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34 Cliff Road Brighton BN2 5RD

BH2022/00587Full PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 14 April 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from existing three bedroom dwelling (C3) to dual use as either dwelling (C3) or a three bedroom small house in multiple occupation (C4).

Received
18 February 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Rottingdean Coastal
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 34 Cliff Road Brighton BN2 5RD. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,608 applications in total for the BN2 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
BN2 5RD
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2022
Consultation expiry
21 March 2022
Consultation start
23 February 2022
Consultation end
16 March 2022
Neighbour consultation start
24 February 2022
Neighbour consultation end
17 March 2022
Target decision date
15 April 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Simon Bareham
Agent address
Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 February 2022
Advertisement expiry
21 March 2022

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Brighton and Hove

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