Colson Guest House 17 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QE Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/01060
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
22 Apr 2025
Date validated
22 Apr 2025
Postcode
BN2 1QE
Freehold owner
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Description

Extensions and alterations to provide additional guest rooms (C1) including lower ground floor rear extension and 2no rear dormers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Number 17 and Attached Walls and Railings
List entry 1381063 · 6 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II)
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Historic England ↗
East Cliff conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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Heritage at risk: East Cliff
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
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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 1 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 5

Last sold for £820,000 in September 2018. Other property, freehold.

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

24 September 2018£820,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 October 2002£499,950Terraced house
19 March 2001£385,000Terraced house
5 November 1999£293,500Terraced house
18 December 1998£135,000Terraced house

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

Building

Floor area170 m² (1,830 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 79)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2012, 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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Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Extensions and alterations to provide additional guest rooms (C1) including lower ground…
BH2025/01061
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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BH2024/02963
2024 Approved
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Demolition and rebuild of 2no garages.
BH2024/02449
2024 Refused
Ground Floor Flat 33 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QF
Installation of vehicular crossover to rear.
BH2024/01761
2024 Approved
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BH2024/01410
2024 Refused
Flat 1 25 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QE
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BH2024/01125
2024 Refused
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Replacement of window with French doors and blocking up of door to rear.
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2024 Withdrawn
Flat 1 25 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QE
Repalcement of existing rear courtyard window with a door and block-up existing rear cour…
BH2024/00164
2024 Withdrawn
Flat 1 25 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QE
Replacement of existing rear courtyard window with a door, block-up existing rear courtya…
BH2024/00165
2023 Approved
6 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QE
Change of use and conversion of ground and upper floors to form 2no residential dwelling…
BH2023/02817
2023 Refused
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Replacement of timber windows with white upvc windows to ground, first and second floor f…
BH2023/02267
2023 Approved
14 New Steine Mansions 49 Devonshire Place Brighton BN2 1QJ
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2023 Approved
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Internal alterations to layout to create one suite of accommodation per floor and retain…
BH2023/01146
2023 Approved
3 Upper Rock Gardens Brighton BN2 1QE
Installation of 4 over 8 timber sash windows to front bow window.
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Installation of 3no rooflights to the rear roofslope.
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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Internal alterations to layout of flat.
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2016 Approved
FLAT 3, 36 Devonshire Place, Brighton, BN2 1QB
Replacement of French doors with folding doors and replacement of timber window with timb…
BH2016/01853
2016 Approved
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Replacement of French doors with folding doors and replacement of timber window with timb…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.

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.