80 Overhill Drive Brighton BN1 8WJ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01589
Date received
24 Jun 2025
Date validated
24 Jun 2025
Postcode
BN1 8WJ

Description

Erection of two storey, three bedroom detached dwelling house (C3) to side of existing property, with removal of existing garage and provision of parking for both dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 4 Mar 2026. 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.

  • The committee agreed with the recommendation's reasons and resolved to be minded to grant permission, subject to further representations and conditions.
  • Members discussed objections about parking, the twitten, traffic, trees and shrubs, while one councillor supported the application.
  • The committee unanimously agreed to grant planning permission, subject to the stated further-representation period, conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The application, committee debate, objections, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 4 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National park about 418 m away: South Downs; 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 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.

Building

Floor area100 m² (1,076 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (23 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.