Adur District Council to make decision on Brighton Road development in Shoreham

Adur District Council’s planning committee will consider the application by developer Shoreham Brighton Road Limited to use the Frosts Cars site in Brighton Road for a mixture of 80 one-bedroom and 103 two-bedroom apartments and business space.

The plans, which were originally submitted in August 2021, were amended by the developer this year with an amended design of the ground-floor level.

The developer also made a U-turn on its original plan not to include affordable homes in the scheme and said that 30 percent of the housing will be affordable.

This would mean at least 55 homes, with a tenure split of 25 per cent shared ownership and 75 per cent rented accommodation.

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An artist's impression of the development An artist's impression of the development (Image: Adur District Council)

According to planning documents, the combined factors of new access to grants from Homes England, following discussions with a housing association, coupled with the “reduction in the risk for the developer”, would help the project to “remain financially viable”, while also providing the level of affordable housing sought by the local authority.

The proposed development would be made up of blocks of flats between five and nine storeys high, basement parking and raised decks, new highway access, flood defences, improved drainage infrastructure and landscaping.

The Frosts Cars site in Shoreham (Image: Adur District Council)

In view of the “huge” public interest in the scheme, the council encouraged the developer to extend the public consultation period over the plans, as well as increasing the number of public open days than had been first proposed.

The consultation period ended on September 12.

The planning committee will consider the application at its meeting from 7pm on Wednesday, September 28 at the Shoreham Centre.