Varndean School Balfour Road Brighton BN1 6NP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of approximately 500 meters of 3 metre high mesh fencing around school grass fields, incorporating 3no single leaf gates and 2no double leaf gates. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Planning (Applications) Committee · Last checked 28 Sept 2026
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BN1 6NP
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Preston Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Planning (Applications) Committee
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 91 days from validation, 29 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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