Various technical questions and now debate. Carol Theobald prefers the current property and thinks it's a shame. @ShanksSue agrees it's a shame to knock a perfectly good house down. @MCQ_cellos says more development is happening there #Ldreporter#Brighton#Hove
Even with a large house with parking for five cars, there aren't reasons to refuse says @MCQ_cellos even though she is conflicted she will support. @danieljyates agrees on the balance of losing a good house for another but will support #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
The committee has two abstentions and three in favour of the application.
Now Labour 's motion Stop people being priced out of our City: Ban the sale of new homes as second homes.
Communities are suffering because of skyrocking cost of homes and the second home market is part of this says Gill Williams. #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
The gas works development is going to be marketed at the investment market which does not provide homes for local people says Gill Williams. #Brighton remains unaffordable for many says Savils. One in 77 homes are empty 2,083 are second homes #LDreporter#Hove
There are more than 3,000 unregulated air B&BS, with 73% are entire homes says Gill Williams.
She alls for a planning obligation and city-wide referendum to ban second homes #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
Now @Gary4Hove presents the motion on council services. He receives many complaints about short comings to rubbish and recycling, parking permits and keeping the streets clean. The city problems are made worse by the government. Systems fail our residents #LDreporter#Brighton
People are angry with the state of the city. The council is failing to get the basis right and Labour wants a cross-party working group to sort out the mess says @Gary4Hove Issues stretch back over a number of years #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
@Gary4Hove We have for too long been trying to solve the same questions in the same ways. We need to look through the issues says @Gary4Hove We need neighbourhoods that are clean green and safe. We must begin today to fix the problem #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
First up is pension investments on fossil fuels subject to a protest outside #Hove Town Hall this evening. @hannalytical speaks about the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
The Green motion put forward by @hannalytical but there is a bit of a curfuffle over her volume and Conservative councillors speaking over her #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
Restrictions to council meetings are brought in to protect councillors. officers and members of the public. We have 1,200 cases today in the city says @ShanksSue There are people at risk and are vulnerable including councillors who are concerned #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
Restrictions to council meetings are brought in to protect councillors. officers and members of the public. We have 1,200 cases today in the city says @ShanksSue There are people at risk and are vulnerable including councillors who are concerned #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
The constitution can only be fully amended by full council says @hannalytical Each group can submit two motions and joint motions are restricted to one, unauthorise encampments move to ETS, planning committee decides criteria for site visits #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
There was national horror after the death of Sarah Everard says @steffingtonheg She is upset it was at the hands of a serving police officer, someone she was told was a trusted person as a child. Violence against women and girls has increased #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove
The affects of abuse last for years says @steffingtonheg It can result in death. Today there are reports a 19-year-old woman was killed by a 23-year-old man. #Brighton and #Hove has a commitment to White Ribbon UK and supported the #16daysofactivism2021#LDreporter
White Ribbon accreditation requires the community to work together to educate men and boys. @steffingtonheg asks the council to support the process #LDreporter#Brighton#Hove