The Hippodrome 51 And 52 - 58 Middle Street Brighton BN1 1AL Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/02716 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Restoration, renovation, part-demolition works and extensions to The Hippodrome to create a new mixed use development including multi-format performance space (Sui Generis), and apart-hotel (C1), including; erection of new apart-hotel building fronting Ship Street of 3 to 7 storeys with retail (E) at ground floor, conversion of Hippodrome House to provide ancillary bar and apart-hotel, and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
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Validated
27 Nov 2025
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Consultation
20 Jan 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Planning (Applications) Committee · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 84

Plans & drawings 62

PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEZZANINE LEVEL 1 PLAN Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN LEVEL 2 Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN LEVEL 3 Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN LEVEL 4 APARTHOTEL Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN LEVEL 5 APARTHOTEL Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN LEVEL 6 APARTHOTEL Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS NORTH AND EAST Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND WEST Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS AA BB CC Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED COLUMN STRENGTHENING PROPOSAL Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED COLUMN HEAD EXTENSION Drawings Amended · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET DOOR B Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET DOOR D Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET DOOR C Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET WINDOW TYPE 2 Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET WINDOW TYPE 1 Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET PROPOSED BALCONY Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET DOOR TYPE A Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MIDDLE STREET WINDOW TYPE 2 Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED HIPPODROME HOUSE ENTRANCE Drawing(s) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS GROUND FLOOR LEVEL 0 Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS - ACOUSTIC WORKS MEZZANINE LEVEL1 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS MEZZANINE LEVEL 1 Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS - ACOUSTIC WORKS FIRST FLOOR LEVEL 2 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS FIRST FLOOR LEVEL 2 Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS - ACOUSTIC WORKS SECOND FLOOR LEVEL 3 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS SECOND FLOOR LEVEL 3 Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS LEVEL 4 APARTHOTEL Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS LEVEL 5 APARTHOTEL Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS LEVEL 6 APARTHOTEL Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH & EAST ELEVATIONS Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH & WEST ELEVATIONS Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS AA, BB, CC Drawings Superseded · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN & SECTION TO HANDRAIL DETAILS Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS AA, BB, CC Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 0 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS MEZZANINE LEVEL - LEVEL 1 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS FIRST FLOOR - LEVEL 2 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS SECOND FLOOR - LEVEL 3 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTIONS A-A, B-B, C-C Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS BASEMENT Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 0 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS MEZZANINE LEVEL - LEVEL 1 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS FIRST FLOOR - LEVEL 2 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS SECOND FLOOR - LEVEL 3 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS ROOF PLAN Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHOWING PROPOSED DEMOLITION Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTIONS A-A, B-B, C-C SHOWING PROPOSED DEMOLITION Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MIDDLE STREET ELEVATION HIPPODROME CANOPY DETAILS Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF AUDITORIUM CEILING FINISHES PAINT COLOUR PLAN Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL WALL DETAILS ACOUSTIC WALL SECTION - SOUTH BOUNDARY Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL WALL DETAILS ACOUSTIC WALL SECTION - SOUTH & E BOUNDARY Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA PLANS - ACOUSTIC WORKS BASEMENT Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA PLANS - ACOUSTIC WORKS GROUND FLOOR LEVEL 0 Drawing(s) · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: Brighton Hippodrome
List entry 1381793 · 19 m away · 58 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 55 Grade II)
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Registered park or garden 246 m away: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area 84 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. 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BN1 1AL
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Regency
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Planning (Applications) Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 183 days from validation, 101 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
20 Jan 2026
Comments by
23 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jan 2026
Committee
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.