54 Auckland Drive Brighton BN2 4JF Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/02421
Date received
30 Sept 2025
Date validated
30 Sept 2025
Postcode
BN2 4JF
Freehold owner

Description

Change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to 6no bedroom small house in multiple occupation (C4) with associated alterations. 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

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the HMO met relevant policy, accommodation, amenity and transport requirements, subject to conditions.
  • Twenty-six individuals objected, citing noise, parking, overdevelopment, antisocial behaviour, loss of a family home and other concerns.
  • The committee agreed the officer recommendation unanimously and granted permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed HMO, site history, objections, officers’ assessment and committee decision.

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

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 46 m away: Bevendean Down
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park about 24 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 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 11 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £410,000 in December 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

10 December 2025£410,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 November 2003£149,000

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

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, 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:
Change of use

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

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.