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204 Saunders Hill Brighton BN1 9ES

BH2022/02998Full PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 6 July 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Creation of 1no. one bedroom self-contained basement flat (C3) below existing HMO incorporating the erection of a single storey rear extension, creation of a lightwell to the front, creation of outside amenity space and new access gate and stairs. Alterations to the existing HMO to include alterations to the existing raised rear decking area, subdivision of the rear garden space and associated works.

Received
21 September 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Coldean & Stanmer
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Oct
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 287 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 204 Saunders Hill Brighton BN1 9ES. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 288 days, 32 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Coldean & Stanmer. 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 9ES
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2022
Consultation expiry
31 October 2022
Consultation start
7 October 2022
Consultation end
28 October 2022
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end
31 October 2022
Target decision date
17 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Steve Seary
Agent address
Unit 6 Masons Yard 177 Westbourne Street Hove BN3 5FB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 October 2022
Advertisement expiry
31 October 2022

Additional information

Documents
22
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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