Aldrington, Orchards, Nevill and Goldstone Valley could get a controlled parking zone. Officers take questions at Bishop Hannington Church on 29 September.
Four Hove neighbourhoods could get a controlled parking zone, and the council is taking questions about it in person this month. The drop-in runs from 4pm to 8pm on Tuesday 29 September at Bishop Hannington Church Lounge on Nevill Avenue, about three miles west of central Brighton (Brighton & Hove City Council, 7 September 2026).
The areas named by the council are Aldrington, Orchards, Nevill and Goldstone Valley. All four are in Hove, not in Brighton.
There is no scheme yet, and no decision. This is the stage before the formal process starts. Officers will have street maps out and will answer questions face to face. Anything said will feed into whether a proposal is developed at all.
What the council says a scheme would do
The stated objectives are to:
- improve parking for residents and businesses
- reduce commuter parking displaced from elsewhere
- improve road safety
- support disabled access
- manage traffic congestion
- meet environmental and neighbourhood goals
The council says a sign-in on arrival will record names and addresses. The point is to see which streets are actually represented in the room, and to manage numbers for venue safety.
What happens after the drop-in
A controlled parking zone is not created at a meeting like this one. The council sets out four stages (how we make controlled parking zones):
- a request or petition, considered when the next parking scheme timetable is set
- an initial consultation sent to addresses in the proposed area, to test whether there is general support
- a detailed design consultation, if the initial one is positive
- a Traffic Regulation Order, then permits, road markings and signs
The council has confirmed that “any future controlled parking scheme would be subject to a separate formal consultation process”. So the drop-in is the moment to shape what gets proposed, and the initial consultation is where residents get to vote on it.
What a permit would cost
If a zone were eventually made, residents would need permits. Current prices depend on the zone and on the car’s emissions. A 12-month resident permit costs between £127.75 and £456.25, with the low emission band cheapest and the high emission band dearest (council prices, from 20 April 2026).
The emission bands are set by CO2 output: 110g/km or less for low emission, up to 165g/km for standard, and 166g/km or more for high. Cars registered before March 2001 do not show a CO2 figure and so do not get the discount. Blue Badge holders pay an administration fee only, between £10.60 and £15.90 for 12 months.
What it means for you
- If you live in Aldrington, Orchards, Nevill or Goldstone Valley, 29 September is the cheapest chance to influence this. Nothing formal has been drafted yet, which is exactly why the room matters.
- If you are against a scheme, turn up anyway. The sign-in is by street, so absent streets look like uninterested streets.
- If you cannot get there, the formal consultation comes later and every address in the proposed area is written to.
- If you park in the area for work or for the seafront, commuter displacement is one of the council’s stated reasons for looking at this.
- If you want to know how the city’s existing zones work, our parking in Brighton page covers the zones, tariffs and permit rules.
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