Land Adjacent To Westfield Rise Saltdean Brighton BN2 8HR Data via plota.co.uk

BH2025/00293 - Outline Application Some Matter Reserved Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 2 September 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Outline application for erection of 9no houses (C3) with all matters reserved apart from access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Feb 2025
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Consultation
28 Feb 2025
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Validated
14 Mar 2025
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Committee
2 Sept 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 593.

The consultation period closed on 7 Apr 2025.

Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

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

  • Highway officers had no objection and considered a safe, accessible design achievable.
  • A resident raised concerns about congestion, parking and emergency access on Coombe Meadow.
  • The committee voted 5 to 4, with one abstention, to grant permission subject to an agreement and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site access concerns, residents’ views, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.

Documents 73

Consultation & comments 37

PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 9 May 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 6 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 31 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 31 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 31 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 30 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 30 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 29 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 29 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 28 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 24 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 24 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 24 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 24 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMENT OBJECT Public Comment · 24 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 21 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 21 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 18 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN WATER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 18 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 9 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 4 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Mar 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
National park 52 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
Inside the Brighton and Hove built-up area; Priority habitat 50 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; Open access land 49 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Outline Application Some Matter Reserved
Postcode
BN2 8HQ
Received
3 Feb 2025
Validated
14 Mar 2025
Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 May 2025
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 593, past the statutory target. 63% of outline applications in Brighton and Hove are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 593537 days past the 56-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Brighton and Hove to go on. Brighton and Hove decision record →

Public comments

23comments received
23 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
17 Mar 2025
Consultation
28 Feb 2025
Comments by
7 Apr 2025
Site or press notice
7 Mar 2025
Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 May 2025
Env. assessment
No
Brighton and Hove
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#185 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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