70 North Street Portslade BN41 1DZ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01397
Date received
2 Jun 2025
Date validated
2 Jun 2025
Postcode
BN41 1DZ

Description

Refurbishment of existing builders merchants including single storey extension to South elevation of customer service building and reconfiguration of site layout. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 3 Dec 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Councillors supported the application, citing parking, site improvement and the extension's distance from neighbours.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant planning permission, subject to the stated conditions and informatives.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes, Brighton and Hove Planning Committee minutes, 3 December 2025 .

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Air quality management area about 16 m away: Brighton & Hove AQMA3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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