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BH2025/02913 - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Installation of 1no EE and 1no H3G Antenna Aperture on Valmont frame on plinths, EE and H3G BOBs behind antennas, 1no H3G unilateral cabinet on steel grillage, 2no EE Unilateral cabinets on steel grillage, EE/H3G MK5 Link AC on steel grillage, 1no EE and 1no H3G antenna aperture on new Valmont frame on plinths, EE & H3G BOB'S behind antennas, 4no EE and 4no H3G RRU'S on pole on Valmont tripod, 2no EE and H3G 600 dishes on antenna pole, 2no EE and H3G 600 dishes on antenna pole (behind) and ancillary equipment for the purposes of telecommunications development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
11 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
6 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Jul 2026 · Planning (Applications) Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Refused

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers advised refusal because the proposals would harm heritage assets and increase harm compared with the previously refused scheme.
  • Speakers discussed residents’ concerns about further masts, alternative sites, emergency services coverage and the temporary mast.
  • The committee voted 7 to 3 to refuse planning permission in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The officers’ recommendation, public concerns, speakers’ views, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 1 Jul 2026.

Documents 66

Consultation & comments 41

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Site constraints 9

SSSI 55 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.
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 ↗
National park 72 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 422 m away: Beacon Hill; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Conservation area 98 m away: Rottingdean; Air quality management area 67 m away: Brighton and Hove AQMA 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 7HS
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Parish
Rottingdean Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning (Applications) Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 207 days from validation, 141 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 66 for full applications. Refused, as 14% of full applications here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
6%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
19 Dec 2025
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
Comments by
2 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jan 2026
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 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

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