Withdean Sports Complex Tongdean Lane Brighton BN1 5JD Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01881
Date received
29 Jul 2025
Date validated
14 Aug 2025
Postcode
BN1 5JD

Description

Extension to North elevation of existing sports complex to include new community swimming pool facility, accessible changing facilities, associated ancillary and plant spaces, overflow carpark, landscaping and refurbishment of reception area to create link to the swimming pool. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 3 Dec 2025. 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.

  • A neighbouring resident raised concerns about traffic, parking, access and flooding, while the agent supported the pool.
  • Members voted unanimously to grant planning permission subject to the stated conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The application, residents’ concerns, speakers’ views, member debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 3 Dec 2025.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 99 m away: Withdean & Westdene Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 18 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

Floor area4,071 m² (43,820 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, the latest held for this property. 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
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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.