Caretakers Bungalow Lancing Preparatory School At Mowden The Droveway Hove BN3 6LU
Approved on 14 August 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of the existing caretaker's bungalow to a food technology classroom. Relocation of existing shed and erection of garden pergola to the west of the existing caretaker's bungalow.
- Received
- 6 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Westdene & Hove Park
- ReceivedReceived6 May
- ValidatedValidated11 Jun
- Consult.Consultation2 Jul
- TargetTarget Date6 Aug
- DecidedDecided14 Aug
Decided in 64 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Caretakers Bungalow Lancing Preparatory School At Mowden The Droveway Hove BN3 6LU. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 5 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 6LU
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 7 July 2025
- Consultation start
- 11 June 2025
- Consultation end
- 2 July 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 August 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr Luke Carter
- Agent address
- Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 16 June 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 7 July 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 10
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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