10 Dukes Lane Brighton BN1 1BG Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01338
Date received
23 May 2025
Date validated
23 May 2025
Postcode
BN1 1BG

Description

Application to vary Condition 2 of planning permission to permit customer opening hours of 08:00 to 22:30 daily. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 1 Oct 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

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

  • Planning permission was granted subject to the conditions and informatives, with the outside seating limited to 9pm.
  • The agent agreed with Police a 9pm closure for the outside seating area, while members discussed noise and local amenities.
  • The committee approved the extra condition by 5 votes to 4 and then unanimously granted planning permission.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes, Brighton and Hove Planning Committee minutes, 1 October 2025 .

Site constraints 7

62 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Seven Stars, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 60 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 62 with distances
Historic England ↗
Old Town 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Old Town
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Registered park or garden about 191 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area about 70 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 18 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.

Building

Floor area122 m² (1,313 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 38)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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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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

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.