Corn Exchange Church Street Brighton BN1 1UE Data via plota.co.uk
Decided
BH2025/01655
Description
Installation of roof access systems. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Planning committee
Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 5 Nov 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- The Corn Exchange is a Grade I listed building within the Valley Gardens conservation area.
- The committee unanimously agreed the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 5 Nov 2025.
Site constraints 7
22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Museum Art Gallery and Public Library and Attached Railings, Grade II*, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 17 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.
Show all 22 with distances
- 5 mMuseum Art Gallery and Public Library and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 30 mCounty Court House and Attached Walls, Piers and RailingsGrade II
- 41 mThe Corn Exchange Entrance WingGrade II
- 42 mThe Corn Exchange and Dome TheatreGrade I
- 51 mThe North Gatehouse and Attached Walls Piers and RailingsGrade II*
- 66 mNorth Gate of the Royal Pavilion and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 72 mThe Pavilion Theatre and Booking OfficeGrade II
- 90 m19 Lamp PostsGrade II
- 93 mNumber 23 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 95 m24, NEW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 95 mStatue of George Iv Near the North Gate of the Royal PavilionGrade II
- 96 mNumbers 21 and 22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 105 mStatue of Queen VictoriaGrade II
- 106 mBrighton Unitarian ChurchGrade II
- 113 m3a, 3b and 3c, Church StreetGrade II
- 123 mThe King and Queen HotelGrade II
- 130 m5, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 130 mThe Theatre Royal and the Colonnade Public House (Number 10) and Attached Colonnade and Stage Entrance to the Theatre RoyalGrade II*
- 140 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 140 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 144 m30, New RoadGrade II
- 148 m15 and 16, Bond StreetGrade II
Valley Gardens 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.
Heritage at risk: Valley Gardens
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Air quality management area: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1
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.
Registered park or garden about 39 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
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.
Also on the record
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 13 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.
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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
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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