31 Lenham Road East Brighton BN2 8AF Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/02190 - Full Planning Registered

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwellinghouse (C3) and erection of new two-storey detached dwellinghouse (C3), including associated landscaping and boundary treatments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
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Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from Brighton and Hove's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 243 m away: Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI; National park about 194 m away: South Downs; 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 9 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

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BN2 8AF
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Brighton and Hove usually decides demolitions by day 60.

Day 2238 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
44%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
13 Oct 2026
Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
12 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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