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BH2025/00995 - Advertisement Refused

Proposal

Retrospective application for the display of 2no internally illuminated fascia signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Apr 2025
✓
Validated
24 Jun 2025
✓
Consultation
24 Jun 2025
✗
Refused
15 Aug 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
11 Dec 2025

Refused on 15 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 20

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPEAL DECISION Appeal Decision · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF APPEAL STATEMENT Appellant`s Case · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Document(s) · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF SIGNAGE DETAILS Drawing(s) · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PRE-EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPEAL FORM - ADVERTISEMENT Appeal Form · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF APPEAL START LETTER Appeal Correspondence · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo(s) · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo(s) · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo(s) · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo(s) · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo(s) · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIGNAGE ILLUMINATION DETAILS Supporting Document(s) · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 74, 75 and 76, Middle Street
List entry 1381795 · 30 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 21 Grade II)
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.
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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 3; 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 1 November 2026. 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

Council
Brighton and Hove
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
BN1 1NA
Received
9 Apr 2025
Validated
24 Jun 2025
Ward
Regency
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Aug 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
15 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 11 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374643 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 21 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 73 for advertisement consent. Refused, as 8% of advertisement consent here are.

22%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
91decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Jun 2025
Comments by
25 Jul 2025
Site or press notice
4 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Refused
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2021 Approved
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Display of internally illuminated lettering to front fascia.
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Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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