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BH2026/01659 - Lawful Development Certificate Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of the upper residential floors as a five person small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM Supporting Document(s) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF PLANNING OFFICER ADVICE Supporting Document(s) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO LICENCE LETTER Supporting Document(s) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO LICENCE LETTER Supporting Document(s) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO LICENCE LETTER Supporting Document(s) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Valley Gardens 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: Valley Gardens
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 ↗
Air quality management area: Brighton and Hove AQMA 1
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Number 1, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade II*, 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 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. 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
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Postcode
BN1 4GU
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
West Hill & North Laine
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Display of double-sided advertising panel forming integral part of bus shelter.
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Display of externally illuminated scaffolding shroud to south elevation.
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2019 Withdrawn
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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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