37 - 38 Clarence Square And 38 - 39 Western Road Brighton BN1 2ED
Approved on 20 December 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of the existing building and erection of 5-6 storey building to provide commercial space (E class) at lower ground and ground floor fronting Western Road and provision of total of 8no flats (C3) (resulting in net provision of 6no flats).
- Received
- 17 May 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 9
- Ward
- Regency
- ReceivedReceived17 May
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation17 Sep
- TargetTarget Date29 Jul
- DecidedDecided20 Dec
Decided in 200 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 37 - 38 Clarence Square And 38 - 39 Western Road Brighton BN1 2ED. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 22 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in the Regency Square conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Regency. 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 2ED
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 27 September 2024
- Consultation start
- 27 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 17 September 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 29 July 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr Paul Joyce
- Agent address
- Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 6 September 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 27 September 2024
- Site notice start
- 30 August 2024
- Site notice end
- 20 September 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 31
- Constraints
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Regency Square
- Brownfield land register: 37 - 38 Clarence Square And 38 - 39 Western Road Brighton BN1 2EDRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (20)
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 and heritage coasts.
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Associated applications
- 202610 Jun
Non-material amendment to application BH2024/01230
PendingNon-material amendmentAmendmentBH2026/01251 - 202417 May
Demolition of the existing building and erection of 5-6 storey building to provide commercial space (E class)…
This applicationApprovedFullBH2024/01230
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