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Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from commercial, business and service (E) to form 1no self-contained flat (C3). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Apr 2026 · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Associated applications 2
- Prior approval for change of use from commercial, business and service (E) to form 1no self-contained flat (C3).
Conditions 4 awaiting decision
Site constraints 6
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 4
Last sold for £310,000 in December 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, 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 4LA
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required Approved
- Decision date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Freehold owner
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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 12 days faster 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 →
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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