The Brooks Road area has the second largest employment site in the South Downs National Park, and much of it is protected as a principal employment site under Policy SD35 of the South Downs Local Plan.
In recent years there have been several planning applications and enquiries for sites within the Brooks Road area for redevelopment, such as mixed-use development including residential use. In response, the SDNPA have prepared this Planning Brief in recognition that a level of change is happening in the area.
“The National Park Authority supports the continued use of these protected sites for B Class employment and will resist development proposals for alternative commercial uses and housing.”
The Brooks Road Planning Brief was agreed by the South Downs National Park Authority Planning Committee on 9th February 2023 for use for development management purposes.
See also the Friends of Lewes response to the SDNPA Brooks Road Planning Brief consultation [28 November 2022, pdf 134KB]
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