Bus Shelter Opposite 71 Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 4SD Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01333 Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of internally-illuminated double-sided digital advertising display panel within bus shelter. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

Valley Gardens 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: Valley Gardens
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; Air quality management area about 10 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 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Postcode
BN1 4SD
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 15 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 71 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 91% of signs and adverts here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
54decided 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 →

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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BH2019/00138
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Erection of rear roof terrace & replacement of existing rear rooflight with two dual purp…
BH2018/02217
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Display of double-sided digital advertising panel to replace existing double-sided paper…
BH2018/01481
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2017 Refused
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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
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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