42 Tidy Street Brighton BN1 4EL Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/03000 - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Change of use from private dwelling (C3) to flexible use as holiday let/private dwelling (Sui Generis/C3) (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
3 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
14 Jul 2026

Refused on 3 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 49

Consultation & comments 31

PDF INTERESTED PARTY COMMENTS Appeal Correspondence · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING POLICY Consultee Comment · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 11 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING Consultee Comment · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 4 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 31 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 28 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 26 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

North Laine 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 ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Numbers 41-52 and Attached Railings, Grade II, 47 m away · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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 2 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £270,000 in November 2006. Terraced house, freehold.

3 November 2006£270,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area106 m² (1,141 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, 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

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BN1 4EL
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
West Hill & North Laine
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
3 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 14 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007523 ↗
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 12 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 70 for full applications. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
19 Dec 2025
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.