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Brookleigh Planning Update
It's been a busy few months here at Brookleigh with lots of Reserved Matters Planning Applications being submitted to Mid Sussex District Council. Find out more below about the latest developments.
Western Link Road (WLR) Phase 1
The first section of the Western Link Road at Brookleigh, known as West End Farm Avenue, is now open.
This key new transport connection for Brookleigh's new residents, the wider community and local businesses across Burgess Hill and beyond, connects the A2300 in the north and Jane Murray Way in the south. Jackson Civil Engineering has carried out these works, completing the first of three phases of works on this new connection at Brookleigh.
The new route will provide access to homes at Brookleigh and future community facilities such as The Arc, the new outdoor sport centre which is now open.
The road incorporates a shared path for pedestrians and cyclists which will tie into the wider network of footpaths and cycleways being delivered as part of the Brookleigh scheme. It will form part of a longer spine road stretching east to west across Brookleigh with new roundabouts and junctions at the intersections with the existing highways.
As well as the connectivity benefits, the road will improve safety with the new roundabout helping separate residential and school traffic from freight traffic.
Western Bridge and Link Road Phase 2&3
Jackson Civil Engineering has recently submitted planning applications for phases two and three of the Western Bridge and Link Road. These proposals include works to provide a new link road, bridge, pedestrian and cycle infrastructure between the newly constructed A2300 Roundabout and the proposed new central road through Brookleigh.
We are pleased that the planning application for Phase 3 has now been approved by Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) and is available to view on the MSDC website: https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/planning-building/ using the reference DM/25/0109.
If you have any questions about the works, please contact the team at
Primary School
Homes England recently held a public consultation, which included two public exhibitions to share proposals for the new Brookleigh Primary School with the local community.
This is the first of two primary schools being developed at Brookleigh and will be built by Homes England. The outline planning application was approved by Mid Sussex District Council in October 2019.
Brookleigh Primary School will be a two-form entry school located to the east of Isaacs Lane and will offer a capacity of 420 pupil places. The school will also accommodate a 52-place (full-time equivalent) nursery and a 16-place Special Support Centre (SSC).
Homes England has now submitted a Reserved Matters planning application for the detailed design of the school. The RMA can be viewed on the MSDC planning portal at https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/planning-building/view-and-comment-on-planning-applications/ by searching for the planning reference DM/25/2640.
The Hill Group
The Hill Group has recently submitted a Reserved Matters planning application to Mid Sussex District Council for the delivery of Phase 1c at Brookleigh, on land east of Isaacs Lane.
With the development principles established through the outline planning permission, Hill's Reserved Matters application seeks to deliver a landscape-led development for:
- 270 new homes, in a mixture of 1 and 2-bedroom apartments and 2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses
- 30% affordable homes for local people, in a mixture of rent and shared ownership tenures
- 60 extra-care apartments, creating additional housing choice for local older people
- A new Eastern Neighbourhood Centre, creating a range of new local shops and a community centre (outline details only)
- Extensive new public open spaces, with a new Eastern Neighbourhood Park
- New pedestrian and cycle routes that link to the new local centre within the site, the wider Brookleigh development and the Burgess Hill Green Circle and Green Super Highway alongside new landscaping and a sustainable drainage strategy.
You can view and comment on the proposal via the Council's planning portal www.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/ under reference: DM/25/1986.
Green Circle Network improvements
Homes England and our developer partner, Bellway, are carrying out footway and cycleway improvement works to the existing Public Right of Way (PRoW) at Freeks Lane, north of Eastbridge Avenue, as part of the Green Circle that is to be provided at Brookleigh.
You may be aware that the footpath has been closed ahead of works beginning. Bellway have been carrying out pre-start works for the Green Circle works with start on site w/c 27 October.
The Green Circle is a continuous walking, cycling, and bridleway that will encourage active lifestyles and car-free travel throughout the Brookleigh development whilst also linking Brookleigh to Burgess Hill to provide a new leisure route for the town.
Freeks Lane forms part of the Green Circle and the proposed works will upgrade the existing footpath to a bridleway, improving access along this PRoW.
The planning application submitted by Bellway to Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) earlier this year for the footway and cycleway improvements at Freeks Lane has been approved under planning reference number DM/25/0088. The approved plans can be viewed on the Council's website.
