31 Eldred Avenue Brighton BN1 5EB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/02058
Date received
19 Aug 2025
Date validated
19 Sept 2025
Postcode
BN1 5EB

Description

Erection of four storey 3no bedroom dwelling (C3) adjacent to existing dwelling incorporating new vehicular crossover. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 5 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

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

  • The application was considered acceptable on planning balance, with no highways objection and limited impact on highway capacity.
  • Members raised concerns about cramped development, parking, design, the road junction, precedent and garden loss, while others supported the proposal.
  • The committee voted 8 to 1 to grant planning permission, subject to conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The committee’s questions, debate, vote and decision on the planning application.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 5 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 26 m away: Withdean & Westdene Woods
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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 1

Last sold for £750,000 in August 2011. Detached house, freehold.

1 August 2011£750,000

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

Building

Floor area187 m² (2,013 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2010, 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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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.