131 Lewes Road Brighton BN2 3LG Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/02053 - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Erection of part two, part three storey rear extension including the lower ground floor level to replace existing single storey rear extension to provide multi use areas (F2 use) and 3no self-contained residential units (C3 use) at first and second floor levels, installation of external platform lift, entrance canopy, revised fenestration and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Validated
3 Oct 2025
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Consultation
7 Oct 2025
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Approved
27 Mar 2026

Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 58

Plans & drawings 28

PDF PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing(s) · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION BB Drawing(s) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION CC Drawing(s) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION AA Drawing(s) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION & BLOCK PLANS OS Extract · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing(s) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION DD Drawing(s) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CONCEPTUAL 1 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 1 - REAR VIEW Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 2 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 3 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 4 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 5 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 6 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 7 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 8 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 9 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PERSPECTIVE 10 Drawing(s) · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 116 m away: Woodvale Cemetery; Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Conservation area about 94 m away: Round Hill.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BN2 3LG
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Hanover & Elm Grove
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 175 days from validation, 105 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
13 Oct 2025
Consultation
7 Oct 2025
Comments by
7 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
17 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
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: 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.