28 Herbert Road Brighton BN1 6PB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided BH2025/02245
Extensions & alterations
Council
Brighton and Hove 4.3/10
Date received
11 Sept 2025
Date validated
11 Sept 2025
Postcode
BN1 6PB

Description

Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3no front rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Brighton and Hove Planning Committee on 5 Nov 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the design, neighbour impact, accommodation and transport effects were acceptable.
  • No representations or consultation responses were received.
  • The committee agreed the officer recommendation unanimously without discussion.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site and history, officers’ assessment, public views, and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's committee minutes of 5 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Conservation area about 31 m away: Preston Park; Radon affected area, class 4; Registered park or garden about 168 m away: Preston Manor and Preston Park; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 11 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £172,500 in September 2005. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

28 September 2005£172,500

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

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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

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