1. Purpose of the report and policy context

1.1 To receive any petitions submitted directly to Democratic Services or any e-Petition submitted via the council’s website.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That Council notes the petition(s).

3. Context and background information

3.1 To receive the following petition:

Safer crossings on Hollingbury Road

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to improve road safety and crossings on Hollingbury Road: We propose putting in a central Island at the Hollingbury Road/ Hollingbury Crescent T junction to divide the road. As well as a zebra crossing outside No 80. Plus, reinstating flattened speed bumps between the Fiveways junction and the turning into Hollingbury Crescent.

The T junction that links Hollingbury Road to Hollingbury Crescent is very wide with cars coming from multiple directions (To cross you need to look in all these different directions -towards Fiveway's, South down Hollingbury road, East down Hollingubry Crescent and Stanmer Park Road). Lots of school children must cross this road in the morning/afternoon which is very busy and often children must wait in the middle of the road between cars, as cars can come from so many directions by the time you get half way the traffic has changed on the other side. Plus, drivers often, either leave their indicator on after leaving Fiveways and are not turning or they forget to indicate and turn last minute creating further confusion. Often cars are speeding off the Fiveways junction using either Hollingbury Road or Hollingbury Crescent as a cut through to Lewes Road. So the speed bumps need reinstating between the Fiveways junction and the turning into Hollingbury Crescent to slow traffic down and discourage cutting through. The current markers for a crossing outside No 80 are also insufficient and barely visible, with a upwards slope on both sides to enter the road, meaning smaller people are harder to see especially when cars are parked.

A zebra crossing would make crossing at this point safer (and much clearer as a crossing) which is also used by lots of children going to and from school. I have seen on multiple times one car stopping from one direction but not from the other increasing the risk that a child will walk out not realising the other car hasn't stopped. Both Crossings I've mentioned are a through route for children going to Varndean school, Varndean college and Dorothy Stringer school as well as from the other way to Downs infants/ junior school. The combination of a high volume of school children needed to use these routes combined with the dangerous crossing points, heavy traffic and people speeding is a disaster waiting to happen.

3.2 To receive the following petition:

Saunders park view parking

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to change the hours of the parking permits along Saunders park view. People that live on the preston barrack site including the new houses on saunders park view, now park along Saunders park view between the current parking restrictions and in the evening and weekends. The preston barracks site is suppose to be a car free development. This has effected the residents that lived here before the development was built. There is very limited parking along Saunders park view which has now been made worse by all the new houses and flats being moved into. It will only get even worse when the newest blocks of flats along the end is opened. The problem has been ongoing and gets even worse at weekends and evenings when you don't need a permit. Parking on double yellows, and in the turning circle has become regular especially at night. If there is no parking along Saunders park view we then have to park the other side of Lewes Road.

Extend the current hours to 24 hours a day 7 days a aweek. Or make them 12 hrs a day including weekends.

The other end of Saunders park view has different restrictions? Why are we included in zone U which is the other side of Lewes road?

3.3 To receive the following petition:

Annual charging for Watercraft owner Saltdean Beach

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to Abolish the proposed annual charging of £110 from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.

Brighton & Hove council intend to start charging £110 from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 to store any watercraft on Saltdean beach. This is a new introduction having not been in operation for the previous years. This has been a great asset to the local community allowing everyone to take to the water for exercise, relaxation and enjoyment.

No security or service is provided apart from a metal wire to chain watercraft to. The council made no effort to reinforce the policy stated before of removal of any watercraft left after September 2025 deadline as possibly this would have taken up too much time/money so have now installed this fee charging alternative.

Please sign the petition if you feel strongly about this and that this service should be available to all regardless if you can afford it or not.