A community is calling for support for its plans for a “pocket park” on two street corners that currently house communal bins.
People living in St Aubyns, Hove, asked for a pocket park on the corner of Kingsway, the A259 seafront road, back in June 2022.
Now their project is one of several vying for a share of developers’ cash to cover the cost of planting the park.
Brighton and Hove City Council is holding a public vote on its website to gauge support.
The council’s website includes a page on the St Aubyns Pocket Park proposal.
The plans form part of the A259 cycleway proposals and a successful bid would contribute towards the cost of plants classed as appropriate to the “maritime conditions”.
Sue Kalicinska, from Friends of St Aubyns Park, said: “This community-led project is aiming to transform the southern end of St Aubyns, adjacent to the Kingsway, into a green and pleasant space for all to enjoy.
“New plans have now been designed. Our aims include relocating the bins into the road, repaving the area and providing planting to improve our environment.
“The cycle racks will be retained and the bins will be disguised by a sculptural wall.”
Students from Brighton University’s architecture and urban design MA course have helped draw up the plans.
The council’s Better Brighton and Hove fund is made up of money collected by Brighton and Hove City Council from the “community infrastructure levy” charged to developers.
Every electoral ward has at least £22,000 to spend from the Better Brighton and Hove Fund – and more in wards where more schemes are approved.
For example, Westdene and Hove Park, where several schemes have been given planning permission, has the largest sum available – nearly £91,000.
People have five votes and a choice of 749 ideas on Brighton and Hove City Council’s website, with voting due to close on Tuesday 5 May.
