Bus Shelter Adjacent Junction Coldean Lane Lewes Road Brighton BN1 9JS Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01330 - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Display of internally-illuminated single-sided digital advertising panel within bus shelter, and internally-illuminated single-sided poster panel on reverse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve 2 m away: Wild Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park 3 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 105 m away: Stanmer Park; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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

Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
BN1 9JS
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Coldean & Stanmer
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, about the council's usual 71 days. Approved, as 91% of signs and adverts here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
59decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts 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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
20 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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