Decision - Council Plan Refresh

Brighton and Hove Cabinet, Council Decided 13 Oct 2025 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet, Council

Report author

Sanjan Haque

Published

14 Oct 2025

Reference

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As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report will seek to agree the Council Plan refresh and note the recommendations of the Corporate Peer Challenge report

1) Council received the report from the Cabinet meeting held on 17 July 2025 and the recommendations for approval: 2) Council approved the Council Plan refresh at Appendix 1. 3) Council noted the achievements made since the Council Plan was adopted in July 2023 as set out in Appendix 2. 4) Council noted the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 3. 5) Council noted the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge at Appendix 4 and the response to these in the Council Plan Refresh.

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The refreshed Council Plan sets out Brighton & Hove City Council’s priorities for 2025 to 2027: a city to be proud of, a fair and inclusive city, a healthy city, and a responsive, well-run learning council. It outlines planned investment and service improvements across housing, transport, the environment, health, children’s services, equality, technology and financial resilience.

Recommendation

To deliver the priorities and commitments set out in the refreshed Council Plan 2023 to 2027, working with residents, communities, businesses, public-sector partners and other organisations.

Financial impact

The plan identifies almost £37 million for planned and major council housing works in 2025/26, almost £15.2 million for building, health and fire safety improvements, just over £50 million for additional council homes, nearly £1.8 million for tenancy services, £3.1 million for Skills Bootcamps, £2.8 million in grant funding for electric vehicle charging points, and a target general fund reserves position of £12–15 million.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Brighton & Hove City Council

Stakeholders named

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Residents of Brighton & HoveTenants and leaseholdersChildren, young people and familiesPeople experiencing homelessnessDisabled peopleLGBTQ+ communitiesBlack and Racially Minoritised communitiesWomen and girlsOlder peopleUnpaid carersBusinesses and employersCommunity and voluntary sector organisationsCouncil staffSchools and education partnersNHS and health partnersPublic-sector partners

Next steps

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Submit the King Alfred Leisure Centre designs for a planning application later in 2025.
Begin work on procuring a new leisure services management contract.
Introduce wider recycling and a phased food waste collection service in 2025.
Install 500 additional public electric vehicle charging points each year for three years.
Develop the Housing Company in 2025.
Deliver the 2025/26 housing, safety, tenancy and new-homes investment programmes.
Develop new homelessness, rough sleeping, library sustainability, transport, community cohesion, carers and other strategies identified in the plan.
Prepare for the Mayoral Strategic Authority, the May 2026 mayoral elections and Local Government Reorganisation.
Report progress twice a year to the Cabinet and annually to the full Council.

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