3 Cowley Drive Brighton BN2 6WA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a 2no. bedroom detached dwelling (C3) with associated parking and amenity. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £461,000 in June 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, 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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Important details
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BN2 6WA
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Woodingdean
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 57 days from validation, 7 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 64 for new homes. Refused, as 21% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 4 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 5 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 8 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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