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16 Westdene Drive Brighton BN1 5HF

BH2023/01655Householder Planning ConsentApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Formation of front dormer incorporating relocation of solar panels.

Received
9 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
  1. Received9 Jun
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Oct
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 75 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 16 Westdene Drive Brighton BN1 5HF. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 187 days, 18 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Westdene & Hove Park. 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 5HF
Application type
Householder Planning Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2023
Consultation expiry
30 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
4 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
25 October 2023
Target decision date
24 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
30 October 2023

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
19
Constraints
8

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

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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.

© 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.

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Source: Brighton and Hove

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