54 High Street Rottingdean Brighton BN2 7HF Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/02780 - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Proposed redevelopment of the premises comprising the retention of the ground floor public house, and side and roof extension to provide for 3 No. self-contained flats (C3) on the upper floors. External flue to from ground floor to roof level on northern elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Nov 2025
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Validated
23 Dec 2025
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Consultation
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 50

Plans & drawings 22

PDF PROPSOED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings Amended · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND & FIRST FLOOR PLANS Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLANS Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED (NORTH) SIDE ELEVATIONS Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED (SOUTH) SIDE ELEVATION Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION BB Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION CC Drawings Amended · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawing(s) · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS & SECTIONS Drawing(s) · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN & SITE LOCATION OS Extract · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND & FIRST FLOOR PLANS Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLANS Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED (NORTH) SIDE ELEVATION Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED (SOUTH) SIDE ELEVATION Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION AA Drawing(s) · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION BB Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION CC Drawings Superseded · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

24 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: St Aubyns School, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 24 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Rottingdean 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.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Brighton and Hove AQMA 2
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 263 m away: Beacon Hill
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 163 m away: Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National park about 198 m away: South Downs; 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 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 2

Last sold for £370,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

9 May 2025£370,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
6 October 2023£376,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area292 m² (3,143 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 95)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, 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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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BN2 7HF
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Parish
Rottingdean Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 185 days from validation, 119 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
5%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
14 Apr 2026
Consultation
13 Apr 2026
Comments by
12 May 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.