Bradshaws Bar have very kindly agreed to host a meeting for residents on Monday 18th at 7pm. I think that the following things might usefully be considerd at the meeting:
 

Town & Country Planning (Control of advertisements) ( England ) Regulations 2007.

During the summer you [EBRA] wrote to the office of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government giving your support to the making of a direction to bring under planning control the display of estate agents’ sale and letting boards in certain conservation areas in the centre of the city.

The Council has been informed that a hearing is to be conducted into the making of this direction, having received an objection to the proposal from the Brighton and Hove Estate Agents’ Association.

The hearing will be held at the Town Hall, Norton Road , Hove on Wednesday 9th March at 10.00.

Should you wish to make further written representation, this should be made to Mr C Kearney at Communities and Local Government, Floor 1/A1, Eland House, Bressenden Place , London SW1E 5DU , no later than 8th February. 

Members of the public may attend the hearing and, at the discretion of the Planning Inspector, express their views. If you are disabled or anyone you know who wants to attend the hearing is disabled, do contact me to ensure that proper arrangements have been made with regard parking space, access, or seating arrangements etc. 

Full details of the council’s representation in support of the proposal together with maps defining the areas which are recommended for inclusion in the direction are available for inspection during normal office hours at the “City Direct” Information and Advice Centres in the Town Hall, Norton Road , Hove and at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square , Brighton .

Yours sincerely
Roger Dowty
Design & Conservation Team Manager

Planning Strategy & Projects

01273 292505

Brighton & Hove City Council is to bring forward extra measures to tackle future severe weather following the recent cold snap.

Council leader Mary Mears has been reviewing the service after visiting the city's Hollingdean depot today (Tues) to talk to the gritting crews, bin men and women and gardeners involved in the operation.

She said: "I was impressed by the helpful suggestions that came forward from the staff on the ground who are closest to the residents. As a result I will be announcing several key improvements before the New Year.

"As well as making changes in the way we grit the roads and pavements, I believe we must work even better with our partners to make sure that the city keeps moving when temperatures fall.

"We must remember that this was a particularly severe and prolonged cold snap of the type that comes along only once every few years. From the day before the snow we had our gritting and street clearing teams, gardeners, arborists, drivers, bin men and women and managers out and about in the city implementing our severe weather plan.

“However, it is clear to me that many concerns have been raised by residents and they think that we could have done things differently. I want us to address those concerns."

The council has also confirmed that there will be an independent review into the council's handling of the recent winter weather.  An Environment and Community Safety Overview & Scrutiny committee early next year will be tasked with investigating the planning and processes, establishing whether any improvements can be made.

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For more press information, please contact Ali Rigby, Brighton & Hove City Council press office on 01273 291071.

The Environment and Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee at Brighton & Hove City Council has set up a Scrutiny Panel to conduct a ‘Speed Reduction Review: An investigation into 20 mph speed limits/zones’.

As part of the scrutiny process the panel is keen to canvas opinion from a wide range of groups and organisations about 20 mph speed limits and 20 mph zones. In particular, the panel would like to hear the views of Neighbourhood Forums about the impact of possible speed reduction initiatives in their area. 

Please could you contact me as soon as possible, but by no later than the 31 December if you would like to provide information and evidence for the scrutiny panel to consider.

Many thanks,


Libby Young

Overview & Scrutiny Assistant

Brighton & Hove City Council



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Tel: 01273 290450

Below is an e mail from Cllr Elgood concerning a Planning Application for the erection of  telephone masts. Please read it and respond to Planning with your comments.
Bill Cowell


Dear colleague

I would be grateful if you would circulate this information as widely as possible, and ask residents from across the ward to comment on the application. If this goes ahead other masts, such as at Intergen House, could also be tripled in strength.

 We’d had enough so decided to blockade their 8am Saturday morning product delivery. We hope to raise the profile of these issues ahead of a planning application from Primark being decided by the council’s planning committee this Wednesday 25th November, which includes delivery issues.

Primark’s management have refused to enter into dialogue with residents or councillors.

1. Regency Square and the streets around it contain business and residential properties. The businesses are mainly hotels, restaurants, bars and shops. More and more businesses are storing their trade waste bins on the public footways. This is unsightly and it can block the footway, forcing passers-by into the street.

2. Here are some examples to illustrate the problem:

Many residents of Farman Street and Cross Street were also in attendance
Bill introduced the two council representatives Jonathan and Simon who dealt with the previous aborted request for a gate.
They told us that the previous gating order was very slow going and had received more objections than any other applications in the city. The Ramblers Association and Local Access Group have issues regarding gating orders.