Downs Crematorium Bear Road Brighton BN2 3PL
Approved on 6 August 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of new air blast cooler and compressor, relocation of existing air fans. Erection of new timber screen.
- Received
- 12 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Hanover & Elm Grove
- ReceivedReceived12 Jun
- ValidatedValidated12 Jun
- Consult.Consultation1 Aug
- TargetTarget Date7 Aug
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Downs Crematorium Bear Road Brighton BN2 3PL. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Hanover & Elm Grove. 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 3PL
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 August 2025
- Consultation start
- 11 July 2025
- Consultation end
- 1 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 July 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 7 August 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Ancaster Business Centre Callander FK17 8EA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 July 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 August 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- 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 (21)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Feb
Sycamore x3- Reduce back to previous points.(approx 1.5-2m of growth) Sever Ivy at base on 1 tree and cut Ivy…
PendingTreeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)BH2026/00297 - 202517 Nov
G1. Sycamore x2- Reduce back to previous points (approx 4m of re-growth) Cut back all overhang to 23 May Rad…
ApprovedTreeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)BH2025/02808
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