50 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01364 Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of lower ground floor and ground floor rear extension and raised terrace. (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 158 m away: Withdean & Westdene Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National park about 173 m away: South Downs; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 2

Last sold for £272,000 in September 2009. Detached house, freehold.

25 September 2009£272,000
1 September 1999£106,000

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

Building

Floor area99 m² (1,066 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, 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

Council
Brighton and Hove
Postcode
BN1 5EP
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
30 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
733decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Non-Material Amendment to BH2022/01900 for an increase in size of the outbuilding.
BH2025/01211
2022 Approved
Erection of single-storey outbuilding to rear.
BH2022/01900
2019 Approved
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of side dormer with 2no side windows
BH2019/02698
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
7 Wayside Brighton BN1 5HL
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey rear extension.
BH2025/01358
2024 Approved
27 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5ER
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension. In…
BH2024/00485
2024 Withdrawn
6 Whitethorn Drive Brighton BN1 5LH
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3no bedroom three storey dwelling incorpo…
BH2024/00047
2023 Approved
28 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Non-material amendment to application BH2022/02637 to reduce the width of the proposed ex…
BH2023/01372
2022 Approved
28 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated raised terrace, installation of…
BH2022/02637
2021 Approved
20 Bramble Rise Brighton BN1 5GF
Erection of single storey rear extension.
BH2021/04415
2021 Approved
15 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5ER
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.
BH2021/03848
2021 Withdrawn
15 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5ER
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey rear extensions.
BH2021/01425
2019 Approved
7 Wayside Brighton BN1 5HL
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of a rear dormer, front roof lights and a…
BH2019/03814
2019 Refused
34 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Hip to gable roof extensions incorporating a rear dormer, juliette balcony, rooflights to…
BH2019/01965
2018 Refused
23 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5ER
Roof alterations incorporating hip to gable roof extension, front rooflights, side window…
BH2018/03952
2018 Approved
34 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Hip to gable roof extension incorporating a rear dormer and rooflights to the front and s…
BH2018/00356
2017 Approved
24 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey detached garage/home office, to repl…
BH2017/02718
2017 Approved
34 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Hip to gable roof extension incorporating a rear dormer and rooflights to the front and s…
BH2017/03609
2017 Refused
14 Bramble Rise Brighton BN1 5GF
Erection of conservatory to front.
BH2017/02492
2017 Refused
24 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of existing garage and construction of…
BH2017/00875
2016 Approved
38 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5EP
Erection of a single storey rear extension with rooflight.
BH2016/05361
2016 Approved
129 Eldred Avenue, Brighton, BN1 5EL
Roof alterations including increase in ridge height and installation of rooflights to sid…
BH2016/02392
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.