Brighton and Hove planning committee decisions
73 decisions from the committee's minutes, 7 May 2025 to 2 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1.4% decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 387 councils with committee decisions on Plota (9.7%), 208th highest of 260 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 73
- Approved
- 94.5%
- Against officer advice
- 1.4%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Brighton and Hove compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 260 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 206 | Lancaster | 1.6% | 1 of 61 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Edinburgh | 1.4% | 3 of 208 |
| 208 | Brighton and Hove | 1.4% | 1 of 73 |
| 209 | Hillingdon | 1.3% | 1 of 76 |
| 210 | Blackburn | 0% | 0 of 58 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 387 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Brighton and Hove's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 100% of these decisions; the committee approved 94.4%, 5.6 points fewer.
Across all 387 councils, committees approve 2.9 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Brighton and Hove is close to that.
Over the 18 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
94.5% approved and 5.5% refused. Of 47 decisions with a recorded vote, 47 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
1 of 73 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
Source: Plota analysis of Brighton and Hove's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 6
- Coffee shop6 Westbourne Place HoveApproved
- Nine family homesLand Adjacent To Westfield Rise Saltdean BrightonApproved
- All-weather sports pitchBrighton Hove And Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road HoveApproved
- 14 flats36 Kingsthorpe Road HoveApproved
- Full planning application104 Cowley Drive BrightonApproved
- 3G artificial grass pitchLonghill School Falmer Road Rottingdean BrightonApproved
August 2026 3
- Application BH2025/0205831 Eldred Avenue BrightonApproved
- School fencingVarndean School Balfour Road BrightonApproved
- Condition variation76 - 79 And 80 Buckingham Road BrightonApproved
July 2026 1
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