45 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/00155 Registered
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens care home (C2) for a maximum of two children, a manager and two carers who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 219.

Documents

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Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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

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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Postcode
BN3 6QG
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Target decision
2 Apr 2026

Decision outlook

Day 219, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Brighton and Hove are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 219163 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Site or press notice
9 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
27 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Part-Retrospective application for the demolition of pre-existing dwellinghouse and erect…
BH2024/02945
2024 Refused
41 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Demolition of the existing dwellinghouse (C3) and erection of a replacement three storey…
BH2024/02555
2024 Withdrawn
27 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Proposed remodelling of existing wall and new sliding gates.
BH2024/02721
2024 Approved
31 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Rear Garden, Left SideG1 - Conifers x 2Trim all round to neaten and shapeT2 - EucalyptusR…
BH2024/01500
2024 Approved
41 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Demolition of the existing dwellinghouse (C3) and erection of a replacement two-storey dw…
BH2024/01242
2023 Approved
27 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse; erection of three-storey dwellinghouse (C3), with a…
BH2023/00487
2023 Approved
41 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Remodelling of existing property including demolition of existing side extension, conserv…
BH2023/00790
2023 Approved
4 Dyke Close Hove Brighton & Hove BN3 6DB
G1 - Maple & Purple Maple - Leave lower limbs on middle maple. Reduce the overall dimensi…
BH2023/00062
2022 Approved
27 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and summer-house; erection of two-storey-over-baseme…
BH2022/01595
2022 Approved
29A Hill Brow Hove Brighton & Hove BN3 6QG
Front Garden: T1 - Horse Chestnut - reduce and reshape crown by 2.0-2.5 metres and by 3.0…
BH2022/01443
2022 Approved
5 Dyke Close Hove BN3 6DB
Enlargement of existing single-storey rear extension and associated raised terrace; remov…
BH2022/00119
2021 Withdrawn
31 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
T1 is a large macrocarpa on the boundary of the property, overhanging the public footway…
BH2021/03646
2021 Refused
37 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Erection of outbuilding in front garden and boundary wall and timber infill to boundary w…
BH2021/01795
2021 Approved
2 Dyke Close Hove BN3 6DB
Creation of basement under new rear extension.
BH2021/00511
2020 Refused
2 Dyke Close Hove BN3 6DB
Erection of two-storey rear extension incorporating 2no first floor balconies. Roof alter…
BH2020/00724
2019 Refused
2 Dyke Close Hove BN3 6DB
Erection of two storey rear extension, formation of lower ground floor, roof alterations…
BH2019/00150
2018 Approved
29A Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Fell 2no Beech
BH2018/02965
2018 Approved
29A Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
1no Sycamore T1 Crown reduce by up to 1.5m only. Crown lift secondary branches to a heigh…
BH2018/01757
2017 Approved
29 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Installation of inset balcony to West elevation at second floor level.
BH2017/02650
2017 Approved
29 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QG
Cedar (T1) Bringing height down by 2.5 m and lateral branches in by 2m all around to the…
BH2017/02324
2016 Approved
20 Hill Brow Hove BN3 6QF
Demolition of existing rear/side extension and chimney stacks, removal of existing roof t…
BH2016/05723
2016 Approved
25 Hill Brow, Hove, BN3 6QG
Erection of dormer extension to front elevation.
BH2016/01828
2016 Withdrawn
35 Hill Brow, Hove, BN3 6QG
Creation of rear dormer.
BH2016/00769
2016 Approved
35 Hill Brow, Hove, BN3 6QG
Replacement of existing fence with new brick wall at front of property and insertion of n…
BH2016/00794
2016 Approved
37 Hill Brow, Hove, BN3 6QG
Remodelling of existing dwelling incorporating roof extensions and raised ridge height to…
BH2016/00575
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings