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St Andrews Church 163 Church Road Hove BN3 2AD

BH2024/03021Full PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 13 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Improvements to site accessibility including creation of new level pedestrian entrances to the north of the site, installation of new paved pathways, bollard lighting and security lighting. New sewer connection to the public foul water drainage system. Relocation of a monument within the churchyard and resurfacing of the existing hardstanding, provision of new electric vehicle charging stations. Installation of bollard-protected, semi-permeable hardstanding for cycle parking and the management of vehicle access.

Received
11 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Central Hove
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 306 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at St Andrews Church 163 Church Road Hove BN3 2AD. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 306 days, 35 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Hove conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Central Hove. 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 2AD
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2024
Consultation expiry
21 February 2025
Consultation start
20 January 2025
Consultation end
10 February 2025
Neighbour consultation start
21 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 February 2025
Target decision date
5 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Martin Aberson
Agent address
N303 Vox Studios 1-45 Durham Street London SE11 5JH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 January 2025
Advertisement expiry
21 February 2025
Site notice start
24 January 2025
Site notice end
14 February 2025

Additional information

Documents
40
Constraints
19

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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    7 Aug

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition for BH2024/03021

    PendingDischarge of conditionsBH2026/01846
  2. 2026
    30 Jul

    Non-Material Amendment to BH2024/03021

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendmentBH2026/01797
  3. 2024
    11 Dec

    Improvements to site accessibility including creation of new level pedestrian entrances to the north of the…

    This applicationApprovedFullBH2024/03021

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