30 Sussex Square Brighton BN2 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01633
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
30 Jun 2025
Date validated
30 Jun 2025
Postcode
BN2 5AB

Description

Replacement of front pitched mansard roof and box gutter, repairs to render, front dormers and chimney, external redecoration and any associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 9

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lamp Post in Front of Number 28, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 9 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 ↗
Kemp 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 17 m away: Kemp Town Enclosures
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.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI about 414 m away: Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI; Local nature reserve about 496 m away: Whitehawk/Race Hill; National park about 440 m away: South Downs; 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 1 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.

Sales history 7

Last sold for £400,000 in September 2015. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

18 September 2015£400,000
12 December 2006£235,000
9 May 2006£175,000
16 December 1999£115,000
24 February 1999£88,500
17 September 1996£69,000
15 August 1995£43,500

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

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Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Replacement of front pitched mansard roof and box gutter, repairs to render, front dormer…
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Sussex Square Brighton BN2 5AB
Please see attached document for requested works
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2025
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Replacement of existing conservatory glazed roof.
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Basement 38 Sussex Square Brighton BN2 5AD
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Alterations and replacements to internal flat doors.
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Flat 4 37 Sussex Square Brighton BN2 5AD
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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