Longley Estate Development – now called “Longley Place”

Money allocation by Section 106

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This ambitious project was giving planning approval on March 20th 2019. The Officer’s report contains details of the section 106 allocations.

Some extracts ….

3 .Public Realm Enhancement:A financial contribution of £745,907towards enhancement of the public realm in Elder Place and associated works or changes to surrounding streets as necessary to enable this. Enhancement to include measures to secure greater priority for pedestrians and cyclists, calming of vehicular traffic, improved surfacing and introduction of street trees. Scheme to include phased approach.

4.Sustainable Transport and Highways: A financial contribution of £202,894 towards sustainable transport enhancements in the wider area in particular to address deficiencies in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to include:oThe Preston Circus junction complex (including potentially, inter alia, the junction of New England St and New England Rd)oNew England Street oNCN20 cycle route in the vicinity of the siteoYork Hill, including its junctions with London Rd, as may be necessary to complement public realm improvements on Elder Place to be funded via the separately secured section 106 contribution.oThe Greenway and associated links to this and Brighton Station from the development site.

5. Education A financial contribution of £122,086 to facilitate additional secondary school capacity at Dorothy Stringer and Varndean Schools.

6. Public art : Commissioning and installation of an Artistic Component to the value of £83,000 within the development within public view or in the immediate vicinity of the site. This could comprise an ‘uplift’ in the value of public realm provision to incorporate an artistic component in Elder Place/New England Street

7.Open space and recreation/sports: Provision of a financial contribution of £453,980 towards enhancement of outdoor/indoor sports, parks and gardens, childrens playspace, allotments and semi-natural space to include but not be limited to the following locations:

  • Dyke Road Park
  • St Nicholas Gardens
  • Tarner Park
  • Preston Park
  • Blakers Park
  • New England Quarter Greenway
  • Providence Place
  • St Nicholas Rest Gardens
  • Neville Recreation ground
  • Withdean Stadium
  • Small grassed areas in the vicinity of the site and on access routes to it
  • Roedale Valley Allotments and/or Moulsecoombe Estate Allotments