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Palmeira Mansions 29 Church Road Hove BN3 2FA

BH2023/02768Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 11 January 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal works to facilitate the change of use from offices (E) to form 1no. two-bedroom flat (C3) at lower ground floor; 1no. two-bedroom maisonette (C3) at ground and first floor; 1no. one-bedroom flat (C3) at second floor; and refurbishment of existing three-bed maisonette at third and fourth floor. External development including replacement front rooflight and external doors, installation of ventilation measures, with associated alterations.

Received
12 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Brunswick & Adelaide
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated6 Nov
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target1 Jan
  5. Decided11 Jan

Decided in 66 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at Palmeira Mansions 29 Church Road Hove BN3 2FA. Brighton and Hove has handled 138 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 4 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in the Brunswick Town conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Brunswick & Adelaide. We hold 762 applications in total for the BN3 postcode area.

98% of heritage 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
BN3 2FA
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 November 2023
Consultation expiry
4 December 2023
Consultation start
23 October 2023
Consultation end
13 November 2023
Target decision date
1 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Pierre Dowsett
Agent address
Mocatta House Trafalgar Place Brighton BN1 4DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
4 December 2023
Site notice start
10 November 2023
Site notice end
1 December 2023

Additional information

Documents
41
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    28 Jul

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (automatic opening vent) of application…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsBH2026/01777
  2. 2023
    12 Oct

    Internal works to facilitate the change of use from offices (E) to form 1no. two-bedroom flat (C3) at lower…

    This applicationApprovedHeritageBH2023/02768

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