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181 - 185 Western Road Brighton BN1 2BG

BH2024/03132Full PlanningAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Partial redevelopment, refurbishment and extensions to provide commercial office floorspace (E) at first to fourth floor level; provision of 16no residential units (C3) at first to fifth floor level and fronting Marlborough Street; retention of retail unit at ground floor level (E) with associated landscaping and works.

Received
24 December 2024
Decision due
6 June 2025
Public comments
49
Ward
Regency
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated7 Mar
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target6 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 12 March.

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 181 - 185 Western Road Brighton BN1 2BG. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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Application details

Postcode
BN1 2BG
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
16

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 March 2025
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation start
12 February 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
14 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end
4 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr George Daniel
Agent address
33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 March 2025
Advertisement expiry
11 April 2025
Site notice start
18 March 2025
Site notice end
8 April 2025

Additional information

Documents
141
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Montpelier and Clifton HillNext to the site
  • 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.

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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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