26 Benett Drive Hove BN3 6UT
Approved on 28 March 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed 2no. storey rear extension incorporating new lower ground floor level and ground floor rear extension, revised fenestration and materials. Roof alterations incorporating raised roof ridge and fitment of 2no. side dormers and rooflights. Creation of 3no. rear terraces and new steps. Landscaping that includes alterations to the boundary treatment and construction of external swimming pool.
- Received
- 29 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Westdene & Hove Park
- Agent
- Wilbury Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived29 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation15 Feb
- TargetTarget Date18 Mar
- DecidedDecided28 Mar
Decided in 66 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 26 Benett Drive Hove BN3 6UT. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 4 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 762 applications in total for the BN3 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
- BN3 6UT
- Application type
- Householder Planning Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 5 March 2024
- Consultation start
- 25 January 2024
- Consultation end
- 15 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 March 2024
- Target decision date
- 18 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Wilbury Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 61-63 No.5 Wilbury Road Hove East Sussex BN3 3PB United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 29 January 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 February 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 27
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
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.
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