267 Old Shoreham Road Hove BN3 7ED Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/00019
Date received
7 Jan 2025
Date validated
31 Jan 2025
Postcode
BN3 7ED
Freehold owner

Description

Erection of a freestanding drive-thru restaurant, landscaping, car parking and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD) and demolition of existing buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 6 May 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Refused

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers advised refusal, with concerns about employment land, public health, traffic, queuing and pedestrian safety.
  • Residents raised concerns about schools, road safety, pollution and the effect on local people; the agent cited jobs and parking.
  • The committee voted 9 to 1 abstention to refuse planning permission.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, objections, speakers, highway and public health concerns, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 6 May 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 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. 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 2

Last sold for £850,000 in February 2016. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

1 February 2016£850,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 June 2001£610,000Detached house

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

Building

Floor area714 m² (7,685 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 53)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, 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

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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.