Sovereign House Church Street Brighton BN1 1UJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a rooftop extension and creation of a rooftop amenity area to provide ancillary facilities to the office, including window replacement and replacement of rooftop plant system. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 48
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 26
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 9
Site constraints 6
Show all 16 with distances
- 58 m12, Gardner StreetGrade II
- 60 m20, 21 AND 23, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 74 m6, 7 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 88 mBuildings to Rear of Number 28 (Number 28 Not Included) Numbers 16 and 17Grade II
- 95 mFormer Drill Hall Now Royal Mail Sorting OfficeGrade II
- 97 m5, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 106 m15 and 16, Bond StreetGrade II
- 111 m14, Bond StreetGrade II
- 112 m3a, 3b and 3c, Church StreetGrade II
- 129 m24, NEW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 130 mBrighton Unitarian ChurchGrade II
- 132 mNumber 23 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 139 mBrighthelm Church and Community CentreGrade II
- 140 mBollard at the South End of Kensington GardensGrade II
- 142 mBond Street CottagesGrade II
- 148 mNumbers 21 and 22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
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 1
Last sold for £8,040,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BN1 1UJ
- Received
- 29 May 2025
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2025
- Ward
- West Hill & North Laine
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 210 days from validation, 140 days slower than Brighton and Hove's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Brighton and Hove in the last twelve months, from validation. Brighton and Hove decision record →
Public comments
40% object · below the UK average of 74%
79 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 8 Jul 2025
- Consultation
- 8 Jul 2025
- Comments by
- 8 Aug 2025
- Site or press notice
- 11 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Aug 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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
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.
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