55 Benett Drive Hove BN3 6UQ Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/01316 - Householder Planning Consent Registered

Proposal

Proposed front porch, side, rear and loft extensions with internal alterations to suit. Installation of solar panels on the roof and alterations to the roof and fenestration. Creation of an outbuilding and associated landscaping works. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
29 May 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 24 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 152.

The consultation period closed on 20 Jul 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
Also on the record
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 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
Householder Planning Consent
Postcode
BN3 6UQ
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Life Size Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 152, past the statutory target. 87% of extensions 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 23 Oct 2026.

Day 15296 days past the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
761decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
20 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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