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BH2026/02091 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed roof alterations/extensions including hip to gable extension with juliet balconies to south elevation, 2 dormers to east and west elevations, new rooflight to north elevation, erection of single storey ground floor extension to south elevation with new rear tearrace and revised fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Brighton and Hove's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 26 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Local nature reserve 259 m away: Withdean & Westdene Woods
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.
Also on the record
National park 126 m away: South Downs; Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
BN1 5ER
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Brighton and Hove usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
733decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
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

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