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BH2025/02513 - Householder Planning Consent Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey side/rear extension, and replacement of existing first floor front timber window with double glazed timber window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Oct 2025
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Validated
29 Oct 2025
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
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Approved
13 Feb 2026

Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Site constraints 6

Preston Village 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.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Brighton & Hove AQMA5
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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Cottage and Little Barn and Mulberry Cottage, Grade II, 59 m away · 7 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.
Show all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Registered park or garden 148 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 7

Last sold for £500,000 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

31 July 2025£500,000
28 July 2022£485,000
1 July 2016£395,000
2 September 2011£249,800
4 January 2007£257,735
11 June 2005£227,000
10 January 1997£67,750

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

Building

Floor area67 m² (721 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning Consent
Postcode
BN1 6SB
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Preston Park
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Jaimie Blomqvist

How this decision compares

Decided in 107 days from validation, 44 days slower 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
18 Nov 2025
Consultation
23 Jan 2026
Comments by
20 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
27 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Dec 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

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.