A popular cut-through may be closed off if councillors agree to an application to block one gate and restrict access through another. The shortcut between School Road and Payne Avenue, in Hove, was created about six years ago when an old office block, Rayford House, was turned into flats. “There have also been instances of drug dealing / drug use in the car park and what appeared to be transactions involving stolen goods. At peak hours, it turns our car park into a very busy area. “Often it also means that kids and teenagers loiter in the car park on their way to school.