23 Lauriston Road Brighton BN1 6SN Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/02023 - Householder Planning Consent Approved

Proposal

Raising the front and rear roof slopes and ridge with existing rear rooflights and replacing roof coverings to match the existing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Aug 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Consultation
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
29 Dec 2025

Approved on 29 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION Decision · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT Supporting Document(s) · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WILDLIFE ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST Supporting Document(s) · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Document(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawing(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATION AND SECTION Drawing(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION - EXISTING Drawing(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawing(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEAVTIONS AND SECTION Drawing(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION - PROPOSED Drawing(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM Supporting Document(s) · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

Preston Park 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.
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4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 36, North Road, Grade II, 37 m away · 4 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 4; Registered park or garden 157 m away: Preston Manor and Preston Park; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £148,500 in November 1997. Terraced house, freehold.

28 November 1997£148,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area165 m² (1,776 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Application type
Householder Planning Consent
Postcode
BN1 6SN
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Preston Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Thomas Booker

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 8 days faster than Brighton and Hove's median of 63 for householder applications. Approved, as 98% of householder applications here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
392decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
4 Nov 2025
Consultation
4 Nov 2025
Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
11 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
The Bay tree is beside the front door of 23 Lauriston Rd, BN1 6SN. We wish to carry out a…
BH2025/01984
2025
Replacement of existing timber single glazed windows to front elevation with double glaze…
BH2025/02026
2024 Approved
Bay tree in front of house - trim the tree back by about 20% overall
BH2024/02096
2021 Approved
BAY TREE - Crown reduction - The BAY TREE is 6 metres high and 4.5 metre spread at presen…
BH2021/01303
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
18 Preston Village Mews Middle Road Brighton BN1 6XU
Proposed replacement of existing single glazed timber windows with PVCu triple-glazed win…
BH2025/01933
2025 Approved
40 North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Replacement timber windows and door to front elevation.
BH2025/01653
2025 Refused
40 North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Replace existing timber windows and door on front elevation with UPVC units.
BH2025/01006
2024 Approved
211 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SA
Display of externally illuminated sign to side elevation.
BH2024/02942
2025 Approved
6 Cumberland Road Brighton BN1 6SL
T1- Elm tree, fell to ground
BH2025/01021
2024 Approved
Stamford Lodge Brighton BN1 6SL
408 - lime (on west side of property) Unnumbered - lime (on east side) pollard both trees…
BH2024/02765
2024 Refused
Coach House To The Rear Of 225 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SA
Conversion of existing mews building to provide a residential dwelling (C3) incorporating…
BH2024/02121
2024 Approved
36 North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Replacement of existing pitched and flat roof coverings with matching materials, insertio…
BH2024/01871
2024 Approved
44 North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Replacement of existing uPVC windows and door to front with new uPVC double-glazed window…
BH2024/00385
2023 Approved
Coach House Rear Of 225 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SA
Demolition of existing single storey extension, erection of two-storey extension and of c…
BH2023/03122
2024 Approved
15 Lauriston Road Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6SN
The rear garden of the terraced row of houses has a single large tree. We have been told…
BH2024/00198
2023 Approved
29 North Road Preston Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6SP
Front of House T1 - Bay Reduce and re-shape crown by 50% to give a smaller tree in outsid…
BH2023/02237
2023 Approved
36 North Road Preston Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6SP
Remove the tree. Tree is marked in block plan. It is a Bay Tree and is around 5m high and…
BH2023/01243
2023 Approved
42 North Road Preston Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6SP
Rear garden: T1 Apple Fell to ground level T2 Pear Fell to ground level Reason: T1 and T2…
BH2023/00483
2022 Approved
27 Lauriston Road Brighton BN1 6SN
T1 - Cherry Tree - Fell - Situated in the rear garden the tree is 4m tall, the rots are s…
BH2022/03742
2022 Approved
42 North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Part demolition of existing ground floor rear extension and erection of single storey sid…
BH2022/03154
2022 Refused
3 Home Road Brighton BN1 6SQ
Replacement of garden fence bordering Home Road and North Road. (Retrospective)
BH2022/02763
2022 Approved
36A North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Erection of rear pitched roof extension over existing flat roof, installation of 2no side…
BH2022/02119
2021 Refused
Rear Of 225 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6SA
Demolition of existing garage/store building and erection of 1no three bedroom house (C3).
BH2021/02821
2022 Approved
15 Ground Floor Flat Lauriston Road Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 6SN
T1 - Robinia - There is a single very large tree in the centre rear half of the rear gard…
BH2022/00826
2017 Approved
8 Cumberland Road Brighton BN1 6SL
Replacement of 2no rear windows with timber sash windows and replacement of rear door wit…
BH2017/00839
2016 Approved
Media House 26 North Road Preston Brighton BN1 6SP
Extensions and alterations to main building to facilitate the conversion from office/gene…
BH2016/05437
2016 Refused
MEDIA HOUSE, 26 - 26 North Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SP (Media House 26 North Road Preston Brighton)
Extensions and alterations to main building to facilitate the conversion from office/gene…
BH2016/02382
2016
Clermont Church Cumberland Road Brighton BN1 6SL
Fell 1no unknown.
BH2016/05694
2016 Approved
GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 7 Lauriston Road, Brighton, BN1 6SN (7 Lauriston Road, Brighton)
Fell 1no Rowan (Tree has no public visibility)
BH2016/00044
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.