296 Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 6JG Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Conversion of ancillary retail area on first and second floors to residential flat (C3). Associated alterations including insertion of 3no rear rooflights, alterations to ground floor entrance doors and addition of first floor rear balcony with steps to garden for use of flat. Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Brighton and Hove's recent changes of use.
Day 71, past the statutory target. 73% of changes of use in Brighton and Hove are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →
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 1
Last sold for £265,000 in May 2026. Other property, 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 October 2024, 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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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.