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BH2025/01849 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Proposed new shopfront and internal alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jul 2025
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Validated
7 Oct 2025
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Consultation
21 Oct 2025
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Approved
17 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

95 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 25 and 26, Meeting House Lane, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 92 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 ↗
Old Town 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Old Town
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 108 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area about 32 m away: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1.
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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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Regency
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 51 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 82 for listed building consent. Approved, as 95% of listed building consent here are.

26%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
118decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Oct 2025
Comments by
21 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
28 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
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Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings