How we are regenerating our city for residents and businesses

Find out why and how the city is being regenerated.

Why we need new developments

Brighton & Hove is famous for its world-famous seafront and historic buildings, and for its unique retail, leisure and cultural offer. The city has long been recognised for the strength of its small business economy. It is also known as a hub of creativity, innovation and enterprise.

But, in recent years the city’s growth has led to a housing crisis.

The Centre for Cities 'Cities Outlook 2023' report shows that Brighton & Hove ranks second worse amongst all UK cities for housing affordability.

7,500 households are currently on the Housing Register, including 1,800 people currently living in temporary or emergency accommodation.

Partnerships that improve our city 

We work with our communities and with a range of public and private sector partners to transform under-used areas and improve our city.   

This work includes:

  • £100s of millions of inward investment  
  • over 1,500 new homes (completed or in the pipeline) 
  • new business premises and innovation space  
  • the restoration of the city’s seafront and historic buildings 
  • 1,000s of jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities  

They have also secured millions in new Council Tax and Business Rates receipts, and Section 106 payments to help support council services and the city’s infrastructure. 

Making the most of development opportunities 

The city is surrounded by the South Downs National Park. This means the amount of developable land in the city is limited. It is important that we make the most of our sites, ensuring that regeneration is of high quality and maximises benefits for our communities. Our City Plans set out how we manage new developments and allocate sites to do this. 

Our role 

Delivering an ambitious programme of regeneration and housing across the city involves the development of both council and privately-owned land or property. 

Where the council is not directly involved as landowner, we work in partnership with landowners, developers and other bodies. This happens when a project has strategic significance to the city.

We are also the Planning Authority for Brighton & Hove. Our Planning Committee decides all applications for regeneration schemes requiring planning permission. This includes council and privately owned projects. The Committee is made up of councillors from all political parties represented on the council. 

Current and completed regeneration and housing projects

Our Brighton & Hove City Regeneration map shows current and recently completed regeneration and housing projects across the city. It also shows the location of community projects which have benefited from developer Section 106 payments.

You can see more or less detail by using the 'layers' button on the left side. You can zoom in or out using the plus and minus buttons.