West Slope University Of Sussex Lewes Road Falmer Brighton BN1 9RH

BH2020/00011Full PlanningApproved

Full

Approved on 1 October 2020

Planning committee

Proposal

Demolition of Park Village, Lancaster, York, Kulukundis and Kent Houses (total of 852 bed spaces) and health centre and erection of 23no buildings ranging from 1 to 6 storeys comprising new student residences (total of 1899 bed spaces including 20 family units) and ancillary uses including new health & well-being centre, Pavilion Library, retail and restaurant/cafe together with new focal landscaped space, wider landscaping and tree planting and improved pedestrian access.

Received: 31 December 2019
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 23
Council: Brighton and Hove City Council
Ward: Hollingdean And Stanmer
Agent: Parker Dann Ltd

ReceivedReceived31 Dec
ValidatedValidated31 Dec
Consult.Consultation28 Feb
TargetTarget Date31 Mar
DecidedDecided1 Oct

Decided in 275 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at West Slope University Of Sussex Lewes Road Falmer Brighton BN1 9RH. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 275 days, 30 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There have been 24 other applications at this address. We hold 1,684 applications in total for the BN1 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Brighton and Hove City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BN1 9RH
Application type: Full Planning
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 31 December 2019
Consultation expiry: 28 February 2020
Consultation start: 7 February 2020
Consultation end: 28 February 2020
Neighbour consultation start: 13 January 2020
Neighbour consultation end: 3 February 2020
Target decision date: 31 March 2020
Committee meeting: 20 May 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: Parker Dann Ltd
Agent address: Suite S10 The Waterside Centre North Street Lewes BN7 2PE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 24 January 2020
Advertisement expiry: 14 February 2020
Site notice start: 14 January 2020
Site notice end: 4 February 2020

Additional information

Documents: 322
Constraints: 17

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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