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BH2026/02041 - Full Planning
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Proposal
Conversion of existing first floor commercial space (E) to form 3no residential flats (C3). Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from Brighton and Hove's recent changes of use.
Documents 23
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 14
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EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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EXISTING & PROPOSED SECTION
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PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING & PROPOSED SECTION
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EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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LOCATION & BLOCK PLANS
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Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 7
89 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 36, East Street, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 86 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.
Show all 89 with distances
- 8 m36, East StreetGrade II
- 13 m35, East StreetGrade II
- 21 mThe Sussex TavernGrade II
- 23 m3 and 4, Market StreetGrade II
- 23 mThe Market InnGrade II
- 26 mHanningtons Department StoreGrade II
- 35 m11, Market StreetGrade II
- 35 m30, East StreetGrade II
- 35 m29, East StreetGrade II
- 36 m31, East StreetGrade II
- 36 mNumber 28 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 36 m26 and 27, East StreetGrade II
- 43 m48 and 48a, Market StreetGrade II
- 50 m47, Market StreetGrade II
- 58 mFormer Royal Pavilion Tavern and attached railingsGrade II
- 60 m4, BartholomewsGrade II
- 60 m22, 22a, 23 and 23a, East StreetGrade II
- 61 mNumber 5 and 6 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 62 mNumber 3 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 65 mThe Pump House TavernGrade II
- 67 mNumber 1 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 68 m5, 6 and 6a, Brighton PlaceGrade II
- 69 m1, BartholomewsGrade II
- 70 m7 and 8, Brighton PlaceGrade II
- 70 m23, Market StreetGrade II
- 70 mSteine House and Attached Walls Piers and RailingsGrade II
- 71 m6, Castle SquareGrade II
- 72 mThe Druids Head InnGrade II
- 73 m5, Castle SquareGrade II
- 73 mMarlborough House and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 76 m24, Market StreetGrade II
- 78 m39 and 40, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 78 m53, Old SteineGrade II
- 79 m41, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 80 m41 AND 41A, MARKET STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 80 mNumber 4 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 81 mFormer London & County BankGrade II
- 81 m52, Old SteineGrade II
- 82 m12, 13 and 14, Pavilion BuildingsGrade II
- 83 m20, 21 and 21a, East StreetGrade II
- 84 mNumber 51 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 86 m2 and 3, Castle SquareGrade II
- 88 m36, 37 and 38, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 89 mNumber 56 and Attached Walls and Piers and RailingsGrade II
- 90 m43, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 91 m22 AND 23, PRINCE ALBERT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 91 mPressleysGrade II
- 93 mPuget's Cottage, attached to the south-west of 14 North StreetGrade II
- 94 m44, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 94 mUnnamed
- 94 mNumbers 1 and 1a and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 96 mTown Hall and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 98 m45-48, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 98 m2, 2a, 3, Nile StreetGrade II
- 100 mFormer Norwich Union HouseGrade II
- 102 m4-7, Pavilion BuildingsGrade II
- 103 m20, 21, 21a and 21b, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 103 m1, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 106 m15, EAST STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 108 m32, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 108 m18 and 19, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 111 m7, BartholomewsGrade II
- 114 m27 and 28, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 114 mThe South Gate and Attached Walls and Piers and Wooden GatesGrade II
- 115 m31 and 31a, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 116 m29 and 30, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 116 m51, 52 and 53, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 116 m49, 50 and 50a, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 117 m17 and 17a, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 117 mThe CottageGrade II
- 119 m16, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 120 mThe Chapel RoyalGrade II*
- 124 m2-8, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 126 m47, Old SteineGrade II
- 128 m1, 2 and 3, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 128 m25 and 26, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 130 mNumber 15 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 130 m163, North StreetGrade II
- 130 mTram shelter and public toiletsGrade II
- 132 mBrighton Quaker Meeting House, former Caretaker's Cottage, and former Adult SchoolGrade II
- 136 m10, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 138 mNumber 44 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 139 m15b, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 142 mThe Bath Arms Public HouseGrade II
- 143 m11, 12 and 13, Prince Albert StreetGrade II
- 146 m6, 7 and 8, Meeting House LaneGrade II
- 146 m6, Little East StreetGrade II
- 148 mThe Cricketers Arms Hotel and Attached Iron Chain and SignGrade II
- 150 m30, New RoadGrade II
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.
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 111 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area about 30 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
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BN1 1HL
- Received
- 4 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Regency
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Stickland Wright Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 54 of the 56-day target. Brighton and Hove usually decides changes of use by day 68.
Day 5414 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.
61 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 29 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 24 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2019
Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 12 of application BH2017/02337.
2017
Approved
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 1 & 5 of application BH2017/02…
2017
Approved
Conversion of existing office (B1) on parts of second, third and fourth floors to 9 no. r…
2017
Approved
Application for variation of condition 2 of application BH2015/00055 (Application for var…
2017
Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 2, 3 & 4 of application BH2015…
2017
Approved
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 and 15 of application BH2015…
2017
Approved
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4, 5, 6 and 14 of application…
2017
Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 10 and 13 of application BH201…
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2025
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Change of use from existing visitor accommodation (C3) to flexible use as 6no person/bedr…
2025
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46 - 47 East Street Brighton BN1 1HN
Display of externally-illuminated fascia sign; non-illuminated fascia sign; externally-il…
2025
Approved
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Change of use of first floor from ancillary retail space (E) to form 3no dwellings (C3) a…
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Internal structural supporting works.
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2025
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2025
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33 - 34 East Street Brighton BN1 1HL
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2024
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2024
Approved
170 North Street Brighton BN1 1EA
Display of 1no non-illuminated fascia sign and 1no non-illuminated projecting sign.
2025
Withdrawn
16 - 19 East Street Brighton BN1 1HP
Installation of extractor flue and air intake.
2024
Approved
Lloyds Bank 171 - 173 North Street Brighton BN1 1EA
Replacement of 5no third floor dormer timber windows with slimline double-glazed timber w…
2023
Approved
2 Bartholomews Brighton BN1 1HG
Partial change of use of existing commercial space (E) to create 4no one bedroom flats (C…
2024
Approved
38 - 39 East Street Brighton BN1 1HL
Display of 3no Pin mounted internally illumination brand signs to fascia, 4no internally…
2024
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Internal alterations to existing extraction system and formation of new termination duct…
2019
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2019
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2019
Approved
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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
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