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85 Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HF

BH2023/03200Full PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 12 December 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 2no dwellings (C3) to rear. Erection of single storey rear extension to existing property to create additional flat (C3), roof alterations with side rooflights and associated alterations, landscaping and car parking.

Received
4 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
16
Ward
Hollingdean & Fiveways
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated10 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided12 Dec

Decided in 337 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 85 Beaconsfield Villas Brighton BN1 6HF. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 374 days, 44 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in the Preston Park conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Hollingdean & Fiveways. 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 6HF
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 January 2024
Consultation expiry
9 February 2024
Consultation start
16 January 2024
Consultation end
6 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
12 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
2 February 2024
Target decision date
6 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Alex Bateman
Agent address
7 Hove Manor Parade Hove Street Hove BN3 2DF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 January 2024
Advertisement expiry
9 February 2024
Site notice start
12 January 2024
Site notice end
2 February 2024

Appeal history

3358505
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 May 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
54
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Preston Park
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

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.

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