Stanford Court Stanford Avenue Brighton BN1 6AQ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/02138
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
29 Aug 2025
Date validated
29 Aug 2025
Postcode
BN1 6AQ
Freehold owner
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Description

All trees are Sycamores T1-T5 Reduce top height by 2 meters and reduce crowns, as done previously T6 Reduce top down by 2.5 meters and reduce crown T7- remove sucker growth at base Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

Registered park or garden about 43 m away: Preston Manor and Preston Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 24 m away: Preston Village; Radon affected area, class 3; 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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Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Front Boundary T1 - Holly Reduce height by approximately 1 metre. Reduce lateral growth b…
BH2021/03714
2018 Approved
6no Sycamores T1-6 - 30% crown reduction. 1no Sycamore T7 - Cut back to leave 6ft gap to…
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Nearby activity

2024 Refused
88 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6AE
Erection of front and side extensions to form new shopfront.
BH2024/02750
2025 Approved
Block 34 To 67 Wellend Villas Springfield Road Brighton BN1 6BY
Part-retrospective application for the installation of cladding remediation works compris…
BH2025/01329
2025 Approved
Block 1 To 33 Wellend Villas Springfield Road Brighton BN1 6BY
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BH2025/00321
2025
Block 68 To 124 Wellend Villas Springfield Road Brighton BN1 6BT
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2024 Approved
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Field maple (T1,T2,T3,T4 & T5) - reduce crown by up to 1m Japanese maple (T6) - reduce cr…
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2023 Approved
Flat 22 The Old Technical College 87 Preston Road Brighton BN1 4QG
Installation of 5no rooflights.
BH2023/02971
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T1, T2, T3 Maple trees- 30% crown reduction, 2 meter reduction in height of each tree and…
BH2023/00261
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BH2022/01371
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Reduction of 2 sycamore's to the rear of the garden of an approximately 1.5m to a matchin…
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2021 Approved
99 - 102 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6AF
Erection of a two storey rear extension to replace existing single storey rear extension…
BH2021/04105
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Removal of existing public payphone box and installation of 1no communication street hub…
BH2021/03066
2021 Refused
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Display of internally illuminated digital LCD screen to both sides of freestanding street…
BH2021/03036
2021 Refused
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Erection of an additional storey to existing dwelling to create 1no. two-bedroom flat (C3…
BH2021/02238
2021 Approved
Stanford Court, Flat 11 Stanford Avenue Brighton BN1 6AQ
T1- T6 Sycamore trees- reduce all round as before (previously done 3 years ago) T1, T2…
BH2021/03500
2021 Approved
Blocks 1 To 33 And 68 To 124 Wellend Villas Springfield Road Brighton BN1 6BT
Over-cladding of existing timber fascias to 1-33 and 68-124 Wellend Villas with new grey…
BH2021/00354
2020 Approved
12 Springfield Road Brighton BN1 6DA
Installation of 2no. rooflights to the front roof slope, and 3no. rooflights to the rear.
BH2020/03787
2017 Approved
1 Preston Mansions Preston Park Avenue Brighton BN1 6HP
2 No T1 and T2 - Photinias - Fell, 5 No T3-T7 - Field Maples - crown lift to 3 metres and…
BH2017/03041
2016 Approved
GARTON HOUSE, 22 Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6AA (22 Stanford Avenue Brighton)
Change of use of ground floor offices (B1) to 3no flats (C3) with retention of existing f…
BH2016/02626
2016 Approved
PRESTON MANSIONS, Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6HP
5no Conifer T1 - T5 Reduce height of 4 tallest trees by upto 15ft and reduce tree T1 to m…
BH2016/02530
2016 Approved
PARK MANSIONS, 18 - 20 Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6AA (18 Park Mansions Stanford Avenue Brighton)
Fell 1no Sycamore T2
BH2016/01504
2016 Approved
PARK MANSIONS, 18 - 20 Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6AA (18 Park Mansions Stanford Avenue Brighton)
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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
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

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