Site Of Amex House Edward Street Brighton BN88 1AH Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/03092 Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Block F Ground Floor - to include Use Class E(d) further to Use Class E(g)(i), formerly Use Class B1, and change in hours of operation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Feb 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Members asked about noise, roof lights, light pollution and party walls.
  • The committee voted 7 to 2, with two abstentions, and granted planning permission subject to conditions and informatives.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes, Brighton and Hove Planning Committee minutes, 1 July 2026 .

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area about 55 m away: Carlton Hill; Heritage at risk about 81 m away: East Cliff; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area about 69 m away: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1.
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
BN88 1AH
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 160 days from validation, 92 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 68 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use 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:
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
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