Preston Park Cottage (Formerly Known As Preston Park House) South Road Brighton BN1 6SB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from office (Class E) to 1no self-contained five bedroom dwelling house (Class C3) with internal works to facilitate the conversion. Conversion of private car parking spaces to form enclosed private amenity space for the dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 2
Site constraints 6
Show the other 7 with distances
- 32 m7, 9 and 11, South RoadGrade II
- 76 m199, Preston RoadGrade II
- 96 m19, 21 and 23, North RoadGrade II
- 96 m25 and 27, North RoadGrade II
- 113 m28, North RoadGrade II
- 116 m36, North RoadGrade II
- 147 mGarden Walls of Preston Manor to the South East of the HouseGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- BN1 6SB
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Preston Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 99 days from validation, 33 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 87% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 19 May 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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