Portslade scheme set for backing

Plans for a residential development in Portslade are coming back before committee.Mike Stimpson Properties is behind the application, which concerns a site at the junction of Foredown Road and Fox Way.The plans were originally presented to Brighton & Hove City Council’s planning committee in July 2021, when members were minded to grant planning permission subject to the provision of four affordable dwellings off-site.In the intervening period, planning permission was refused in November for the conversion of 43-45 Bentham Road to create eight studio flats and one two-bedroom apartment.This latest application seeks an alternative way to provide the affordable housing through a commuted sum.Outline planning permission is now being sought for 14 two- and three-bedroom houses.Approval has been recommended subject to a S106 agreement being signed, which includes an in-lieu affordable housing financial contribution of £756,500.