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7 The Furlong Brighton BN2 4FR

BH2024/00546Full PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 18 October 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Creation of 9no studio units and cluster flat formed of 6no bedspaces of purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis) within first floor, and new communal gymnasium, dance studio and flexible social/study space in place of vacant commercial unit at ground floor of existing student accommodation block no.8, incorporating external alterations including the creation of roof terrace and cycle storage. Internal refurbishment of ground floor level of student accommodation blocks 6 & 7, to provide improved social/study space.

Received
29 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Moulsecoomb & Bevendean
  1. Received29 Feb
  2. Validated29 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target25 Apr
  5. Decided18 Oct

Decided in 232 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 7 The Furlong Brighton BN2 4FR. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 232 days, 24 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Moulsecoomb & Bevendean. 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 4FR
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 February 2024
Consultation expiry
7 October 2024
Consultation start
12 September 2024
Consultation end
3 October 2024
Target decision date
25 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Toby Huntingford
Agent address
20 Farringdon Street London EC4A 4AB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 September 2024
Advertisement expiry
7 October 2024
Site notice start
13 September 2024
Site notice end
4 October 2024

Appeal history

3360891
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 August 2025Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
42
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Brighton and Hove

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