6 Westbourne Place Hove BN3 4GN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed replacement rear extension and external alterations to the principal elevation at ground floor level, plus insertion of 2no. dormers within the front and rear roof slopes and 1no. conservation style rooflight within front roof slope to enable the conversion of the existing retail unit (Class E(a)) with ancillary workshop to a coffee shop (Class E(b)) at ground floor level, and conversion of first floor ancillary office space and roof space to 1no. flat (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Planning (Applications) Committee · Last checked 5 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The officer recommendation was to grant permission for an independent coffee shop, with conditions discussed for extraction and ventilation.
- A resident raised concerns about noise, hours, extraction, bins, traffic and impacts on neighbouring homes; the applicant and agent responded.
- The committee voted 8 to 2 to grant planning permission subject to the report’s conditions and informatives.
Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2025, 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
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BN3 4GN
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne & Poets' Corner
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Planning (Applications) Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 119 days from validation, 51 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 68 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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