Flat 2 Princes Mansions 31 Sussex Square Brighton BN2 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2024/03122
Date received
24 Dec 2024
Date validated
29 Jan 2025
Postcode
BN2 5AB
Freehold owner

Description

Replacement of existing conservatory glazed roof. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 7 May 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works would preserve the listed building, subject to conditions.
  • Public comments raised the possible presence of asbestos and the need for further consent if extra internal works are required.
  • The committee agreed the officer recommendation unanimously without discussion.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, listed building setting, officers’ recommendation and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 7 May 2025.

Site constraints 9

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lamp Post in Front of Number 28, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 9 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 11 with distances
Historic England ↗
Kemp Town 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 17 m away: Kemp Town Enclosures
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI about 414 m away: Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI; Local nature reserve about 496 m away: Whitehawk/Race Hill; National park about 440 m away: South Downs; 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. 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.

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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

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.