Keasley House 10 Franklin Road Portslade BN41 1AN Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/03004 - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing office building (Class E) to form 3no self-contained flats (C3), including roof alterations to facilitate the erection of an additional storey with front rooflights, side and rear windows and associated alterations with retention of existing commercial building to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Dec 2025
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Consultation
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
10 Mar 2026

Approved on 10 Mar 2026 · Planning (Applications) Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 4 Mar 2026.

Approved unanimously

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Members considered the homes a good development and an improvement on the existing site.
  • The committee unanimously granted planning permission subject to conditions and informatives.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes, Brighton and Hove Planning Committee minutes, 4 March 2026 .

Documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £390,500 in September 2025. Other property, freehold.

26 September 2025£390,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 115)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BN41 1AN
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
South Portslade
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Mar 2026
Decision level
Planning (Applications) Committee
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 89 days from validation, 23 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
19 Dec 2025
Consultation
18 Dec 2025
Comments by
2 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
5 Jan 2026
Committee
4 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brighton and Hove is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brighton and Hove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #107 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #70 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #238 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #200 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
189 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
63 decided
1,719
Total decisions
176 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.