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BH2026/02311 - Full Planning Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from tattoo parlour (Sui Generis) to commercial, business and service (E). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
26 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Dec 2026 and 11 Jan 2027, from Brighton and Hove's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 4 Dec 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Document(s) · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawing(s) · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1 Supporting Document(s) · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Supporting Document(s) · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 3 and 4, Market Street
List entry 1381762 · 1 m away · 92 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 88 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 99 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area 20 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 27 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

Council
Brighton and Hove
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BN1 1HH
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Regency
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Brighton and Hove usually decides changes of use by day 68.

Day 266 days to the predicted decision (day 68)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
4 Dec 2026
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings