Brighton & Hove planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Brighton & Hove City Council, updated daily. Brighton & Hove City Council received 106 planning applications in the last 90 days.
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1 And 1A Blatchington Road Hove BN3 3YP
Prior approval converting offices to three flats, Hove. Change of use from Class E to three self-contained homes under permitted development. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and three complete kitchen and bathroom packages drive the procurement.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
86 Portland Road Hove BN3 5DL
Private members club converting to a three-bedroom flat, Hove. Single dwelling created from multi-storey mixed-use space at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and new kitchen and bathroom suites drive the work for residential specialists.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
2 Hampton Place Brighton BN1 3DD
Dental practice converting to hotel rooms, Brighton. Former Class E ground-floor unit becomes additional C1 accommodation for the adjoining hotel at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, bathroom suites and small-works M&E drive the opportunity for hospitality contractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Sealife Centre Madeira Drive Brighton BN2 1TB
Animal quarantine room fit-out at Brighton SeaLife Centre. Internal alterations and external vent installation to create a quarantine facility within the existing back-of-house area at full application stage. M&E, ventilation systems and specialist animal-care fit-out drive the works for…
Fit-outM&E
Hove Town Hall Norton Road Hove BN3 3BQ
Curtain walling replacement on Hove Town Hall's eastern stairwell. Upgrades single-glazed system to double-glazed units on a listed civic building at full application stage. Glazing and metal framing packages, with thermal performance gains and weather-tightness as the drivers.
GlazingM&E
50 Norwich Drive Brighton BN2 4LE
Two-storey side extension replacing a single-storey wing, Brighton. Demolishes an existing extension and erects a new two-storey structure matching the main dwelling's materials and roof form at full application stage. Structural frame, brickwork, roofing and high-specification glazing suit local…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
12C Meeting House Lane Brighton BN1 1HB
Timber shopfront replacement with new awning, Brighton. Installs a double-glazed timber shop window and door with an awning at full application stage. Glazing, timber joinery and awning fabrication are the live packages for High Street specialists.
GlazingJoinery
157 - 162 Western Road Brighton BN1 2BB
External flues and internal ductwork for a Brighton commercial unit. Adds extraction infrastructure to ground-floor premises at full application stage. M&E and mechanical services packages; likely catering or hospitality fit-out work.
M&E
LGF And GF Flat 26 Stanford Road Brighton BN1 5DJ
Two-storey rear extension to a Brighton flat pair. Extends both lower-ground and ground-floor units with new fenestration at full application stage. Structural steel over the openings, brickwork and roofing dominate; glazing and drainage packages follow.
Structural frameSteelBrickwork
47 Fernwood Rise Brighton BN1 5ER
Certificate of lawfulness for roof and ground-floor works, Brighton. Seeks confirmation that a hip-to-gable loft extension, two dormers, rooflights, single-storey rear extension and new terrace are permitted development or lawful as implemented. Establishes whether these alterations avoid full…
40 Woodhouse Road Hove BN3 5NE
Single-storey wraparound extension, Hove. Demolishes existing garage and rear extension to build a new wraparound addition at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and glazing packages lead, with brickwork and roofing spanning the full perimeter.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
48 Bates Road Brighton BN1 6PG
Single-storey extensions and loft conversion with dormer, Brighton. Demolishes a rear lean-to and adds side infill and rear extensions plus an L-shaped dormer to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, dormer joinery, rooflights and structural steels over new openings drive the…
DemolitionBrickworkGroundworks
28 And 30 Lansdowne Street Hove BN3 1FQ
Rear dormer, extensions and new fenestration, Hove. Adds a dormer to the roof pitch and rear extensions to two terraced properties at full application stage. Roofing, glazing and brickwork packages suit local subcontractors, with joinery and steel over the new openings.
RoofingGlazingBrickwork
132 Hangleton Valley Drive Hove BN3 8FE
Front and rear dormers for a Hove house. Adds two dormers to an existing roof at full application stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing dominate, with structural steels over the new openings.
RoofingJoinerySteel
79 Balsdean Road Brighton BN2 6PG
Rear extension to a Brighton house. Single-storey rear extension at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local builders, with potential for glazing and joinery finishes.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Brighton & Hove City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Brighton & Hove City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Brighton & Hove City Council, raw rate
32.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.8%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.6 percentage points above expected. Brighton & Hove City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,579 appeals counted, 1,514 judged either way (490 allowed, 1,024 dismissed), 65 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32.5% | 28.8% | 902 | 887 | 288 |
| Householder (HAS) | 41.3% | 35.6% | 382 | 373 | 154 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10.8% | 13.5% | 126 | 93 | 10 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 17.1% | 25% | 43 | 41 | 7 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 39.5% | 36.9% | 39 | 38 | 15 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 15.6% | 33.3% | 33 | 32 | 5 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 22.6% | 36% | 31 | 31 | 7 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 0% | 8.1% | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 50% | 20.6% | 6 | 6 | 3 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106BC (Affordable Housing) | Too few judged | 71.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Brighton & Hove City Council
Developer contributions at Brighton & Hove City Council
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Brighton & Hove City Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Education | £7,077,505 | £1,660,434 |
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £4,540,760 | £1,579,575 |
| Employment and skills | £3,104,231 | £1,514,803 |
| Sport and leisure | £14,636,938 | £769,346 |
| Monitoring and administration | £458,942 | £203,469 |
| Affordable housing | £11,592,280 | £162,200 |
| Community facilities | £1,068,360 | £97,243 |
| Air quality | £35,641 | £35,641 |
| Highways and transport | £9,227,803 | £34,155 |
| Open space and play | £1,075,324 | £19,083 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £168,615 | £18,608 |
| Community safety | £20,000 | £1,726 |
| Public realm and heritage | £2,010,599 | £293 |
| Financial adjustment | £231,667 | None |
| Other local categories | £708,016 | £76,693 |
Source: Brighton & Hove City Council's Section 106 register and Brighton & Hove City Council's Community Infrastructure Levy register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in Brighton & Hove City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent66 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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