544A Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND Data via plota.co.uk

BH2026/00939 Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Raise the wall and complete roof to existing rear storage building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
5 May 2026
✗
Refused
30 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

National park about 20 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
Radon affected area, class 2; 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. 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.

Building

Floor area55 m² (592 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (25 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached maisonette, 3 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Brighton and Hove
Postcode
BN2 6ND
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
30 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 4% of extensions here are.

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 →

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Raise the wall and complete roof to existing rear storage building.
BH2025/02317
2024 Refused
Erection of third floor rear extension above existing extension and roof alterations and…
BH2024/02643
2021 Approved
Application for Approval of Details reserved by conditions 6 (Refuse Storage and Collecti…
BH2021/03021
2019 Approved
Extension of existing building, including creation of rear dormer and two storey rear ext…
BH2019/00812
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused
Garage Rear Of 542A Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Conversion of single storey garage to two storey store.
BH2023/00303
2023 Approved
532 Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (external materials) of appli…
BH2023/00356
2022 Approved
532 Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Erection of single storey rear extension, enlarged rear dormers and alterations to extern…
BH2022/03497
2022 Approved
Downs Hotel Warren Road Woodingdean Brighton BN2 6BB
Display of 5no. externally illuminated fascia signs and 1no. externally illuminated proje…
BH2022/01137
2021 Approved
Downs Hotel Warren Road Woodingdean Brighton BN2 6BB
Erection of single storey front/side extension, timber decking, access ramp, timber fence…
BH2021/04484
2021 Refused
26 Warren Way Brighton BN2 6PJ
Erection of three storey rear extension with green roof and terraces, roof extension with…
BH2021/00084
2020 Refused
Garages Rear Of 542A Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Conversion of existing garage to form a store incorporating additional floor with office…
BH2020/03230
2020 Approved
Woodingdean Service Station 534 - 540 Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Variation of conditions 3 (opening hours) and 4 (machinery operating hours) of applicatio…
BH2020/02587
2020 Refused
Garages Rear Of 542A Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Conversion of existing garage to form a 2no bedroom dwellinghouse (C3) incorporating mans…
BH2020/00987
2019 Approved
26 Warren Way Brighton BN2 6PJ
Erection of a two storey rear extension with a pitched roof, alterations to fenestration…
BH2019/03144
2019 Refused
26 Warren Way Brighton BN2 6PJ
Erection of two storey pitched roof rear extension with alterations to fenestration and l…
BH2019/01119
2018 Withdrawn
26 Warren Way Brighton BN2 6PJ
Conversion of existing garage to form 1no two bedroom two storey dwelling (C3) with assoc…
BH2018/01895
2018 Refused
26 Warren Way Brighton BN2 6PJ
Erection of two storey rear extension with pitched roof to create additional 2no one bedr…
BH2018/03323
2018 Refused
26 Warren Way Brighton BN2 6PJ
Erection of two storey rear extension to create 2no one bedroom flats, incorporating juli…
BH2018/01426
2017 Refused
544 Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Creation of additional floor to provide 4no one bedroom flats with mansard roof and rear…
BH2017/03494
2017 Approved
Ground Floor 544B Falmer Road Brighton BN2 6ND
Erection of a single storey rear extension with associated alterations including new wind…
BH2017/01313
2016 Approved
544B Falmer Road, Brighton, BN2 6ND
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of rear garden to parking area.
BH2016/02195
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.