87 Downs Valley Road Brighton BN2 6RG Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01227 Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.50m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.15m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National park about 442 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.

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Important details

Postcode
BN2 6RG
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
14 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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 →

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