Cllr. Joe Miller

BH2021/04167 – Brighton Gasworks

26^th January 2022:

I support the above planning application.

Whilst I would prefer more affordable, if the independent DV decides what they can pay they will have to pay it. If they don’t I am sure committee will rightfully object as I would.

You can’t insist on affordable if it makes it unviable or there will have to be even more units across the site to pay for the affordable.

We must maximise use of these unused brownfield sites to protect our precious greenfield sites.

I am no expert but this is a heavily regulated and controlled area, and I trust those experts that make up the rules in relation to this. If it is unsafe it will be stopped. But equally it could be polluting currently and so not best to get rid of it? Also it is a hazard and visually harming that big blue drum is there or may fall over.

We must build more homes in these kinds of locations as a country, as if we supply more house prices will fall/stop increasing as far when wages can catch up. We have a severe homeless problem in the city and not building everywhere we can which is brownfield does not help.

I urge the committee to agree to this application and not end up with a white elephant for 20 or 30 years the same as the Preston Barracks site or the Anston House Site.