About Patcham Court Farm
The 3.6 acre Patcham Court Farm site sits north of Patcham Village Conservation Area and the Grade II listed Patcham Court Farmhouse.
It previously formed part of a wider agricultural holding but was separated from the main farm in 1989/1990 because of the construction of the A27.
The site has remained undeveloped for over 30 years.
Planning application BH2022/02232
In July 2022 Royal Mail Group Ltd submitted a planning application for the erection of a storage and distribution building of 4,145 sqare metre in area, with associated access, parking, landscaping, re-grading of land, enclosures, and infrastructure works and an express vehicle maintenance facility.
Find out more about how the Patcham Court Farm delivery office application was granted at a Planning Committee meeting on 4 September 2024.
Where you can find information about the planning application
All of the documents are publicly available on the Planning Register website. The application number is BH2022/02232.
Find out more about how the Planning Committee agreed to grant planning permission at a meeting on 4 September 2024. The decision will be issued after a s106 legal agreement is signed.
Ownership of the site
The land is currently owned by Brighton & Hove City Council.
At a Cabinet meeting on 14 November 2024, members considered options and a recommendation for the future use of the land at Patcham Court Farm.
Following consideration of options, which include the use of the site for Park & Ride or housing development, members voted to agree the recommendation of the sale of the leasehold to Royal Mail for the development of a new delivery office.
That sale is subject to the council having first refusal on the current Hove Delivery Office site for new affordable homes. The North Road site could not deliver a viable Homes for Brighton & Hove scheme but would provide an exciting regeneration opportunity in the city centre.
Read about the Cabinet meeting discussion and View Cabinet meeting pagesView the Cabinet meeting pages.