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St Josephs Church Hall 6 Milton Road Brighton BN2 9TQ

BH2023/02679Full PlanningApproved
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Approved on 13 March 2024

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing two storey Church Hall and replacement with a three storey, Milton Road Community Centre, providing Chaplaincy and Parish Services (Use Class F1/F2) with supporting infrastructure.

Received
3 October 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
28
Ward
Hanover & Elm Grove
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.25 Jan
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 159 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at St Josephs Church Hall 6 Milton Road Brighton BN2 9TQ. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 14 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Hanover & Elm Grove. 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 9TQ
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2023
Consultation expiry
25 January 2024
Consultation start
4 January 2024
Consultation end
25 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start
15 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
11 January 2024
Target decision date
1 December 2023
Committee meeting
6 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shannon Burgess
Agent address
St John's Lane Canterbury CT1 2QQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
30 October 2023
Site notice start
15 December 2023
Site notice end
5 January 2024

Additional information

Documents
69
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

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© 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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