In line with the Brighton and Hove City Plan Part 1, which calls for a mix of 85+ homes and light industrial usage, we support the concept of this site being used to free up land for much-needed housing, commercial and amenity space, provided it can be achieved without any risk of harm to our communities or environment. We want this site to be used to benefit the local and city communities by providing a people-friendly, planet-friendly, place for local people to live and work and enhance our reputation as an attractive venue and holiday destination.

We are very aware of the risks of excavating this contaminated site, potentially containing buried toxins that could impact the health and well-being of the public living and working in the area, operatives working on the site and visitors to our City, in addition to the environment.

Due to the risk of encountering highly toxic "hot spots" in potentially un-known locations on the site, we are calling for a solution that avoids disturbing the soil and ensures that no contamination will cause harm to the public or the environment. 

We believe that Brighton deserves better than the high rise, high density, soul-less, mass-developments that have emerged elsewhere in the City, and beyond.

We are proposing an option for developing the site without excavating or disturbing contaminated soil by using structures that could use pad or raft foundations.

We understand that these may be practical for buildings up to approximately 4-storeys high or solutions using MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) including volumetric units manufactured off site.

We are very aware of the impending global climate crisis and support Brighton and Hove's pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.

As a result, we expect to see features such as zero carbon or negative carbon technology and use of renewable energy sources, passive heating/cooling, and embracing the Circular Economy and the "20 minute neighbourhood" principles.