King Alfred Leisure Centre (part) And Public Car Park And Lawn West Of Hove Street Kingsway, Hove BN3 2WW Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/00490 Registered

Proposal

Redevelopment of western part of existing leisure centre and public car park to provide new leisure centre (F2 use) to include: swimming pools, sports hall, gym/fitness suite, childrens soft play, event spaces, cafe and undercroft car park accessed from Hove Street South. Associated hard and soft landscaping, public realm works and highway infrastructure. Relocation of existing seafront shelter. Provision of temporary public car park on part of lawn to west of Hove Street South during construction (2 years). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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
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Brighton and Hove decision performance
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