Brighton General Hospital Elm Grove Brighton BN2 3EW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Alterations to Block B incorporating replacement of natural slate roof coverings and windows, installation of section of galvanised metal handrail on North elevation and repairs to render. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 66.

Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Brighton General Hospital, Arundel Building, Grade II, about 12 m from the postcode pin
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.
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
Local nature reserve about 337 m away: Whitehawk/Race Hill; 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 6 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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Important details

Postcode
BN2 3EW
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 88% of extensions in Brighton and Hove are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
733decided in the last year

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

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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.