Imperial House 40 - 42 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/00222
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
27 Jan 2025
Date validated
27 Jan 2025
Postcode
BN1 3XB
Freehold owner
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Description

Replacement of existing windows with timber framed double glazed windows. Erection of rear external deck area with covered bin and bike stores and partially covered outside seating area. Painting of ground floor front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 7 May 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended approval because the works would improve the building and facilities without harming heritage or neighbours.
  • Six objections raised concerns about noise, smoking, security, crime, traffic, design and effects on the conservation area.
  • The committee agreed the officer recommendation unanimously, granting planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, consultation issues and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 7 May 2025.

Site constraints 5

West Hill 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Britannia Corner, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 8 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 4; 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 18 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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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

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