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6 FALMER AVENUE, SALTDEAN BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 8FH (Land adjacent 6 Falmer Avenue Saltdean Brighton)

BH2014/03394Full PlanningRefused
Full

Proposal

Demolition of exiting house and stables and construction of 32 no. dwellings comprising of 4 two bedroom flats and 28 two storey two, three and four bed dwellings incorporating open space and landscaping works, parking and creation of access road from Falmer Avenue with other associated works. Creation of new pedestrian link between Falmer Avenue and South Downs Footpath.

Received
9 October 2014
Decided
29 January 2016 · Refused
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
24
Ward
Rottingdean Coastal
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Dec
  4. Target26 Jan
  5. Decided29 Jan

Decided in 459 days (council typically 63)

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This is a full planning application for demolition at 6 FALMER AVENUE, SALTDEAN BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 8FH (Land adjacent 6 Falmer Avenue Saltdean Brighton). Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 78 days. This one was decided in 477 days, 57 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,565 applications in total for the BN2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
BH2014/03394
Address
6 FALMER AVENUE, SALTDEAN BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 8FH (Land adjacent 6 Falmer Avenue Saltdean Brighton)
Postcode
BN2 8FH
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Application Type
Full Planning
Development Type
new build residential
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
32
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Rottingdean Coastal
Parish
Rottingdean Parish

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Mr Paul Burgess MRTPI
Agent Address
2 Port Hall Place Brighton BN1 5PD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 October 2014
Consultation Expiry
11 December 2015
Target Decision Date
26 January 2015
Date Decided
29 January 2016
Date Validated
27 October 2014
Date Submitted
9 October 2014
Consultation Start
20 November 2015
Consultation End
11 December 2015
Neighbour Consultation Start
3 November 2015
Committee Meeting
27 January 2016

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
Planning (Applications) Committee
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
3 November 2015
Site Notice End
26 November 2015

Appeal

Appeal Status
Appeal decided
Appeal Result
Appeal Allowed

Additional Information

Comments
24
Documents
237
Constraints
2
Coordinates
50.810467, -0.043889
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Brighton and Hove

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Planning constraints

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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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