Subject: Enforcing Covenant on land in West Saltdean

Date of meeting: 13th October 2025

Proposer: Councillor Rowkins

Seconder: Councillor Winder

Ward(s) affected: Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Notice of Motion

Labour Group Amendment

This council notes:

1) The 1938 agreement between Saltdean Estate Company Ltd, the Borough of Brighton and The Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Brighton which details various conditions attached to three separate plots of land known as The Mount Estate in West Saltdean – and described as open spaces in the Covenant.

2) That Clause 4 of 1938 agreement gives BHCC the powers to formally designate the land as public open space.

3) That the three plots of land are designated as Local Green Spaces in the West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan which gives them the same protection as land in the green belt.

4) That locked gates have been installed meaning the land cannot be enjoyed as the open space the covenant intended.

This council resolves to:

1) Request that officers prepare a report to be presented to the relevant Cabinet Member about the feasibility, processes, timescale and costs of invoking Clause 4 of the Covenant for plots 2 and 3 of The Mount Estate.

Recommendations to read if carried:

This Council notes:

2) That Clause 4 of 1938 agreement gives BHCC the powers to formally designate the land as public open space.

3) That the three plots of land are designated as Local Green Spaces in the West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan which gives them the same protection as land in the green belt.

4) That locked gates have been installed meaning the land cannot be enjoyed as the open space the covenant intended.

This counciltherefore resolves to:

1) Request that officers prepare a report to be presented to the relevant Cabinet Member about the feasibility, processes, timescale and costs of invoking Clause 4 of the Covenant for plots 2 and 3 of The Mount Estate.