Flat 3 And 4 39 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PN Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01656
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
2 Jul 2025
Date validated
22 Aug 2025
Postcode
BN3 2PN

Description

Change of use from 2No.bedsits (Sui Generis) to form a new one-bedroom flat (C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

The Avenues 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.
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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
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Flat 2 17 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PL
Alterations to include removal of rear external staircase, revised fenestration, replacem…
BH2025/02765
2025 Withdrawn
17 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PL
Erection of single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor, with balcony and glazed b…
BH2025/01942
2025 Approved
82A Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Change of use of a flat above shop from Dwellinghouse (C3) to a flexible use of Dwellingh…
BH2025/01050
2025
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Alterations to existing plant and rear yard boundary.
BH2025/00425
2025
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Alterations to existing plant and rear yard boundary.
BH2025/00424
2024 Approved
Flat A 18 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PJ
T1 Sycamore- Prune back all overhang to 25 Albany Villas to boundary.Crown reduce remaind…
BH2024/02068
2024 Approved
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
External alterations including installation of ventilation louvres to the rear elevation.
BH2024/00559
2024 Approved
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Internal and external alterations, including alterations to floor structures, installatio…
BH2024/00560
2024 Approved
31 Albany Villas Hove BN3 2RT
lime - reduce top by 1-1.5m, east side by 2-3m north side by 2-3m and remaining by 2m tre…
BH2024/00592
2023 Approved
86 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Change of use and subdivision from health centre (Class E(e)) at basement, ground, first…
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2023 Approved
Flat 3 Windsor Lodge 26 - 28 Third Avenue Hove BN3 2PD
Replacement of ground floor timber framed windows with white UPVC windows.
BH2023/03273
2023 Approved
41 Albany Villas Hove BN3 2RT
eucalyptus reduce entire growth by 2m to live growth points above last pollard points cli…
BH2023/02879
2023 Approved
18-20 Ascot House, Flat 3 Third Avenue Hove Brighton & Hove BN3 2PD
Rear Garden T1 - Cherry (Big) Reduce crown by 1 to 1.5 metres. Reduce / cut back Elder be…
BH2023/02634
2023 Approved
86 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Change of use of property and subdivision from health centre (E(e)) at basement, ground…
BH2023/01731
2023 Approved
27 Flat 1 Albany Villas Hove Brighton & Hove BN3 2RT
elm - reduce entire tree- right side by 2-3m rear by 3-4m, remining by 2m neighbours plum…
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2023 Approved
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Display of 2no fascia signs with internally illuminated lettering, 1no externally illumin…
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2023 Approved
25 Third Avenue Hove BN3 2PB
Construction of entrance canopy.
BH2023/01105
2023 Approved
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Internal and external alterations including changes to rear lift shaft, louvres and bound…
BH2023/00723
2023 Approved
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
External alterations including changes to rear lift shaft, louvres and boundary wall, ins…
BH2023/00722
2023 Approved
100 - 104 Church Road Hove BN3 2EB
Installation of replacement signage to front elevation.
BH2023/01128
2016 Approved
FLAT 2, ASCOT HOUSE, 18 - 20 Third Avenue, Hove, BN3 2PD (Flat 2 Ascot House 18-20 Third Avenue Hove)
Replacement of existing front door.
BH2016/02160
2016 Approved
PEMBROKE HOTEL, 2 Third Avenue, Hove, BN3 2PD
Change of use from nursing home (C2) to 1no eight bedroom house (C3) including erection o…
BH2016/01319
2016 Approved
PEMBROKE HOTEL, 2 Third Avenue, Hove, BN3 2PD
Change of use from nursing home (C2) to 1no eight bedroom house (C3) including erection o…
BH2016/01318
2016 Approved
4 Albany Mews, Hove, BN3 2PQ
1no Sycamore T1 - reduce in height by 3m, remaining tree at 4m.
BH2016/01203
2016 Refused
FLAT 10, ASCOT HOUSE, 18 - 20 Third Avenue, Hove, BN3 2PD (Flat 10 Ascot House 18 Third Avenue Hove)
Replacement of existing timber windows and door with UPVC windows and door.
BH2016/00124
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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