THE green light has been given for the building of 13,200 new homes in Brighton and Hove by 2030.

Among the areas set aside for houses include Lewes Road, which will take 875, New England Quarter and London Road area (1130) and Toad’s Hole Valley (700).

The blueprint for future developments in Brighton and Hove, the City Plan, was finally approved by Government Inspector Laura Graham after five years of work on the document.

It sets out the city’s long-term plan to provide homes and jobs up until 2030.

Miss Graham has published her final report on the plan and concluded it meets legal requirements following modifications agreed in recent years to develop more of the city’s green fringe spaces.

The plan will be used as the basis for the council’s decision making process on planning decisions and gives the city greater control of the scale and location of future housebuilding.

The implementation of the plan will also see 25,000 square metres of new retail space in Churchill Square and Brighton Marina and up to 105,500 square metres of new employment space.

The 13,200 new homes will be spread across the city with 1,000 homes built on the urban fringe.

The revised figure of new homes is well below the original expected housing demand up to 2030 of 30,000.

But the inspector has acknowledged there are significant restrictions on the amount of land available for development.

Its neighbours, including Adur, Worthing, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Horsham and Crawley, will be urged to cooperate with Brighton and Hove City Council to help meet its housing shortfall.

The inspector’s report will be considered by councillors at the policy and resources committee on March 17 with a final vote on whether to adopt the plan to be held at full council a week later.

Councillor Gill Mitchell, chairwoman of the city’s environment, transport and sustainability committee, said: “A key milestone has been reached with the City Plan Part 1.

“I am pleased that the Inspector’s report recognises the significant land supply constraints we face in meeting housing needs in full.

“The plan has taken time to develop and we have had some demanding challenges along the way.

“When adopted the City Plan will give communities more certainty about how the city will grow and develop.”

PLANS SHRINK BUT THERE ARE 14 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT AHEAD

MORE than 13,000 homes will be built within the boundaries of the city over the next 14 years.

It was originally hoped 30,000 could be built but the Government inspector concluded Brighton and Hove has significant restrictions with space.

Among the recently agreed amendments, the Lewes Road area will now have to accommodate 875 homes while 515 new homes will be built in the Eastern Road and Edward Street area.

The housing demands have been lowered around Hove Station from 630 to 525 homes while the New England Quarter and London Road area will have 1,130 new homes.

More than 1,000 homes will be built on the urban fringe while small site development will account for 2,015 new homes – up from 1,250 on the previous target.

Sites set for redevelopment include 700 homes and a new secondary school at Toad’s Hole Valley, a minimum of 400 homes in Aldrington Basin and 110 new homes in the redevelopment of Freshfield Road Business Park and Gala Bingo Hall.

Additionally Shoreham Harbour will take 300 new homes, Brighton Marina 1940 and there will be 20 new homes as part of the Brighton Centre and Churchill Square redevelopment.