Unit 1 Outdoor Sports Hub Kingsway Hove BN3 4GP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Installation of outdoor festoon lighting, wind breaks, shades sails and associated structures (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Validated
20 Jan 2026
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Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Pembroke and Princes conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Shoreham to Eastbourne about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Heritage at risk about 30 m away: Sackville Gardens; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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

Checked on 2 November 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
BN3 4GP
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 11 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 70 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 94% of commercial and major works here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
25%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works 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:
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
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

Leaseholders: 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.