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BH2025/02690 - Prior Notification Reg 5 Approved

Proposal

To install electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to radio equipment housing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
1 Dec 2025

Approved on 1 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area 53 m away: Valley Gardens; Heritage at risk 53 m away: Valley Gardens; Registered park or garden 200 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton; 9 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area 33 m away: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 November 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.

Building

Floor area8,362 m² (90,008 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Prior Notification Reg 5
Postcode
BN2 0LA
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Queen's Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
1 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 19 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 46 for prior approvals. Approved, as 90% of prior approvals here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
94decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
14 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2025
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.