84 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/02198
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
3 Sept 2025
Date validated
3 Sept 2025
Postcode
BN1 6LB

Description

2 x conifer - dismantle in sections to just above ground level 1 x unknown tree - remove to 1m stump mahonia - remove to ground level shading property and removing before damage to wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

Preston Park 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.
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Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 104 m away: Preston Manor and Preston Park; Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 2 November 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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Other new applications on this street

28 Aug 2026Approved

Flat A 83 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD

Erection of single storey rear extension.

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
128 Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HE
Removal of lean to shed and installation of new timber framed external doors and associat…
BH2025/01672
2024 Approved
88 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LB
Alterations to second floor rear roof to form additional bedroom to change the use of the…
BH2024/02699
2025 Approved
First Floor Flat 87 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Roof alterations to include front and rear rooflights and rear dormer.
BH2025/00337
2024 Refused
71 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Erection of a goal post awning to customer terrace at the front of The Park View public h…
BH2024/02864
2023 Approved
9 Herbert Road Brighton BN1 6PB
Erection of single storey rear extension.
BH2023/02641
2023 Approved
Stable Cottage 39B Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HG
Erection of annexe to replace existing sheds.
BH2023/02440
2023 Approved
Flat 5 115 Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HF
Replacement of existing single glazed windows to front dormer with double glazed windows.
BH2023/01223
2023 Approved
99 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Change of use of part of the ground floor from flexible use as commercial, business and s…
BH2023/00625
2022 Approved
Flat 5 115 Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HF
Replacement of roof covering and upgrading of insulation to existing front dormer roof.
BH2022/03864
2022 Approved
99 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Part retrospective application for roof alterations incorporating 2no rear dormers and 1n…
BH2022/03187
2022 Approved
95 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Conversion of ancillary shop storage (E) at lower ground floor and part ground floor to f…
BH2022/03061
2022 Approved
The Coach House 41 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HG
Replacement doors to first floor south elevation terrace including widening of door openi…
BH2022/03011
2022 Approved
90 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LB
Change of use from launderette (Sui Generis) to commercial (Class E).
BH2022/02789
2022 Approved
134 Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HE
Replacement of rear window with double glazed window.
BH2022/02061
2022 Approved
88 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LB
Change of Use from a 6no. bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a 7no. bed l…
BH2022/01407
2022 Approved
99 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Change of use of ground floor from learning and non-residential (F1) to flexible use as c…
BH2022/00689
2021 Approved
39A Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HG
Erection of single storey extension to east elevation. Erection of new single storey outb…
BH2021/03290
2021 Approved
99 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Change of use from ancillary storage in connection with private tuition (F1) to form 1no…
BH2021/03377
2021 Approved
73 Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LD
Erection of rear extension on top of existing raised timber platform to replace balcony w…
BH2021/03121
2021 Refused
41 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HG
External rendering of left and right flank and front of building up to middle moulding. (…
BH2021/02693
2017 Refused
39A Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HG
Erection of single storey offices (B1) with other associated alterations.
BH2017/00018
2016 Approved
The Coach House 41 Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HG
Conversion of existing garage to habitable accomodation with associated alterations and e…
BH2016/06546
2016 Approved
107 & 107B Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HF
Alterations to property incorporating revised fenestration to rear and South side includi…
BH2016/05480
2016 Approved
95 Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 6LD
Conversion of ancillary storage (A1) at lower ground floor to form self-contained flat in…
BH2016/02000
2016 Approved
75 Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 6LD (GGF 75 Preston Drove, Brighton)
1no Sycamore - Reduce crown by 30% and crown lift by 2m
BH2016/01166
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings