites of 10 or more dwellings in line with Local Plan policy HO2;

G Look to develop Gypsy and Traveller pitches on the site identified as a preferred site.

42 Environmental Quality

Indicators

The full results for these indicators are set out in Appendix 1C

E1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice

The purpose of the indicator is to show the number of developments which are potentially located where they would be at risk from flooding or increase the risk of flooding elsewhere or adversely affect water quality. The indicator is measured on the number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on flood risk and water quality grounds.

Summary of Findings The Environment Agency did not comment on any planning applications in 2009/10 regarding either flood risk or water quality.

E2: Change in areas of biodiversity importance

The purpose of the indicator is to identify losses or additions to biodiversity habitat.

Summary of Findings There has been no loss or addition to areas of biodiversity performance in the monitoring year.

E3: Renewable Energy Generation

The purpose of the indicator is to show the amount of renewable energy generation by installed capacity or type. Since the introduction of the indicator in 2007/08, monitoring of this data has been developed via the Sustainability Checklist. One of the questions asked by the checklist requires the developer to identify the proposed capacity of the renewable energy to be installed in a development. A complete year of data was available for 2009/10, however, developers have not included figures (in MW) for their proposed installed capacity in this section, which has made it difficult to monitor. Subsequent monitoring has produced some data, although the dataset is still incomplete. It is a requirement for developers to submit this information but it is currently difficult to enforce until the Brighton & Hove City Council Core Strategy is adopted. The Sustainability Checklist is currently being reviewed to better meet the needs of monitoring in the City Council and it is hoped that this will produce a more complete set of data. Once the installed capacity data has started being collected it will take time before information from completed developments is available. In the absence of a complete dataset regarding installed capacity additional information from the Sustainability Checklist has been provided. The answer to the question 'What percentage of CO2 emissions will be saved via on-site low and zero carbon (LZC) energy generating technologies?' for each application approved in 2009/10 where a sustainability checklist has been completed has been provided.

43 Summary of Findings Of the 20 application approved in 2009/10, providing three or more units and where information is given in the sustainability checklist, none were intending to provide a zero carbon development, but half were intending to reduce more than 20% of predicted CO2 emissions by using LZC energy technologies. Six intended to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 20% through LZC energy technologies. Four of the applications did not respond as it was felt the question was not applicable to the development or none of the options applied to them. Data for the installed capacity of LZC technologies was collected from two of the developments. These would provide an overall capacity of 1.9 MW, all of which would be provided by solar voltaics.

Actions

The Sustainability Checklist is currently under review. From 1 April 2011, submission of a completed Checklist will become a Validation requirement for most developments in the city (at present, it is a requirement for residential use only). The question which relates to LZC energy generating technologies is being developed so that applicants are required to provide estimates that meet the data requirements of indicator E3. This is expected to contribute towards better, more comprehensive monitoring outcomes.

Minerals and Waste

Following the change in planning legislation brought in by the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, Brighton & Hove City Council has 'saved' policies in the Waste Local Plan and Minerals Local Plan (see Brighton & Hove AMR 2007-08 and East Sussex AMR 2005/06) until replaced by policies under the new system, the Waste & Minerals Development Framework (WMDF). The Councils will continue to work in partnership and are currently jointly preparing and consulting on the Framework. Therefore, much of the monitoring data in this report is presented for the plan area as a whole rather than splitting it by each waste or minerals planning authority. To avoid repetition the Brighton & Hove AMR summarises the key aspects, and those that are most relevant to the authority. Further detail and commentary can be found in the East Sussex AMR which similarly presents monitoring information for the plan area as a whole.

The Coalition Government has announced it's intention to revoke the South East Plan and issued guidance to Planning Authorities for Minerals and Waste planning. This has been summarised below:

Minerals and Aggregates - Mineral Planning Authorities have responsibility for planning for a steady supply of aggregate minerals to support economic growth. In the South East the guidance states that Mineral Planning Authorities should work from the apportionment set out in the Proposed Changes to the revision of policy M3, published on 19 March 2010. Different figures can be used if the Authority has new or different information and robust evidence. Waste - Planning Authorities should continue to plan to provide enough land to support the sustainable management of waste, including the move away from landfill. Data and information collected by local authorities, industry and other public bodies forming the Regional Waste Technical Advisory Bodies will help this process.

44 Minerals

Indicators

The full results for these indicators is set out in the Appendix 1D.

M1: Production of primary land won aggregates by mineral planning authority

The purpose of the indicator is to describe the amount of land won aggregate that is being produced.

Key findings Brighton & Hove does not have any active mineral sites and the level of production in East Sussex is very low by regional standards. The latest figures are confidential due to commercial interests related to the small number of contractors. Policy M3 of the South East Plan requires East Sussex and Brighton & Hove to maintain a landbank of permitted reserves for land won sand and gravel for seven years. Currently the increased landbank requirement could still be met from permitted reserves in the short term. The outcome of the partial review of the South East Plan, Policy M3 was reported in March 2010 and confirmed the increase to the apportionment figure for the plan area. This emphasises the need to safeguard aggregate landings at Shoreham Harbour in Brighton & Hove, so we can continue to meet the need for construction materials to the City in the longer term. Further information on the minerals apportionment review can currently be found at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100528142817/http://www.gos.gov.uk/gose/plann ing/regionalPlanning/798061/

M2: Production of secondary and recycled aggregates by mineral planning authority

The purpose of the indicator is to describe the amount of secondary and recycled aggregates being produced in addition to the primary won sources.

Key findings The South East Plan sets sub-regional targets for the production of recycled and secondary aggregates. The need for recycled and secondary minerals will become increasingly important in the longer term, to complement aggregate landings and aid sustainable use of land-won resources.

There is limited data on the production of secondary and recycled aggregates. Only regional figures are provided from the national survey of arisings and use of construction and demolition and excavation waste as aggregate in England in 2003. The best estimate of the annual production of secondary and recycled aggregates for East Sussex and Brighton & Hove is 370,000 tonnes in 2003. We are working on improving this data as part of the background work to the Waste and Minerals Development Framework. Table 7 (of the East Sussex County Council AMR) sets out the current secondary/recycled aggregates facilities in the plan area.

Actions

Further explanation and detailed figures for East Sussex and Brighton & Hove can be found in the East Sussex Annual Monitoring Report 2009/10; Section 6.3 Core Output Indicators for Minerals. 45 Waste

Indicators

The full results of these indicators are set out in Appendix 1D

W1: Capacity of new waste management facilities by waste planning authority

The purpose of the indicator is to describe the capacity and operational throughput of new waste management facilities as applicable. The definition for the management types represented can be found on page 31 of Planning for Sustainable Waste Management: Companion guide to PPS 10 and is consistent with the management types defined in the Standard Planning Application form.

Key findings There were no planning permissions granted for new waste management facilities in Brighton & Hove in the monitoring year. There were permissions granted within the Waste Local Plan area, however, some of which will manage waste from Brighton & Hove, depending on the site location and the nature of the waste to be handled. These sites and their effect on capacity in the Waste Local Plan area are outlined in Table 12 of the appendix. Southern Water have commenced the building of a waste water treatment works and sludge recycling centre at Lower Hoddern Farm in Peacehaven to treat 95 million litres of wastewater generated, each day, by the residents of Brighton & Hove along with Peacehaven and Telscombe in order to meet the latest European environmental standards in sea water quality. Construction of the Energy Recovery Facility at Newhaven is ongoing with an anticipated operational date of 2011. The facility will have capacity to handle 210,000 tonnes of waste per year.

W2: Amount of municipal waste arising, and managed by management type by waste planning authority

The purpose of the indicator is to describe the amount of municipal waste arising and how that is being managed by type, using categories as used by DEFRA in its collection of waste data.

Key findings There were 109,195 tonnes of waste arising in Brighton and Hove in 2009/10, this is an increase in the amount of waste from the previous year, which is contrary to the trend of falling waste arising from the city over the last five years. Despite this the proportion going to landfill continued to fall as there was almost 5,000 tonnes less waste arising going to landfill than in the previous monitoring year and now only 43% of municipal waste is disposed of to landfill. Much of this change can be attributed an increase in the amount of waste managed by energy recovery. The amount of material recycled has decreased for the second year in succession, although it still accounts for the management of 27% of municipal waste arising in the city.

Actions

Continue to minimise waste and move waste management up the waste hierarchy; using a combination of measures such as waste education, waste minimisation, legislation and the improvement of controls. 46 5.3 Local Output Indicators

Blue = Target met/improved Lillac = target not met/ no progress made since last year progress since last year Local Plan Chapter "Making the connection between land use and transport" Delivery Action Targets/Indicators Progress Ensure the 100% of developments that development have been defined by the Seven of eight major proposals provide Government & Transport applications (87%) approved Via Local for the demand for Planning as needing a between April 2009 and Plan Policy travel that they Transport Assessment, to March 2010 for which a TR1 create and have carried out a Transport Transport Assessment was maximise the use of Assessment appropriate carried an public transport, assessment walking and cycling Via Local Maximise the 100% of major commercial Plan Policy number of Travel developments and those Seven of eight major TR3 Plans prepared and considered to have transport applications (87%) approved implemented as implications have travel plans between April 2009 and part of and /or other measures to March 2010, where it was development maximise the use of appropriate, contained a activity sustainable modes of Travel Plan and/or other transport sustainable modes/measures.

The major application without a transport assessment or travel plan was application BH2009/02276 at Sussex County Cricket Club, Eaton Road, Hove, as in this case it was felt that these requirements could appropriately be relaxed as there was a substantial extant consent and a large element of like for like replacement in the proposal. Local Plan Chapter "Energy, water, pollution & waste" Via the Ensure that 100% of major developments 100% of major developments Local Plan sustainability to provide a Sustainability approved in 2009/10 either Policy SU2 considerations are Statement provided a Sustainability taken into account Statement or Sustainability in all major Checklist or had sustainability planning measures conditioned applications Ensure that 100% of development briefs A planning brief for the Royal sustainability to include a sustainability Alexandra Hospital site was considerations are section prepared in 2009/10, it taken into account contained a sustainability in all development section briefs

47 Local Plan Chapter "Energy, water, pollution & waste" cont/d Delivery Action Targets/Indicators Progress Ensure In 2009/10 three SPDs were Supplementary adopted and one is being Planning Documents prepared all of which have include sustainability undergone a sustainability reports where appraisal required Maximise the When contaminated land is The number of conditions opportunities for the identified through requiring investigation of development/ development proposals, potentially contaminated land redevelopment and remediation measures are applied to new planning therefore taken in 100% of applications between 1 April regeneration of circumstances according to 2009 and 31 March 2010 contaminated land the type of development was 72 Maximise the 100% of major developments 100% of major developments number of have regard to alternative/ approved in 2009/10 either developments using renewable sources of energy provided a Sustainability alternative/ through a sustainability Statement or Sustainability renewable sources statement Checklist with regard to of energy alternative/ renewable sources of energy or had sustainability measures conditioned Maximise the 100% of major developments 100% of major developments number of have regard to energy approved in 2009/10 either developments efficiency measures through a provided a Sustainability incorporating sustainability statement Statement or Sustainability energy efficiency Checklist with regard to measures energy efficiency measures or had sustainability measures conditioned 100% of development briefs One Planning Brief was must address Policy SU2 prepared in 2009/10, it addresses policy SU2

48 Local Plan Chapter: "Design, safety and the quality of development" Delivery Action Targets/Indicators Progress Via Local Promote high 100% of large scale Six large projects Plan standards of design development proposals approved in 2009/10 policies in development include a design statement submitted an online Sustainability checklist; QD1 QD2 activity addressing criteria in Policies all addressed policies QD3 QD4 QD3 - QD5 QD3-QD5 QD5 QD6 Promote public art 100% of major development Public art through as identified in Policy QD6 contribution/works on development provide public art through site has been secured on activity 9 schemes in 2009/10; planning obligations 100% of major developments as identified in Policy QD6

QD7 'Crime Incorporate crime 100% of large scale Six large projects prevention prevention development proposals approved in 2009/10 through measures into demonstrate how crime submitted an online environmental Sustainability checklist; development prevention measures have five demonstrated how design' schemes been incorporated crime prevention measures had been incorporated. QD17 'Protection Protect animal and Draft Protected Species The Nature Conservation and integration plant species from Supplementary Planning and Development SPD of nature any harmful Guidance by November was adopted 25 March 2010 conservation impacts of 2004 features development QD18' 'Species protection; the development control process and the preparation of development briefs'

49 Local Plan Chapter: "Access to a decent home and community facilities" Via Local Plan policy Secure the A proportion of all new 100% of new HO13 'Accessible construction of all dwellings on larger sites commitments for 10 or housing and new homes to (or more than 10 new more dwellings included a Lifetime proportion of dwellings lifetime homes dwellings) should be designed to the Homes'; the standard designed to a 'wheelchair 'wheelchair accessible development control accessible' standard' standard' process and the 100% of all new 97% of all residential preparation of dwellings designed to planning applications development briefs. lifetime approved in 2009/10 Supplementary homes standard were designed to lifetime Planning Documents homes standard or lifetime homes standard - design criteria. was a condition of Building Regulations approval. The remaining Part M 3% comprised listed buildings where it was not practicable to incorporate the lifetime homes standard and one allowed appeal in which an inspector considered the lack of lifetime homes standard would not harm living conditions. Via Local Plan Policy Meet the 100% delivery of the During 2009/10 there HO1 'Housing sites Council's proportion of were no completions on and mixed use sites objective for affordable housing any of the allocated sites. with an element of affordable provision identified for housing' and Policy housing sites in Policy HO1 HO2 Affordable need housing - windfall sites; the development control process and the preparation of development briefs

50 Local Plan Chapter "Supporting the local economy and getting people into work"

Delivery Action Targets/Indicators Progress Via Local Plan policy Safeguard land in 100% of land in There was a gain of EM1, EM3 industrial uses (use industrial use on 1,665m² of land of classes b1, b2, and allocated industrial industrial use on allocated sites during 2009/10. b8) on allocated sites, suitable for employment sites modern needs is unless the site has retained been assessed and found to be unsuitable for modern employment needs Via Local Plan Progress As part of submission During 2009/10 no planning Policies HO1, SR19, development of planning applications were submitted SR24 proposals for King applications, ensure for these schemes. Alfred, Black Rock, that proposals include Preston Barracks a sustainability and Brighton statement Centre and ensure that sustainability considerations are taken into account Local Plan Chapter "Shopping, recreation and leisure - maintaining vitality and viability" Via Local Plan Maintain & Carry out retail health The 2010 update of the Policies enhance checks on an annual retail health checks has local, district, town basis to assess the been completed. This will continue to inform policy and regional health and vitality of centres and the determination of centres planning applications. Local Plan Chapter: "An integrated approach to nature conservation and the countryside" Via Local Plan Protect designated Draft 'Protection and The Nature Conservation policies: NC1, nature Integration of Nature and Development SPD was NC2, NC3, NC4 conservation Conservation Features adopted 25th March 2010 The development sites from in New Development' control process development Supplementary and the Planning Guidance by September 2004 preparation of development briefs

51 Local Plan Chapter "Managing change within an historic environment" Delivery Action Targets/Indicators Progress Via Local Plan Preserve and Bring identified vacant The register of listed Buildings policies HE1, enhance buildings/ sites back into use at Risk (BAR) was updated HE2,HE4. The listed within three years (75%), five and four buildings were development buildings years (90%) removed from the register as control process Restore outward appearance being no longer 'at risk' and and the of open land/ neglected a further two were removed preparation of buildings in historic areas, as being no longer development within two years (75%), 'vulnerable'. Three buildings briefs within four years (90%) were added to the register as being 'at risk', giving an overall net reduction. The Conservation Strategy to A conservation area appraisal be reviewed every three years for the Stanmer conservation and two conservation area area was adopted following appraisals or re-appraisals to public consultation. Public be produced each year consultation was carried out on a conservation area appraisal for the Portslade Old Village conservation area, with the intention of adopting the appraisal in September 2010.

Overall Progress Made Since 2008/09

Targets met/improved since last year = 18 82%

Targets not met/no progress since last year = 4 18%

Total Local Output Targets = 22 (100%)

52 5.4 Significant Effects Indicators

The following significant effects indicators are a product of the sustainability appraisal process. They enable a comparison to be made between the predicted effects of the policies on society, the environment and the economy and the actual effects measured during implementation of the policies. These significant effects indicators will be added to as more sustainability appraisals are produced as part of the Local Development Framework (LDF) process. All of the indicators currently come through sustainability appraisals of Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD).

SPD02

Shop Front Design SPD (Adopted September 2005)

Monitoring Arrangements

The three agreed monitoring indicators for the Shop Front Design SPD are:

SPD02a

How many traditional shop fronts exist in Brighton & Hove?

The most recent survey of traditional shop fronts in Local, District, Town and Regional shopping centres, undertaken in 2007/08, indicated that there were an estimated 531 traditional shop fronts existing in designated shopping centres in Brighton & Hove. From shop front applications, since then, it is calculated that there has been a gain of five traditional shop fronts and a loss of five which suggests there are still an estimated 531 traditional shopfronts in 2009/10.

SPD02b

What are features of importance?

Features of importance on traditional shop fronts are: the pilasters, the fascia, the stall riser, the shop window and the entrance. These five elements are monitored under indicator SPD02a annually.

SPD02c

What percentage of shop front applications, per year, are granted permission out of the total number received?

Table 39 shows for all full planning applications received those which have been granted and refused for new or replacement shop fronts or alterations to existing shop fronts. The data is extracted by filtering where such works are explicitly included within the application description. As a consequence it cannot be guaranteed that these figures include every single application relating to shop front works but they are considered to be as comprehensive as possible and give a good indicator as to the nature of the work being carried out. Where an application has been refused, the reasons for refusal may not relate solely to the design of the shop front in every case. 53 The overall approval rate of all planning applications for Brighton & Hove has increased since 2008/09 with 73% of shop front applications gaining approval. The same number of of applications were refused in this monitoring year as in 2008/09. However, this represents a smaller proportion of the total number of applications in 2009/10.

Table 39: The Amount of Shop Front Applications Submitted in 2009/10 by Type and Decision Total of all applications 2009/10 Approvals Refused submitted Alterations to shop fronts 17 5 22 New shop fronts 34 11 45 Replacement shop fronts 6 5 11 Loss of shop front 1 0 1 Total 58 21 79 % of total shop front 73 27 100 applications

SPD03

Construction & Demolition Waste (Adopted March 2006)

The Site Waste Management Plan Regulations came into effect in April 2008. The requirements of these Regulations have now superseded the Construction & Demolition Waste SPD, however with regards to Policy SU13 in the Brighton & Hove Local Plan and Waste Local Plan Policy WLP11, the SPD requires that all developments in Brighton & Hove over five units (housing) or 500sqm built development area (for offices/industrial/business/retail) should submit a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP). Through the online Sustainability Checklist tool the Council has an indicator to monitor SWMPs. Table 40 below describes how each approved development, which submitted a Sustainability Checklist between April 2009 and March 2010, will manage their waste via the SWMP.

Table 40: How comprehensive a site waste management plan will be Total produced and implemented by the developer? Site Waste Management Plan or Waste Minimisation Statement demonstrates 17 that construction waste will be reused and recycled onsite. Site Waste Management Plan or Waste Minimisation Statement demonstrates that there will be full waste segregation and the use of a waste contractor with 14 dedicated recycling, reclamation and composting facilities. Site Waste Management Plan or Waste Minimisation Statement demonstrates that there will be waste stream segregation carried out by contractor. 18

Not Met 1

Of the 50 developments which submitted a Sustainability Checklist in 2009/10; over a third of the developments intend to implement best practice which involves reusing and recycling all waste on site.

54 SPD04

Edward Street Quarter (Adopted March 2006)

No applications for this quarter were submitted between 1 April 09 and 31 March 10.

SPD05

Circus Street Municipal Market Site (Adopted March 2006)

One application was made on this site and approved in 2009/10 for a change of use of the vacant market building for the temporary period of two years for class D1 and D2 cultural and community uses and small scale ancillary Class A1, A3 and B1 uses. This extends the temporary use given permission through application BH2007/03589 in which the market hall was used in the 2009 to display a large site specific installation by artist Anish Kapoor.

No further applications for this site have been submitted between 1 April 09 and 31 March 10.

SPD06

Trees and Development Sites (Adopted March 2006)

The three agreed monitoring indicators for the Trees and Development Sites SPD are:

SPD06a

The number of Tree Preservation Orders (TPO's) will be monitored annually.

SPD06b

The number of applications to fell trees will be monitored annually.

SPD06c

The number of TPO's issued yearly on trees that contain bat colonies was to be monitored annually, although currently there has been no data to meet this indicator.

55 Table 41: Trees and Development Sites SPD Monitoring Indicators 2005/06-2009/10 SPD06c: SPD06a: SPD06b: Number of TPO's Year Number of Number of applications issued on trees TPO's Issued to fell trees that contain bat colonies Preserved 41 2005/06 18 Conservation Area 100 No data Total 141 Preserved 34 2006/07 12 Conservation Area 106 No data Total 140 Preserved 23 2007/08 8 Conservation Area 97 No data Total 120 Preserved 14 2008/09 12 Conservation Area 79 No data Total 93 Preserved 10

2009/10 14 Conservation Area 93 No data Total 103

SPD07

Advertisements (Adopted June 2007)

The four agreed monitoring indicators for the Advertisements SPD are:

SPD07a

How many planning applications have been received annually for advertisements?

SPD07b

How many applications are approved annually?

SPD07c

Do advertisement boards/bus shelters/other Illuminated signs use renewable energy? This information has not yet been held since the adoption of the SPD.

SPD07d

How many complaints does Brighton & Hove City Council receive about advertisements each year?

56 Table 42: Advertisements SPD Monitoring Indicators 2006/07- 2009/10

Indicator 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

SPD07a Number of 182 194 136 134 applications SPD07b Number of approvals 69 Plus 13 119 104 Split 91 Decisions SPD07c Renewable Energy No information held SPD07d Number of 60 36 49 25 enforcement complaints (Percentage of cases) (7.5%) (5.2%) (6.5%) (4.2%)

SPD08

Sustainable Building Design (Adopted June 2008)

The Sustainable Building Design SPD was adopted in June 08. The significance of the SPD has starting being monitored via the online Sustainability Checklist in which developers assess the sustainability of developments at the design stage. The checklist covers the following topics:

Climate Change and Energy Community Place Making Transport and Movement Ecology Resources Business Buildings

The tool was launched in September 2008 and can be accessed at: brighton-hove.sustainabilitychecklist.co.uk.

The Sustainability Checklist is currently under review to better meet the monitoring needs of the City Council and the new checklist is due to be launched in April 2011. At the same time; submission of a completed Checklist will become a Validation requirement for most developments in the city.

SPD09

Architectural Features (adopted December 2009)

The two agreed monitoring indicators for the Architectural Features SPD are:

1. The number of conservation areas de-designated, or parts of conservation areas de- designated, as a result of loss of historic and architectural detail.

57 2. Percentage of conservation area where the loss of historic or architectural detail is considered to be a 'significant' or 'very significant' problem. To be monitored every five years. The starting baseline figure is 33%.

The first indicator will be monitored annually and a full year of data will be available from 2010/11. Since the adoption of the SPD no conservation areas have been de-designated. The second indicator will be monitored every five years, from a starting baseline of 33% when the SPD was adopted. The first data for this indicator will be due in 2013/14.

SPD10

London Road Central Masterplan (Adopted December 2009)

The significance of the London Road Central Masterplan will be monitored on an annual basis. A full year of monitoring will be available in the next monitoring year, baseline data for the proposed monitoring indicators are outlined below.

Quantums of development (Table 43) including;

G Number of residential units, including affordable units.

G Total amount of additional floorspace by type

G Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land

Table 43: Baseline Data for Quantums of Development in London Road Masterplan Area Quantum of development Number Net residential units 0 Net affordable units 0 Total amount of additional A1: -33 floorspace by type (m²) A3: 51 B1a: 16 Total amount of employment floorspace on previously 16 developed land (m²)

G Number of vacant retail units and associated percentage increase or decrease.

There were 10 vacant retail units in the masterplan area in October 2010

G Number of long term privately owned empty properties brought back into residential use.

There were two long term privately owned empty properties brought back to residential use in 2009/10

G Annual mean concentrations of NO2 at three monitoring sites (Table 44)

G DT12 - St Peters Place

G DT13 - London Road Oxford Place

G DT14 - London Road Middle

58 Table 44: NO2 Concentrations in London Road Masterplan Area 2007-2009 Annual mean concentrations Site ID Location (Ug/m³) 2007 2008 2009 DT 12 St Peters Place 40.6 36.8 44.9 DT 13 London Road Oxford Place 42.6 41.7 48.1 DT 14 London Road Middle 39.6 33.6 52.1

G Average monthly traffic flow - all motorised vehicle counts at counter sites (Table 45);

G 74 - New England Road

G 809 - Preston Road

G 810 -Beaconsfield Road Table 45: Monthly Traffic Flow in London Masterplan Area 2009/10 2009/10 Site No Site Location Notes Average Effected by road works A270 New England Road between 74 14,345 November and rail bridges & Argyle Road December A23 Preston Road between Argyle 809 13,788 Road & Springfield Road 810 Beaconsfield Road between 15,431 Ditchling Road & Springfield Road

G Average monthly cycle flow at counter site (Table 46);

G 959 - Preston Road Table 46: Monthly Cycle Flow in London Road Masterplan Area 2009/10 2009/10 Site No Site Location Notes Average Preston Road just north of Argyle No data for August and 959 695 Road October

G Total number of "All Crimes" recorded per annum - St Peters and North Laine Ward 2009/10: 673 (BHLIS)

G Number of listed buildings within the area (grade 1 and 2*).

G There are 11 listed buildings within the masterplan area

G Number of listed buildings within the area on the at risk register.

G None of the listed buildings in the masterplan area are on the buildings at risk register

G Percentage of Super Output Areas (SOAs) in the St Peters & North Laine ward identified as being within the 20% most deprived SOA in the UK.

G From 2007 Indices of Multiple Deprivation;

G 22.2% of SOAs in St. Peters & North Laine Ward are within the 20% most deprived SOAs in the UK.

59 G Percentage of major new build developments (residential and mixed use development) achieving recommended CSH/BREEAM standards set out in SPD08. No major developments were completed in the masterplan area in 2009/10

G Percentage of major new build development (residential and mixed use) that has contributed towards a reduction in urban heat island effect through implementation of green infrastructure.

G No major developments were completed in the masterplan area in 2009/10

G Amount and type of infrastructure and service improvements achieved through Section 106.

G There were no developments completed with S106 agreements in the masterplan area in 2009/10.

SPD11

Nature Conservation and Development (Adopted March 2010)

The significance of the Nature Conservation and Development SPD will be monitored on an annual basis. A full year of monitoring of will be available in the next monitoring year.

The proposed monitoring indicators for the SPD are outlined below;

Baseline data is available for the following indicators;

G % Area of SSSI land in: a favourable condition, an unfavourable no change condition, an unfavourable declining condition or area part destroyed / destroyed In 2007 at Brighton-Newhaven Cliffs 100% was in a favourable condition In 2009 at Castle Hill: 100% was in a favourable condition

G Amount and type of open space as classified in the Open Space, Sports and Recreation Study 2009.

Table 47: Open Space Provision in 2006 as Published in Open Space Sports and Recreation Study 2009 Amount Type (hectares) Natural/Semi Natural 709 Parks and Gardens 232 Amenity Greenspace 148.8 Outdoor Sport 118.5 Allotments 59 Children & Young people 11.8

60 G Number and area of designated sites presented as a percentage of the total administrative area of Brighton & Hove. Designated Sites include Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI), Local Nature Reserve (LNR), Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS) presented as a percentage of the total administrative area of Brighton & Hove (Table 48). Table 48: Number and Area of Designated Sites in Brighton & Hove Designation Number Area (hectares) Percentage SSSIs 2 139 1.6% SNCIs 62 612 7.3% LNR 8 629 7.4% SAC 1 114 1.3% RIGS 4 75 0.9%

National Park 1 3746 43.9%

AONB 0 0 0.0%

G Amount of semi-natural green space per 1000 population Area of semi-natural green space available for community use per 1000 population as published in Open Space, Sports and Recreation Study 2009; 2.8 hectares/1000 population (0.4ha/1000 population within the built up area)

G What parts of the coast are protected in Brighton & Hove Brighton-Newhaven Cliffs SSSI Brighton Marina SNCI Black Rock Beach SNCI Volks Railway SNCI Basin Road South SNCI Coastal Section- Friars Bay to Black Rock - RIGS Undercliff Section- Black Rock, Brighton Marina - RIGS

G Amount of land under Entry-level and High-level environmental Stewardship Schemes Estimated data 2009: Entry-level: 654.6 hectares High-level: 851.4 hectares Data will be available after a full year of monitoring in 2010/11 for the following indicators:

G Percentage of new developments increasing important or sensitive habitats identified in local BAP.

G Percentage of new developments with a green roof.

G Percentage of new developments creating wildlife corridors to link habitats situated within or outside the site.

61 G Percentage of new development with on-site provision of public green space. Data is currently not available for the following indicators;

G Achievement of specified biodiversity action plan targets.

G Change in populations of SAP species.

Other forthcoming SPD's

Brighton & Hove City Council is currently producing the following SPD's which are expected to be adopted beyond 2009/10 (See Section 3 LDS Implementation for expected adoption dates);

G Parking Standards and Accessibility

G Infrastructure Delivery

G Householder Extensions

G Urban Design Framework

G Brighton Marina

62 5.5 Development Control Performance

Table 49: Development Control Performance against BVPI Targets

Objective Delivery Targets/ Indicators Progress Meet the targets Percentage of Major prescribed by Best BV109a Applications decided within 62.79% Value Performance 13 weeks (Target 60%) Indicators Minor planning applications BV109b decided within 8 weeks 69.08% (Target 65%) Other planning applications BV109c processed within 8 weeks 81.42% (Target 80%) Keep percentage of appeals allowed against the BV204 Authority's decision to refuse 30.00% fewer than 35% Progress and Focus for 2010/11

The dual focus for 2010/11 will be to consolidate and continue to achieve the performance indicator targets whilst exploring every opportunity to improve customer care. The service will be establishing its own qualitative indicators.

63 6. Summary of Policy Performance

Business Development - Completions

There was a small net increase of 1,115m² business floorspace in 2009/10, this figure comprises a gain in the B1a Office use class tempered by losses in the B1c Light Industrial use and B8 Storage or Distribution use. The net increase of 1,248m² B1a floorspace during 2009/10 further adds to the large gains achieved in 2008/09, although the gains achieved in the monitoring year are much lower than achieved in 2008/09. There were no large office developments of over 1,000m² in the monitoring year, after a number of large sites were completed in 2008/09. The majority of the gain is attributable to the change of use of a garage building at the EDF Energy Offices, 329 Portland Road, Hove, to office accommodation (809m²) and the change of use of a training centre at 10 Fleet Street, Brighton to office use (640m²). There was one notable loss of floorspace completed in the monitoring year in which 600m² of office floorspace was lost through the change of use to a GP Clinic and Walk-In Centre at Aspect House, 84-87 Queens Road, Brighton. Further office space was lost through smaller scale developments to a variety of use classes. A large development at Delphi House, English Close, Hove provided 1,020m² of new mixed B1/B2/B8 floorspace through the erection of two new business units. The net loss of B1c Light Industrial floorspace (768m²) in the monitoring year can be attributed to the demolition of a laundrette (523m²) to extend the Lidl foodstore at 53 Arundel Road and a change of use of 255m² floorspace from B1c to B8 use at Delphi House. Although there was a net loss of B8 Storage or Distribution floorspace (385m²) there were also gains. The losses included the change to B1a office use (440m²) at The Agora, Ellen Street, Hove and a change of use to a restaurant and private members club (390m²) at the Music Library, Church Street, Brighton. The gains included development at Delphi House and the County Cricket Ground, Eaton Road, Hove (255m²). There were no completions for developments involving a loss or gain of B1b Research and Development or B2 General Industrial use.

Business Development - Commencements

Once the business developments which were under construction in the monitoring year are completed they will provide a net increase of 45,770m² business floorspace to the City. This substantial figure is due, predominantly, to the commencement, in the monitoring year, of 34,750m² office floorspace over 5-9 floors on land adjacent to Amex House on John Street, Brighton. Further large office developments are being provided on sports grounds in the City through the American Express Community Stadium at Falmer in which 2,709m² of office floorspace will be provided through two applications and will be complete in the summer of 2011 and the redevelopment of the Sussex County Cricket Ground, Eaton Road, Hove which commenced in 2009/10 and will provide 1,595m² of office floorspace. Work commenced in the previous monitoring year but was not completed in 2009/10 at the Travis Perkins site on Baltic Wharf, Portslade, which will provide an additional 326m² of office floorspace, 1,348m² of storage and distribution floorspace and a further 3,649m² of mixed B1/B2/B8 floorspace. Work had also started in 2008/09 at Woodingdean Business Park on Bexhill Road in 2008/09 to provide six light industrial units which will supply 1,137m² of new floorspace, but this was not completed in 2009/10. A number of less significant business developments, which will contribute to a gain in business floorspace also commenced in the monitoring year. There is one significant development which will contribute to a loss of business floorspace in which 955m² will be lost through the demolition of Connaught House and 38 Melbourne Street, Brighton and there have not been any approved applications for a replacement use on the site.

64 Business Development - Decisions

The amount of new potential business floorspace applied for in the monitoring year is very encouraging as it would provide a net increase of 40,409m² if all of the approved applications were realised. What is more encouraging is 34,998 m² of this potential gain in floorspace has already either commenced or been completed. The majority of this gain is through the development on land adjacent to Amex House which was both approved and commenced in the monitoring year. The developments given permission and completed in the monitoring year have provided a small net increase in business floorspace (87m²). The potential increase in office floorspace is masking the lack of potential floorspace offered through other business use classes. If certain developments are realised there could be losses in non office use classes with very little gain to compensate. Notable applications given permission in the monitoring year include the redevelopment of the Sackville Road Trading Estate in Hove in which 5,287m² of office space would be provided although it would also create a loss in Light Industrial (2,600m²) and Storage or Distribution (490m²) uses. Office space is also proposed at the GB Liners Site, Blackman Street, Brighton in which 3,327m² of office space would be provided to replace 526m² of Storage or Distribution space.

Housing Development - Completions

There were 380 net housing completions in the monitoring year. This was higher than the 332 completions estimated in the 2008/09 housing trajectory. The completion figure is the lowest in the last ten years and the first time in the same period that the completion figure has dropped below 400 units, although healthy completion figures in previous years means the average completion rate for the last ten years is 651 per year. This suggests that the downturn in the economy has had an effect on housing development in the City over the monitoring year. The effect had not been seen until this monitoring year as a number of developments had already commenced and were at a stage in which they were close to completion, in particular a number of large applications. 100% of the completions were on sites of previously developed land. Table 50 describes the type of developments completed in 2009/10; over three quarters of the completions came through new build developments which is a slightly higher proportion than in 2008/09. Table 50: Residential Completions by Type of Development 2009/10 Type of Development Net Units Completed % of Total Completions New Build 302 79 Conversions 44 12 Change of Use 34 9 Total 380 100

As in 2008/09 all of the completions in 2009/10 came through unallocated sites as windfall, there is currently only one extant planning permission on an allocated site; 2-18 The Cliff, Rottingdean. The lack of completions on allocated sites has combined with a relatively low number of completions on small windfall sites to contribute to the relatively low housing completion figure in the monitoring year. The number of completions on large sites is comparable with the average number of large completions through the previous four years. 71% of all housing completions in 2009/10 came through large sites with 29% from small sites. Table 51 compares the windfall and allocated completions this year with those in previous years. 65 Table 51: Residential Completions by Windfall or Allocated Sites 2005/06-2009/10 Post Local Plan Adoption Windfall Analysis 2005-2010 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 Windfall Small Sites <6 units 313 282 157 149 111 Windfall Large Sites >6 units 144 269 230 572 269 Allocated Units 82 246 180 0 0 Total Completion Units 539 797 567 721 380 The completion of large developments over 10 units was of great importance to housing completion numbers in the monitoring year as these provided 224 units to the overall housing supply. Over a third of the overall completion figure is attributable to the completion of four further stages in the redevelopment of the Ocean Hotel in Saltdean. The developments providing over 10 units and completed in 2009/10 are listed in Table 52.

Table 52: Residential Developments, Over 10 Units, Completed in 2009/10 Net Address Dwellings Ebenezer Chapel, Richmond Parade, Brighton 48 Building 3 (Pacific), Longridge Avenue, Brighton 44 Building 2 (Caspian), Longridge Avenue, Brighton 40 Building 1(Ionian), Longridge Avenue, Brighton 36 50-52, New Church Road, Hove 31 Building 6, Longridge Avenue, Brighton 25

The 10 unit threshold is important as policy HO2 of the Local Plan requires a 40% element of affordable housing on developments which provide on and above this threshold. All of the developments completed this year meet this figure (taking into account the total percentage of affordable housing over the entire Ocean Hotel development). Of the 380 units completed in 2009/10, 100 were affordable which covered 26% of the total units completed. The schemes completed in the monitoring year which contained an element of affordable housing are outlined in the Table 53. Table 53: Residential Completions, Containing and Element of Affordable Housing 2009/10 Provided with Subsidy Scheme Social Rent Intermediate Total Affordable Ebenezer Chapel Richmond Parade 18 8 26 Brighton Building 6 Longridge Avenue Brighton 0 25 25 50-52 New Church Road Hove 25 0 25 Building 3 (Pacific) Longridge Avenue 0 24 24 Brighton Total 43 57 100

66 Housing Development - Commencements

There were 113 developments which commenced in 2009/10 including 44 that were also completed in the monitoring year and 18 that will provide five housing units or above. 1,230 net housing units will be provided when the developments which are currently being constructed are completed, although this includes 853 units on land at Brighton Marina where work technically commenced in 2009/10, but will not proceed further for the foreseeable future. Of the remaining 377 units 48 units will come through the final phase of the Ocean Hotel Development and are expected to be completed in 2010/11. Further notable commencements in 2009/10 include ten units at 3-5 Vernon Gardens Denmark Terrace, Brighton and nine units to the rear of 20-36 Baden Road, Brighton. Other significant developments currently under construction include; Dresden House, Albany Villas in Hove and 18 Wellington Road in Brighton.

Housing Development - Decisions

The number of housing units permitted for development in 2009/10 is similar, but lower than the number of units permitted in 2008/09 which had seen a reduction in housing units permitted compared to in previous years. In the monitoring year 424 units were approved through 147 planning applications. 23 of these applications were also completed in the monitoring year providing 26 new units. 34 applications given permission in 2009/10 were also commenced in the monitoring year. As in 2008/09 there was a lack of major projects coming forward in the monitoring year. Three schemes were approved that will provide over ten units including a scheme to redevelop the Sackville Road Trading Estate in Hove providing 92 units. The three schemes are;

G Sackville Road Trading Estate, Sackville Road, Hove (92 units)

G 24 Dorset Gardens (34 units)

G Roedale, Burstead Close, Brighton (24 units) Retail development completions

During 2009/10 no large retail schemes (over 1,000m²) were completed. Despite this there was an overall net gain of over 1000m² in retail (A1) and restaurant and cafe (A3) floorspace. The 1,225m² of retail floorspace gained in 2009/10 comes close to regaining the of 1,236m² loss of retail floor space in the previous monitoring year (Table 54). The most significant gains came through a retrospective application at 169-174 Western Road which provided 860m² of A1 floorspace , the creation of a new 669m² mezzanine floor in Currys, 184-186, Old Shoreham Road, Hove and 542m² A1 floorspace from the change of use from a Sui Generis vehicle depot to the rear of 100 North Road, Brighton. Table 54 outlines the change in A1 use compared to other A use classes. The trend of gains in restaurant floorspace A3 continued from previous years with 1,588m² of new floorspace. Most notably the Music Library Site in Church Street, Brighton had 337m² of floorspace converted to restaurant use.

Table 54: Change in Floorspace of 'A' Use Classes 2009/10 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A Mixed Gross 3,109 124 1,794 0 137 546 Loss -1,884 -516 -206 -273 0 0 Net 1,225 -393 1,588 -273 137 546

67 Retail Development Decisions

If all of the retail floorspace given planning permission in 2009/10 was developed it would provide a net gain of 11,498m² of new A1 floorspace (Table 55). This suggests a healthy outlook for new retail developments in the City, provided the applications are realised on site.

Table 55: Potential Floorspace from 2009/10 Retail Permissions Retail Permissions All Retail (A1) Gross 15,095 Loss -3,597 Net 11,498

Two applications approved in the year are large retail schemes. The redevelopment of the Sackville Road Trading Estate would provide 6,907m² of new retail floorspace and a proposed extension of the Asda Store on Crowhurst Road, Brighton would create 1,676m² of new A1 floorspace.

To safeguard the vitality and viability of Local, District, Town and Regional centres a retail centre healthcheck is carried out annually. This monitoring informs the application decision process to keep the correct balance of uses in each centre. Leisure and Cultural Developments

Falmer Stadium Work on the Falmer Stadium has continued through 2009/10 and is on target to be completed in May 2011 for the beginning of the 2011/12 football season. The centrepiece of the scheme is a multi-purpose all seater stadium with a capacity of 22,374 seats. The stadium will host football matches as the home of Brighton and Hove Albion. In addition to football the stadium will also host other sports such as rugby and hockey plus music concerts, conferences, exhibitions and provide a banqueting and conference facility and 2,000m² of teaching space.

Sussex County Cricket Ground Redevelopment of the County Cricket Ground began in December 2009 after permission was granted in the same month. The redevelopment of the ground will replace the Gilligan, Wilbury and South West Stands and provide new hospitality buildings, extend the indoor cricket school and refurbish the Pavilion.

Circus Street Whilst awaiting redevelopment, the vacant market building on Circus Street has been given temporary permission to be used for cultural and community uses. This is similar to a previous approved application, given permission in 2007, which resulted in a large site specific installation by Anish Kapoor as part of the 2009 Brighton Festival. It is intended the temporary use of the site will be limited to key high profile events.

Temporary Ice Rink Permission for a temporary ice rink to run from 1st November 2009 to 23rd January 2010 on the Royal Pavilion eastern lawns was given permission in November 2009 and included ancillary buildings for a café, toilet facilities and skate hire. The rink was not delivered, although a similar application was approved for the winter of 2010/11, in November 2010, and the ice rink opened on 13 November 2010.

68 Cycling Brighton & Hove is currently a national exemplar Cycling Town until 2011.

New Hotels There are currently no new Hotels under construction in Brighton & Hove. There is at present one approved planning application for a New Hotel in the centre of Brighton which could potentially add 140 bed spaces for visitors to the city;

G 88-92 Queens Road & 4 Frederick Place Brighton Demolition of existing building (former Casino) and construction of a 140 bedroom hotel accommodated over eleven floors

69 7. Saving Policies

This section of the AMR sets out the status of policies within development plans prepared under earlier planning legislation.

The development plans for Brighton & Hove are:

G Brighton & Hove Local Plan, July 2005

G East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Waste Local Plan, February 2006

G East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Minerals Local Plan, 1999 The Brighton & Hove Local Plan, Waste Local Plan and Minerals Local Plan policies have all been 'saved' under the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 until replaced by Local Development Frameworks/Waste & Minerals Development Framework, as detailed below. Regional Planning Policy The Government confirmed in June 2010 that they plan to abolish Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS), which would mean that the South East Plan policies would no longer form part of the development plan for Brighton & Hove.

Brighton & Hove Local Plan, July 2005 In June 2008 the Government confirmed that most of the Local Plan policies have been saved in accordance with the city council's request although nine were not saved. The nine deleted policies are listed in Brighton & Hove City Council's Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2007- 2008. These nine policies are now shown as deleted in the Local Plan and on the interactive Local Plan Map.

The Minerals Local Plan 1999 In September 2007, the Government confirmed that all the policies in the Minerals Local Plan are saved until replaced by Development Plan Documents (DPD) within the Waste & Minerals Development Framework (WMDF).

The Waste Local Plan 2006 In August 2008, the Government confirmed that all the policies in the Waste Local Plan (WLP) have been saved until replaced by Development Plan Documents in the Waste & Minerals Development Framework (WMDF).

Waste & Minerals Development Framework (WMDF) East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council are still progressing work on the Waste & Minerals Development Framework, and no policies have yet been finalised. However it is very likely that the aims and objectives of the WLP will be in line with the principles of the emerging policy documents. The WLP policies are consistent with national minerals, waste, and other planning policy, subject to the government's comprehensive review of National Waste Policy (results expected in Spring 2011). In this respect the WLP policies are considered necessary, interpreting and applying national policy rather than repeating it. The timetable for implementing the WMDF is currently under review and will have to reflect changes to Government policy. It is intended that this DPD will cover all of the policy areas currently covered by the WLP. WLP policies are therefore needed until the new Core Strategy is in place.

Further specific details on how these policies were saved can be found in the Brighton & Hove Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2007-2008.

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